SAG-AFTRA and video game companies to resume contract negotiations
Video game performers have been on strike since contract talks stalled in July.
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Video game performers have been on strike since contract talks stalled in July.
The actors guild has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Formosa Interactive.
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While SAG-AFTRA is dissuading performers from signing new contracts, it will not stand in the way of contracts already in effect for GTA 6.
Voice and motion capture actors are striking in protest of the abusive use of AI to replace and replicate real performers.
As SAG-AFTRA continues negotiations with major video game companies, the recent agreement could be a major milestone in those talks.
Over 98 percent of members have voted in favor of the authorization.
Negotiations with various video game publishers are set to take place in late September following failure to meet needs previously set forth by SAG-AFTRA.
A new bonus structure agreement ends the strike against 11 game companies that has persisted since October 2016.