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Reuters
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Striking Hollywood video game actors reach tentative agreement with studios
LOS ANGELES, June 9 (Reuters) - Hollywood video game voice and motion capture actors and video game studios reached a tentative agreement on Monday with new conditions for the interactive media contract, pending review from the actor guild's national board. A press release from Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) detailed the deal. SAG-AFTRA has pending agreements with Activision Productions Inc., Blindlight LLC, Disney Character Voices Inc., Electronic Arts Productions Inc., Epic Games Inc., Formosa Interactive LLC, Insomniac Games Inc., Take 2 Productions Inc., and WB Games Inc after striking since July 2024. The guild said until the official agreement is made, video game actors will remain on strike against these employers.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fortnite's AI Darth Vader voice prompts complaint from Hollywood actors' union
Hollywood's actors' union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors' work by using artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader's voice in Fortnite without notice. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said Llama Productions, a subsidiary of gaming giant Epic Games, 'failed and refused to bargain in good faith with the union' in the last six months. The company made unilateral changes to the terms and conditions of employment 'without providing notice to the union or the opportunity to bargain' by using AI-generated voices to replace bargaining unit work, SAG-AFTRA said. Epic Games did not immediately respond to a request for comment. SAG-AFTRA called a strike against major game companies in July after more than a year of negotiations around the union's interactive media agreement broke down over concerns around the use of unregulated artificial intelligence. In a statement, SAG-AFTRA said the union supports the rights of members and their estates to control the use of their digital replicas. 'However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader's iconic rhythm and tone in video games,' the union said.
