US actors' union members vote to authorise video game strike

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66921617

Actors in the US have voted in favour of a potential video games strike, raising the prospect of another walkout in Hollywood.
Members of the Sag-Aftra union voted 98% in favour of taking action over the gaming industry agreement that covers voice, motion capture and stunt work.
Actors are already on strike from work for film and TV studios.

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Good. Everyone working at those studios should go on strike and force them to fix their shitty practices like crunch time.
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codey posted...
Good. Everyone working at those studios should go on strike and force them to fix their shitty practices like crunch time.

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Also, this is Kagata..
codey posted...
Good. Everyone working at those studios should go on strike and force them to fix their shitty practices like crunch time.

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Now have the devs form a union and strike as well.
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codey posted...
Good. Everyone working at those studios should go on strike and force them to fix their shitty practices like crunch time.

Funkydog posted...
Now have the devs form a union and strike as well.

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Well then
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HOLLYWOOD EXECS TARGETED GAMERS

gamers!!

RISE UP!!! LET US MAKE SURE THEY GET THEIR DEMANDS!!!!!!!
Perhaps this will help conditions somewhat but probably not
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codey posted...
Good. Everyone working at those studios should go on strike and force them to fix their shitty practices like crunch time.
Funkydog posted...
Now have the devs form a union and strike as well.

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Is it just me or is half the country going on strike?
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Voidgolem posted...
Perhaps this will help conditions somewhat but probably not
Yeah, striking is very necessary, but mocap and voice acting is just a part of why game development is terrible. This doesn't apply to crunch and long hours for the dev teams.
...I think I'm done here...
So many strikes going on. That's a pretty good sign.
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chaos_knight posted...
Is it just me or is half the country going on strike?

Considering about 9/10s of the country is underpaid, I'd say the amount going on strike is still a bit too low.
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chaos_knight posted...
Is it just me or is half the country going on strike?

40something years of undervalued labor has to come to a head at some point
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chaos_knight posted...
Is it just me or is half the country going on strike?

New century (almost 25 years in), and people are challenging the old ways. If it's done right, this will be a good thing.
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Soon:
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WingsOfGood posted...
HOLLYWOOD EXECS TARGETED GAMERS

gamers!!

RISE UP!!! LET US MAKE SURE THEY GET THEIR DEMANDS!!!!!!!
No, they targeted shitty "AAA" games. Gamers will be fine.
Good shit.
Bring on more ports and remasters for a while...
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dummy420 posted...
So many strikes going on. That's a pretty good sign.

I mean it is

But it also isn't, when you think about it
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invertedlegdrop posted...
Bring on more ports and remasters for a while...
Japanese games will be largely unaffected, by just skipping the dub.
Xenogears15 posted...
I mean it is

But it also isn't, when you think about it

Good that it's happening, bad that it has to happen.
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Xenogears15 posted...
I mean it is

But it also isn't, when you think about it
It's also a sign shit has gotten out of hand and unions actually need to flex their power, atleast in my mind. Yeah it's not great but it needs to happen and probably in even more sectors of work.
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brestugo posted...
New century (almost 25 years in), and people are challenging the old ways. If it's done right, this will be a good thing.

this

imagine an America where everyone is actually paid fairly for their contributions to shit and its not just all funneled to the executive fuckwads so they can buy another mansion
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Inb4 Japanese games cut English dubs
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Irony posted...
Inb4 Japanese games cut English dubs
They do that now "because costs".
chaos_knight posted...
Is it just me or is half the country going on strike?
i guess people are tired of being treated like crap

and since going on strike is in fashion the entire country should go on strike for better healthcare system
https://www.ign.com/articles/video-game-actors-urge-gamers-to-be-vocal-get-educated-about-unions-as-potential-strike-looms
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I wish for the absolute best for the strikers.

This is going to be an interesting one though, if only because I'm pretty sure there is a much higher percentage of non-union actors involved in video games compared to movies or TV. Combine that with actor performance having less comparative importance in a game and the strikers don't have a ton of leverage.
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Soon: https://youtu.be/ccVTCGpBcdU
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Compsognathus posted...
I wish for the absolute best for the strikers.

This is going to be an interesting one though, if only because I'm pretty sure there is a much higher percentage of non-union actors involved in video games compared to movies or TV. Combine that with actor performance having less comparative importance in a game and the strikers don't have a ton of leverage.
I don't know, I feel like they have a bit of leverage if they show examples of how bad voice acting can get. For example:

https://youtu.be/zygDzAkothQ?si=_taDI3d6puDmNjxk
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NoxObscuras posted...
I don't know, I feel like they have a bit of leverage if they show examples of how bad voice acting can get. For example:

https://youtu.be/zygDzAkothQ?si=_taDI3d6puDmNjxk
The problem is that many people will absolutely play through bad performances if the game is good. In a movie/TV show, the performance, along with the writing, is the most important aspect of the medium. In video games, it just isn't as important. I'm not saying it isn't important, I'm not saying the actors don't deserve better pay and benefits, but only that it's significance to the medium overall is secondary.
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