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After 11 months of stalled negotiations and growing AI concerns, Hollywood video game actors have officially ended their strike, signing a new contract with studios on Wednesday
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You turn on your favorite video game and hear a voice you've known for years, but the character's performance comes from a real actor, one who spent nearly a year fighting for stronger pay and AI protections
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Their biggest fear? Being replaced by digital replicas without consent. But now, companies behind games like Call of Duty must get written permission to use an actor's voice or likeness and pay rates that are comparable to live work
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A spokesperson for video game producers said in a media release Wednesday that the deal delivers historic wage increases, industry-leading AI protections, and enhanced health and safety measures for performers
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The new contract also allows actors to revoke consent for newly generated AI content during a future strike
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Unlike the film and TV actor strike that shut down Hollywood, video game performers could keep working, but only with companies that signed interim agreements addressing AI
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Still, most U.S. actors face a tough year amid the strike. The deal includes a 15 percent pay bump now with annual 3 percent raises through 2028
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that's when the contract expires. SAG-AFTRA's chief negotiator says every contract cycle is a
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chance to build on these protections and in the age of AI that fight is far from over
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I'm Kennedy Felton with Stray Arrow News. For more top headlines head over to our app or san.com
