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SAG-AFTRA said today that its scheduled talks with the video game industry, which began Tuesday, have ended with no agreement.

In a terse statement tonight, the union said: SAG-AFTRA and video game employers concluded scheduled negotiations for the Interactive Media Agreement. No deal was reached and the current agreement will remain in effect while the parties make final efforts to reach a deal.”

The news comes days after SAG-AFTRA’s 160,000-strong membership voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against 10 of the major video game companies; the vote was 98.32% in favor.

Many of the issues involved in the union’s 11-week film and TV strike are common to those in the video game contract, including wages and artificial intelligence.

The 10 companies facing a possible strike are:

• 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.,
• VoiceWorks Productions Inc., and
• WB Games Inc.

It’s been nearly a year since the guild’s video game contract, known as the Interactive Media Agreement, was extended beyond its original expiration date. SAG-AFTRA’s last strike against the gaming companies, in 2016-17, lasted 183 days. The guild, meanwhile, has been on strike against the film and TV industry since July 14.

SAG-AFTRA Talks With Video Game Industry End With No Deal

SAG-AFTRA said today that its scheduled talks with the video game industry, which began Tuesday, have ended with no agreement. In a terse statement tonight, the union said: SAG-AFTRA and video game…

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[Jinzo Prime]

None of the companies I buy games from are affected, so that's nice.

 

[ManaByte]

None of the companies I buy games from are affected, so that's nice.

Insomniac Games Inc.

 

[Topher]

Nice building. Didn't realize unions made so much money......for themselves.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Really. I've got Spider-Man Remastered on PS4 and PC and I still haven't beat it.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Spider-Man used to talk in thought bubbles. No voice needed.

 

[Hudo]

The first people who deserve more money and better working conditions are programmers, designers and artists. Voice actors are at the end of the fucking list.

 

[StereoVsn]

I am surprised Sony Interactive and MS Xbox aren’t on the list. Insomniac is but that’s just one Sony studio.

 

[ckaneo]

Kinda sucks if Yuri won't be able to promote Spiderman 2

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Nice building. Didn't realize unions made so much money......for themselves.

It’s a rental

 

[Topher]

It’s a rental

A very swank rental.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

A very swank rental.

The GamePass/PS+ of buildings

 

[Del_X]

Most companies can just use non-union workers, right?

Like, they’re basically trying to force the union in these companies.