The media artists union SAG-AFTRA has voted to expand its ongoing Hollywood strike to encompass the games industry.
In a statement posted to its official website, the union confirmed its board had “voted unanimously” to “send a strike authorisation vote to SAG-AFTRA members” in interactive media ahead of its “forthcoming bargaining dates with video game companies”.
Key issues up for negotiation include pay and conditions, but also “protections against unrestrained use of artificial intelligence”, specifically the impact upon performance capture artists.
