The IGN Creators Guild has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB after three employees were laid off. SAG-AFTRA is in contract negotiations with video game companies, expressing concerns over generative AI and supporting game developers unionizing. Videogame actors are facing potential strikes due to AI replacing their roles in the industry.
IGN Creators Guild loses three members to layoffs https://t.co/ldDDZwmQXR #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev
There’s a new actors strike on the horizon — in videogames https://t.co/rYjjQvIKM7
Videogame actors poised to strike as they battle AI for their jobs https://t.co/FubhMQ4jT5
Videogame actors poised to strike as they battle AI for their jobs via @jswartz https://t.co/AkHBBQrzS6
AI rises as video game industry navigates layoffs https://t.co/lFSGu8Df6p
SAG-AFTRA is trying to avoid another strike, but the actors union nonetheless has many bones to pick with video game companies — including the use of generative AI — in its latest contract negotiations. https://t.co/tbUdKow9IB
SAG-AFTRA Leaders on How Hollywood Studios Could Avert a Video Game Strike — and Why the Guild Supports Game Developers Unionizing https://t.co/nq2FNoH0Bp via @variety
SAG-AFTRA Leaders on How Hollywood Studios Could Avert a Video Game Strike — and Why the Guild Supports Game Developers Unionizing https://t.co/bRr4n2zQut
In the wake of three employees being laid off, the IGN Creators Guild has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB and is currently in negotiations over the terms of the layoffs. https://t.co/EfhSouwrRk