The SAG-AFTRA online game voice actors strike is formally over. The guild and the sport corporations represented by the Interactive Media Settlement (IMA) Negotiating Committee reached an settlement on June 9, after practically a yr of placing. The settlement was then accredited and the strike suspended as of June 11 at 12 p.m. PDT.
The information follows a earlier announcement {that a} tentative deal had been reached between the 2 events earlier this week. The up to date settlement has not but been ratified, nonetheless.
“The SAG-AFTRA Nationwide Board will meet in particular session tomorrow, June 12, 2025, to contemplate the tentative settlement,” reads a short SAG-AFTRA assertion asserting the tip of the strike. “If accredited, it is going to be despatched out for ratification by the union’s membership in accordance with established coverage. Particulars of the settlement will likely be launched at the moment.”
“We’re happy to have reached a tentative contract settlement that displays the essential contributions of SAG-AFTRA-represented performers in video video games,” an IMA Negotiating Committee spokesperson mentioned in an emailed assertion to Polygon. “This settlement builds on three a long time of profitable partnership between the interactive leisure {industry} and the union. It delivers historic wage will increase of over 24% for performers, enhanced well being and security protections, and industry-leading AI provisions requiring transparency, consent and compensation for the usage of digital replicas in video games. We stay up for persevering with to work with performers to create new and interesting leisure experiences for billions of gamers all through the world.”
The sport studios and publishers represented by the IMA Negotiating Committee embrace Activision Productions Inc., Blindlight LLC, Disney Character Voices Inc., Digital Arts Productions Inc., Epic Video games Inc., Formosa Interactive LLC, Insomniac Video games Inc., Take 2 Productions Inc., and WB Video games Inc.
