Gaming Voice Actors Threaten Strike

mgilbrtsn

I normally share these types of articles, so here is another one.  I imagine this could affect some MMOs.  It seems to be a trend for MMOs to be more heavily voice acted.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34346828

"The actors who provide the voice-overs for video game characters are considering striking over pay and conditions.

The union that represents them wants better protection and pay for roles that cause "voice stress" such as repeated shouting.".....

AvatarBlade

http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/23/video-game-voice-actors-may-strike/
Article here has a piece of info I didn't see in your link. "hopes to prevent companies from hiring their own unionless staff". I can see having a problem with AAA companies doing this, altho realistically AAA are the ones getting big name actors, but what about an indie that can't afford a voice actor from the union, because there are certain rates you are "forced" to charge by the union? If you're not in the union, you couldn't voice act legally? A game like Bastion would be a lot worst, if they couldn't hire the narator, or if they only could if he was in this union and it cost them whatever times more, making them take funds from other areas.