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MMO Business Roundup: SAG-AFTRA’s victory, Ubisoft’s shame, Embracer’s leadership
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news!
Voice actor strike: The voice actor union SAG-AFTRA, whose strike against the major...
Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader was a toxicity disaster and an apparent provocation for striking voice actors
If you saw the news last week about Fortnite adding a chattable Darth Vader with his AI take on the late James Earl Jones...
Striking voice actors are considering the game industry’s latest proposal addressing AI voice issues
Last week, key game companies offered SAG-AFTRA a deal to alleviate the ongoing voice actors strike that was described as the last, best offer...
SAG-AFTRA’s voice actor strike continues with generative AI being the key sticking point
It's been just about a year since the voice actors' strike began, and the negotiations between studios and SAG-AFTRA (the union representing the actors)...
Elder Scrolls Online releases U44 on console as ZeniMax Workers United goes on strike
Elder Scrolls Online console players are finally getting their crack at the unexcitingly named Update 44 today as the update that's been live on...
SAG-AFTRA union agrees to resume negotiations with game companies, but strikes and picketing continue
Video game voice over artists who are members of the SAG-AFTRA union have been on strike against game companies since July as game studios...
The industry’s voice actor union has called a strike against Riot Games’ League of Legends
Last night, the ongoing voice actors strike took a new turn as SAG-AFTRA announced it has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the...
SAG-AFTRA voice actors begin strike following failed games industry negotiations on AI protections
We are go for strike, people: SAG-AFTRA announced last night that its members are on strike starting today, meaning that all unionized voice actors...
SAG-AFTRA is prepared to strike if game companies don’t address demands related to AI tools
Members of the SAG-AFTRA voice actors union are once again pushing back against game companies and their use of AI tools. The union has...
SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly vote in favor of a video game voice actors strike
Over the past few months, Hollywood has been ground to a halt as voice actors and screenwriters hit the picket lines to fight against...
SAG-AFTRA union prepares for a second strike over video gaming’s use of AI and low wages
The SAG-AFTRA union has already stood up to TV and film companies with no apparent resolution in sight, and now it looks as if...
Riot Games and pro League of Legends esports players reach compromise to end strike
At the end of May, we covered a disturbance in the Riot Games League of Legends esports community: Riot had slashed the North American...
Riot Games and League of Legends esports pros lock horns over fate of North American league
Following Riot Games' announcement of its plan to reduce the North American Challenger's League for League of Legends esports down to only seven teams...
Massively on the Go: It’s Pokemon NO time again for Pokemon Go players
Niantic is the master of drip information, and most of it is both poor and incomplete, which is why we relegate most Pokemon GOÂ news...
Ubisoft’s CEO apologizes for responsibility dodge but fails to mollify strikers
Yesterday, we reported on the impending Ubisoft Paris worker strike and associated demands for better compensation and reduced work hours, provoked by CEO Yvrs...
Ubisoft Paris will strike on January 27 following CEO’s responsibility-shifting
If Ubisoft thought that slashing more games, delaying others (like Skull & Bones), and promising "increased cautiousness over the coming years" would stave off...
MMO Business Roundup: Unionbusting, Kakao, sportswashing, DDOS attacks, plagiarism, and PUBG
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO- and MMO-adjacent industry news. I'm sorry.
Raven Software: The internal Activision studio that saw first a strike and...
Activision’s Raven Software workers end strike pending official recognition of its union
The strike from ActiBlizz's Raven Software, which was kicked off when QA workers were facing surprise firings before the holidays after being told some...
WWII MMO players Foxhole stage in-game labor strike over virtual manufacturing issues
One of the factors that makes Foxhole stand out in the field of World War II games is that it allows players to be...
Raven Software strike extends to its third week as Activision-Blizzard claims management is listening
January 3rd marked the third week during which the staff for Raven Software (responsible for several Call of Duty titles including Call of Duty: Warzone) was...
