SAG-AFTRA union creates deal for students and game jam devs to work with acting talent

Spelman College hosts HBCU Game Jam to boost Black representation in gaming

Spelman College continues its mission to increase diversity in the video game industry with its third annual HBCU Game Jam, an event aimed at introducing Black students to game development and fostering industry connections.According to a recent survey by the International Game Developers Association, Black professionals make up only 5% of the gaming workforce. To address this disparity, Spelman is hosting a weekend-long event from March 28-30, …

SAG-AFTRA union creates deal for students and game jam devs to work with acting talent

SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, announced agreements to allow both students and game jam participants to work with union performers, despite the ongoing video game strike. The union created the Student Interactive Waiver agreement and the Game Jam Waiver Agreement, both of which provide video game developers at every stage of their careers the opportunity to work with union performers. “With these new agreements, SAG-AFTRA can help support game de…

SAG-AFTRA Announces New Video Game Agreements for Students and Game Jams - Graphic Policy

The post SAG-AFTRA Announces New Video Game Agreements for Students and Game Jams appeared first on Graphic Policy. SAG-AFTRA has announced the creation of the Student Interactive Waiver Agreement and the Game Jam Waiver Agreement, both of which provide video game developers at every stage of their careers the opportunity to work with union performers, even as the video game strike continues. The agreements help support developers at all levels…

An Industry-Wide Game Workers Union Could Have Major Benefits For Players, Too

Usually, the annual Game Developers Conference is a place for studios to hob-nob and show off their newest games and software to peers and press. But the conference’s biggest announcement didn’t come from a studio. Instead, it came from the workers themselves. They’re forming the first games industry-wide union. The United Videogame [sic] Workers Union announced its existence on Wednesday, March 19, 2025: an industry-wide union for workers acros…

Genshin Impact Community in Flames as English Cast Turn on New Voice Actor

"This is diabolical".We reported recently how two Zenless Zone Zero actors were replaced without prior knowledge, as they held back their services due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, where performers are seeking protection from their employers against AI exploitation.Now it’s Genshin Impact’s time to make the headlines, as a slew of performers have turned on newcomer Jacob Takanashi, who’s prised the role of Kinich from original actor John Patn…

'Diabolical': Genshin Impact's English cast gives new VO the cold shoulder after he frames replacing a striking actor as an 'opportunity to carry the flame'

"This wasn't a passing of the torch."