Video Game Voice Actor Strike Continues, as Union Pickets Batman Publisher This Week

[KLXVER]

konnichiwa said:

KLXVER said:

Its hard enough for developers and publishers to make money in this industry without having to pay voice actors extra if the game is successful. Studios are closing down left and right these days. What will happen is just that companies will hire less voice actors to do more work. They arent that important. Its not like in a movie where the voice acting is crucial for the success of the film. Theres so many people working on a game that deserves bonuses more than voice actors.

But they are also not asking it from the ones who are having a hard time. They are demanding it from companies like Activision/EA... who make billions of one gamefranchise but treat the voice actors basically as dirt.  Yes you are right making 250$ a day from a voice session  is great but at the same time in reality it means they can not do any voice acting for atleast a day or two and hopefully have another session soon after.  It is not that rare that voice actors for video games work 10 years in the industry but did not made 100.000 bucks yet, good luck making a living and when they dare to ask bonusses like 500 bucks when a game sells more than a few million they are treated as scumbags...  

It is basically that typical answer of 'you work in the video game industry it is your hobby so be happy with the little you get' and I understand the voice actors are getting tired of it and I support the voice actors in their strike.

Nobody is forcing them to work in the industry. There are so many other ways to make a living being a voice actor. Cartoons, radio, commercials, audio books, announcers etc... If working in gaming is such hell, then do something else. They wont though because actual work is way harder.