SAG-AFTRA has added 'League of Legends' to its list of struck video games to punish Formosa Interactive for alleged unfair labor practices.
SAG-AFTRA has added 'League of Legends' to its list of struck video games in an effort to punish audio company Formosa Interactive for allegedly violating terms of the ongoing strike by video game actors. The performers union officially un-exempted 'League of Legends' from the walkout on Tuesday after filing unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Los Angeles-based Formosa Interactive, which does postproduction work.
Roughly 2,600 performers doing voice-over and motion-capture work in the video game industry have been on strike since July after the union and video game developers could not reach an agreement on use of artificial intelligence. “It’s bad enough that Formosa and other companies are refusing to agree to the fair A.I.
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