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Here’s what voice actors are saying about the games industry strike on Twitter

What do Overwatch’s Torbjörn, Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s Adam Jensen have in common?

They’re all going on strike.

The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the union that represents numerous games industry voice actors, announced that a strike of several major video game companies is now in effect.

The strike is the union’s response to failed negotiations regarding a 19-year-old contract that SAG-AFTRA believed did not reflect the modern day games industry, and as is expected, gamers and voice actors alike have taken to Twitter with the hashtag #PerformanceMatters to express their thoughts.

Here are some of the responses we’ve found:

Keith Silverstein, Overwatch (Torbjörn)

 

These Tweets highlight the four main issues SAG-AFTRA fought for in its negotiations.

 

Jay Britton, Mafia III (additional voices)

SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors across various fields, such as actors, broadcast journalists, stunt performers, and puppeteers.

 

Erika Harlacher, Killer Instinct (Sadira)

 

 

Jennifer Hale, Mass Effect 3 (Commander Shepard)

 

Steve Blum, Orochimaru (Naruto: Shippuden)

 

Elias Toufexis, Adam Jensen (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided)

 

Tara Strong, Harley Quinn (Batman: Arkham Knight)

 

Kimlinh Tran, Fidget (Dust: An ELysian Tail)

 

Khris Brown, Voice Over Director

The strike will begin in earnest on Monday, Oct. 24 at 10:30 a.m. when voice actors take to the picket line in front of EA’s Playa Vista, CA office.

We’ll update the story as it develops…

Hunter Wolfe just graduated with his B.A. in Communication/Journalism from Shippensburg University and has nearly four years of professional writing experience. His content has been featured on sites like Rolling Stone's Glixel, Destructoid and The Artifice. You can check out his full portfolio at: www.hunterawolfe.com.

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