Supergiant Games battles back accusations it is working around SAG-AFTRA strike

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Supergiant Games— developers of titles like Bastion, Transistor, and the Hades series — has long taken pride in narrative-rich game development. Voice actors are responsive and involved with ongoing changes and get to know their characters for a prolonged period of time. This is why it came as such a shock when one of those voice actors publicly implied that the developer was recasting voices to avoid having to work with SAG-AFTRA on strike protocol. Marin M. Miller, a voice actor that plays several roles in the Hades series, took to social media on Wednesday to encourage fans to email an unnamed studio, heavily implied to be Supergiant, to ask them to sign an interim contract allowing Miller to voice their characters. Under current SAG-AFTRA rules, studios can work with union talent by signing an interim contract that include AI protections despite the stri ... Read full article.