Voice actors say four-hour screaming sessions are the unhealthy industry norm.
In a town hall that took place on Monday, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu reportedly confirmed imminent layoffs in the U.S. and Europe.
What did NA and EU did anyways? Just translate or something? I would say it might help them get back to there roots but DK.
Microsoft & Xbox have shut down Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks to lay off more workers, insinuating that they're not in the game anymore.
They're headless for a long time because closing tango isn't exactly a good move
Everyone's acting now that game companies care about games and Xbox is committing the Ultimate betrayal, they are all like this and you have just been quiet about it for far too long
I wonder if Microsoft do pull out of the console market that it might open the door for valve to relaunch the Steambox. Competition is good for the industry but Microsoft don't even seem to be trying anymore.
“Your game has won some pretty significant awards and is a show piece for where we want to go in the future.”
1 hour later.
“We’re gonna have to let you go. You can’t cover our 100 billion dollar acquisition. Oh and take your awards too 👍🏾”
"They want you to believe the devs under them are super stoked to work generative AI into their processes," continued Gaider, "but I assure you what they took as excitement was really a veiled wail of despair not unlike the time that team was informed of their new 'really cool' live service mandate.".
I think anyone with some common sense knew this, im glad i don't support their games anymore, what a sh!t company.
I said this yesterday. AI isn't what we want when it comes to crafting artistry. Alas, these soulless corporate morons don't care about their work, only about cutting corners as much as possible.
woah...
If anyone needs a fill-in Look me up. I'll work for half the pay but I will be stopping, when my throat says so.
Title is somewhat misleading… Hayter said he threw up “because I had to make a bunch of vomiting sounds in a row”. Still sucks, but it’s not like he was doing a 4-hour session and violently threw up on himself, unprovoked.
That said… Work conditions should be fair and decent for ALL employees in ALL careers. I am no voice Dr or specialist so I will take their word for it on how the sessions affect their voices. But I will not support the notion that ANY of these voice actors deserve residual payments for their services. None of my friends who play games actually play them for the voice actors. Sure I like Troy Baker or Nolan North but I won’t buy/not buy a game based on their involvement.
-Why did I buy UC4? Naughty Dog
-What made Axiom Verge great? Tom Happ the sole dev
-Why do people buy Fifa? – not b/c of the announcers
We play games because of the creator(s) behind them, regardless of size or genre. I am ALL FOR royalties to developers. People who spend 1-5+ years of their lives creating something from nothing. They can take my money for the enjoyment every time.
Not the voice actors who will be in 5+ games a year b/c they only need to spend 2-4 weeks recording, maximum.