Video Game Studio Lightspeed L.A. Signs Interim Agreement With SAG-AFTRA to Stay in Production
variety.comAndrés Buenahora editor Video game company Lightspeed L.A. has signed a SAG-AFTRA interim Interactive Media Agreement that allows it to continue production with union performers even as the strike against other major videogame publishers winds into its sixth week.
The deal will apply to current and future Lightspeed L.A. games. The company is home the game “Last Sentinel,” which is the studio’s first title to move forward under the new agreement.
SAG-AFTRA is on strike against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Warner Bros. Games and other major publishers.
The union is asking for tougher curbs on the use of AI to create digital replicas of performers and their voice or likeness, as well as higher minimums to address the impact of inflation in recent years. “I am delighted to be partnering with Lightspeed L.A.
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