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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Video game actors speak out

Video games keep sounding and looking more like movies these days. There’s real acting and even stunt work involved, and some of the big games rake in hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. But the voiceover actors and stunt people who work on the games say they’re not being paid the way they would if they were in a movie or on TV.

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By Madeleine Brand • Oct 21, 2016 • 1 min read

Video games keep sounding and looking more like movies these days. There’s real acting and even stunt work involved, and some of the big games rake in hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. But the voiceover actors and stunt people who work on the games say they’re not being paid the way they would if they were in a movie or on TV. After months of talks, they’re threatening to strike. We get an explainer and hear from a voiceover actor.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    KCRW Staff

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    Sarah Sweeney

    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Anna Scott

    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    Jolie Myers

    Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    Jonathan Handel

    contributing writer at Puck News and an entertainment labor lawyer

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    Phil LaMarr

    Voice Actor

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