Video game voice actors and motion capture performers in the SAG-AFTRA union have voted to strike if talks on a new labor contract fail, Reuters’ Danielle Broadway reports, citing the vote. The union is set to begin contract negotiations with gaming companies Tuesday and the vote comes after SAG-AFTRA film and television actors went on strike in July. Publicly traded companies in the space include Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Electronic Arts (EA), GameStop (GME), Nintendo (NTDOY), Take-Two (TTWO), Tencent (TCEHY) and Ubisoft (UBSFY).
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