Episode 89 - SAG-AFTRA Voting To Strike Against Video Game Industry

Gamers Week Podcast

With SAG-AFTRA members already on strike against films and TV shows, voting is now underway to authorize a separate strike against the video game industry. The guild’s leaders are saying that a dual strike, if it comes to that, “makes sense” because the issues at stake in both contracts (namely wages and unregulated AI use) “mirror” each other. We discuss the issues at stake in this possible strike, as well as the ways this may affect our hobby in the years to come.
We'll also be talking about how Sony's newly announced PS Plus price increase is not going down well with consumers, how former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden views Apple and Amazon as big threats to the games industry, and how Charles Martinet (the now former voice of Mario) will be transitioning to his new role as “Mario Ambassador” for Nintendo.
Finally, Donnie takes us all the way back to September 1990 in Retro Rewind.
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Capítulos

1. Reviews, Reactions, and Requests (00:05:05)

2. Very Important Poll (00:06:16)

3. Patron shout-outs (00:13:25)

4. PS Plus price increase is not going down well (00:16:59)

5. Former PlayStation boss views Apple and Amazon as big threats to the games industry (00:23:59)

6. Charles Martinet on Being ‘Mario Ambassador’: ‘I Don’t Know What That Is Yet’ (00:31:00)

7. Top 3 New Releases (00:36:23)

8. Giveaway (00:42:18)

9. Main Topic: SAG-AFTRA Says Dual Strikes Against Video Games & Film/TV Industry ‘Makes Sense’ As Key Issues Of Wages & AI ‘Mirror’ Each Other (00:43:01)

10. Retro Rewind: A Look Back at September 1990 (01:01:03)