Mega Man Voice Actor QUITS New Game Over No Union Contract?!

0:00You said you were over him, but his hoodie is stilling your rotation. It's time. Grab your phone, snap a few pics, and sell it on D-Pop listed in minutes with no selling fees. And just like that, a guy 500 miles away just paid full price for your closure and ride on cue. Nope, but I've got tonight's dinner paid for. Start selling on D-Pop. We're taste, recognizes taste. List now with no selling fees. So the voice actor of Mega Man, Ben Diskin, is no longer the voice of Mega Man because apparently SAG-AFTRA is striking against Mega Man dual override. That's the new Mega Man game that a lot of people were excited about. So we're going to have to look into this. I did not realize that there was a problem with this. So Ben Diskin on Blue Sky says, with a broken blue bomb or heart, I am no longer the voice of Mega Man. I was asked to return from Mega Man dual override, but only on the condition I work without the protections of a union contract.

1:01I was told there are full AI protections in place that guarantee and writing that my voice will never be used for AI development, but was also told with certainty from Capcom, the project will not go union. While I certainly appreciate the acknowledgement of the concern around AI working without a contract, I can realistically enforce. Isn't something I can risk. The only way to enforce non-union contracts like this involves personally taking giant companies like Capcom to court, whoa, and suing if I thought they'd use AI. I don't have the mental, emotional, or monetary strength to survive a protracted legal fight. Well, very few people do. In my heart, I want to believe Capcom would never use AI, but in my head, I'm aware that basically every major corporation is looking to incorporate generative AI to save money. The video game industry is facing record layoffs and huge amounts of uncertainty. I need a union contract to feel safe. Yeah, so I don't know how that's going to work out for them, because I think in video games, especially, and no offense to Mr. Diskin, AI is going to be adopted a lot sooner.

2:04The more people go on strike against these companies, the faster they're going to adopt it. We saw what happened with the voice actress in Horizon that they basically stepped over her and created a very similar version of the character. I'm going to be honest, as much as people love individual voice actors in anime and in video games, they can make do with somebody else. How many voice actors have we had for Sonic? It sucks for the people who have done this for years, but it kind of is what it is. Look at Charles Martenay at Mario, I mean, how did he find out he was gone and Nintendo basically sunset him in Princess Peach and the original voice actors for those characters with very little warning. Now I don't know if the new actors are union or not, but I mean, that's how these companies roll. So, sag after put out, they do not work order, megaman dual override, sag after members are hereby instructed to withhold any acting services or performance of any covered work

3:05for this production until further notice from the union. These note accepting employment or rendering services on megaman dual override may be considered a violation of global rule one, violating this order may result in disciplinary action in accordance with the sag after constitution. Or in the cream or aisle.