Final summer time, SAG-AFTRA known as for a voice actors strike in opposition to online game publishers over quite a few points together with AI protections. Though the union has reached offers with a handful of publishers, the strike remains to be ongoing. Now, Bungie has confirmed that the upcoming Future 2: Heresy enlargement will embrace scenes which might be lacking spoken dialogue as a result of a cope with the actors has but to be reached.
In an replace on Bungie’s official web site, the developer famous that “sure voice traces” weren’t recorded due to the actors strike. In these scenes, Future 2 will allow subtitles by default to be able to carry the narrative ahead regardless of the lacking audio. The replace additionally notes that any Heresy actions which might be lacking voice overs will characteristic an on-screen warning earlier than beginning. Nevertheless, the replace would not handle whether or not these traces will probably be recorded when the strike ends.
Over on Bluesky, a voice actor going by Orchid shared their response to the information by reiterating the actors’ need to “get a good deal” that addresses their AI considerations.
For everybody complaining: we’re nonetheless on strike. We wish to work, however till we get a good deal, our considerations relating to AI addressed, and so on, we won’t. I’m sorry this impacts your video games, however it additionally impacts our potential to pay our lease and grocery payments.
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— Orchid🔻🐺🌿 (@heyitsorchid.bsky.social) January 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Future 2 is not the one sport being affected by the strikes. Hideo Kojima has disclosed that his upcoming titles–including OD and Physint–are additionally unable to file the dialogue they want from their performers.
As for Future 2, the Heresy enlargement will start on February 4 with a return to the Dreadnaught. Heresy will even characteristic a brand new dungeon, Sundered Doctrine, in addition to a collaboration with Star Wars that introduce gear, armor ornaments, equipment, emotes, and finishers which might be impressed by a few of the Empire’s fiercest warriors together with the Demise Troopers and the Imperial Guards.