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SAG-AFTRA calls for a strike against League of Legends

Key art from League of Legends featuring two women, Vi and Jinx, standing back to back with their signature weapons
Image: Riot Games

As the video game voice actor strike continues, SAG-AFTRA has added League of Legends to its list of struck video games. The union organization, consisting of over 160,000 members, also filed an unfair labor complaint against Formosa Interactive, one of the support studios that worked on the game.

Riot Games has issued a statement on social media saying, “League of Legends has nothing to do with the complaint mentioned in SAG-AFTRA’s press release.” The developer noted that it has instructed Formosa Interactive to only use union talent on the game and that it has never permitted Formosa to cancel a game it has registered with them. Also, in an email to The Verge, Riot spokesperson Joe Hixson clarified that neither the upcoming Worlds…

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