SAG-AFTRA calls for League of Legends voice actor strike over alleged labor law violations

Actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has been striking in protest of large gaming companies refusing to institute protections against AI to help preserve actors’ livelihoods. One more company has made the list: Formosa Interactive, an unassuming contractor you’ve likely never heard, but works on League of Legends.

To understand Formosa’s role in the industry, one must first understand that voice acting is an expensive and immensely complicated endeavor. With so many different facets requiring different skillsets, from casting to directing, foley, project integration, and 10 other things I could name, most studios simply don’t have the resources or inclination to maintain their own voice acting departments, especially if their games are not particularly focused on story. That’s where Formosa comes in, letting larger companies outsource to them to take care of these particularly tricky elements of game development. They claim clients like League and Genshin Impact, but now they’ve landed in hot water thanks to alleged labor law violations.

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