A long-simmering Hollywood labour dispute that entangled Irish video games giant Keywords Studios appears close to an end. Sag-Aftra, the union for actors and writers, has been in protracted negotiations with video game companies that do voiceover work. While Sag-Aftra’s well-documented actors’ and writers’ strike came to a resolution in 2023, the video game dispute has lingered. Blindlight, a Los Angeles-based video game and voiceover production company, is owned by Keywords Studios and has staff represented by Sag-Aftra. Blindlight and several major video games companies, including Activision, Epic Games and a unit of Disney, have been involved in negotiations with…

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