PlatinumGames is underneath hearth after it emerged that it changed Bayonetta collection veteran Hellena Taylor with Jennifer Hale as the brand new lead Bayonetta 3 voice actor as a result of Taylor turned down an “insulting” provide of $4,000 for her whole work. Taylor claims PlatinumGames lied to followers when it stated {that a} scheduling battle was the rationale she was changed by Hale, and broke her NDA to publish a collection of movies asking followers to boycott Bayonetta 3. Studio boss Hideki Kamiya had a little bit of a meltdown in response to the allegations, leading to his Twitter account being quickly restricted.
Bayonetta 3 voice actor controversy sheds mild on poor trade practices
“I didn’t need the world. I didn’t ask for an excessive amount of. I used to be simply asking for an honest, dignified, residing wage,” Taylor said whereas revealing that the Bayonetta franchise has earned $450 million. “As an actor, I skilled for a complete of seven and a half years,” she continued. “The ultimate provide to do the entire recreation as a buyout, flat price, was $4,000 USD.”
In a rare English tweet, Kamiya implied that Taylor is mendacity earlier than happening a tweet/block spree. His account has since been reinstated however the controversy has as soon as once more highlighted the video games trade’s age-long follow of paying staff considerably lower than what they’re value.
