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Developers Want Fatter Paychecks

Posted by Zonk on from the but-you-can-tell-me-'bout-the-birds-and-bees dept.

CodeBuster writes "The programmers, artists, and other creative professions that work in the games industry have taken a rather dim view on paying royalties to Hollywood voice-over actors, according to the article 'Coders Want Fatter Paychecks Too' written by Wired News. From the article: 'The video-game industry's geek workforce has something to say to Hollywood actors: Get in line for your share of the industry's profits.'"

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  1. Re:So what? by Cornflake917 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Who in the FUCK would want Vin Diesel to do voice acting? I'd rather hire a code monkey to do it instead! Hell, I'd rather get some code monkey to ACT in a movie instead of that baldie.

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