In response to her video, several figures in the voice acting industry came forward with their own experiences of talent undervaluation. It grossed more than $2 billion in total sales and took the Guinness World Record in 2008 for the highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours at the time among other accolades.ĭespite this success, the game’s leading voice actor Michael Hollick was only paid $100,000 for the 15 months of work he had put into the project. Most notably, Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto IV" was a monumental commercial success. The topic of video game voice actors’ compensation has been a hot-button issue within the industry for years. Kamiya seemingly refuted Taylor’s claims in a tweet published shortly after her thread which reads "Sad and deplorable about the attitude of untruth. Taylor’s thread also contained calls for fans to both boycott the game, and donate whatever money they would have spent on it to charity. It was through his reply that she says was offered the $4,000. That’s not including merchandise … What did they offer to pay me? The final offer to do the whole game as a buy-out, a flat rate, was $4,000."Īccording to Taylor, after receiving what she described as “an insulting offer” following her successful re-audition for the character, she wrote to the vice president of Platinum Games, as well as the lead writer of the previous two "Bayonetta” titles, Hideki Kamiya, in an attempt to renegotiate her offer. The game’s director Yusuke Miyata confirmed that Bayonetta’s previous voice actor, Hellena Taylor, had been replaced by industry veteran Jennifer Hale, citing “various overlapping circumstances” as the reason for the recasting, according to an interview with Game Informer.įast forward to October, fans noticed a Twitter thread created by Taylor offering a different explanation as to why she would not be returning to voice Bayonetta: "The ‘Bayonetta’ franchise made an approximated $450,000,000. Fans were quick to notice the voice sounded a bit off from the previous two titles. Later in September, fans got their first look at gameplay via an 8-minute trailer, which not only showcased new gameplay systems but also showed the first instances of the titular character Bayonetta speaking. PlatinumGames’ upcoming title "Bayonetta 3" kept fans waiting since its announcement back in the 2017 Game Awards show, where it was confirmed to be in development for the then-newly released Nintendo Switch. This was all the information gamers would get until a trailer released in July revealed the game would be launching on October 28.
One of the year's most anticipated games has been marred in controversy.
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