After a protracted hiatus between Mega Man video games, Mega Man: Twin Override is slated to convey again Capcom’s iconic hero. Nevertheless, Ben Diskin–the actor who voiced the title character in Mega Man 11–has revealed that he will not be returning for Twin Override as a result of Capcom is refusing to abide by SAG-AFTRA rules within the subsequent sport.
“With a damaged Blue Bomber coronary heart, I’m not the voice of Mega Man,” Diskin wrote in a submit on Bluesky. “I used to be requested to return for Mega Man: Twin Override, however solely on the situation I work with out the protections of a union contract.”
In accordance with Diskin, one of many causes he refused the provide was a possible lack of AI protections, which Capcom insists are already a part of the contract. However with out SAG-AFTRA’s backing, Diskin could not have been in a position to implement that contract provision.
“I used to be informed there are ‘full AI protections in place that assure in writing that [my] voice won’t ever be used for AI growth,'” added Diskin. “However [I] was additionally informed ‘with certainty, from [Capcom], that the mission is not going to go union.'”
As reported by Rockman Corner and PC Gamer, SAG-AFTRA has issued a Do Not Work order in opposition to Mega Man: Twin Override due to the corporate’s refusal to “provoke the signatory course of.” All SAG-AFTRA members have been warned to not work on Twin Override or else they could face disciplinary motion from the union.
In 2024, SAG-AFTRA declared a online game voice actors strike in opposition to the trade’s main publishers over a number of points, together with AI protections for performers. The strike lasted 11 months till a brand new deal was struck final summer time. Nevertheless, the phrases of that deal solely apply to video games that use union expertise and contracts. Non-union titles like Twin Override aren’t topic to the identical guidelines, however SAG-AFTRA’s DNW order will doubtless imply that sport will not entice A-list voice actors who’re already working within the trade.
GameSpot has reached out to Capcom for remark. However except the writer adjustments its stance, Mega Man: Twin Override will want an all-new non-union forged earlier than it debuts in 2027 on Change, Change 2, Xbox Sequence X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5. and PC.