Genshin Impact actors say they're 'struggling' to pay rent as payment is withheld from them for at least 4 months
Two voice actors from Genshin Impact—one of the most lucrative videogames on the market right now—have come forward with claims that they've gone almost half a year without payment for their work, pulling their support and calling for the game to become a union production.
Brandon Winckler, who has performed a multitude of minor roles and additional voices for HoYoverse's multi-billion-dollar action RPG, was the first to tweet about the issues they've faced in the last few months. They claimed that they had sent five emails with no response, tweeting «Inexcusable for us as actors to be waiting 4+ months for pay when you have $86 million per month. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon problem».
They continued: «It's really hard to justify working on something for the sake of work when you can't afford to eat. Many non-union productions have this problem, I've waited anywhere from 4-8 months for payment, and even then, it isn't much to ask. 1000 here, 500 there, and it adds up fast». The actor concluded by announcing they «personally won't be working on this game anymore unless it goes under a Union contract.»
Around an hour after Winckler's thread, one of Genshin's most prominent voices also spoke out. Corina Boettger—the English voice behind Paimon, the main character's companion who has one of the heaviest speaking roles in the entire game—didn't mention HoYoverse or Genshin by name in their original tweet, but replies and retweets have firmly established that they're referring to the same game as Winckler.
«Again…been working for MONTHS unpaid on a BIG project for a studio. I am owed THOUSANDS of dollars,» they tweeted. «I am struggling currently to pay rent because of this. This project has made BILLIONS. This
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