Talks have broken down between major videogame developers and the Video Game Antagonists’ Union, leaving thousands of digital bad guys without a contract as the industry faces its first shutdown since the disastrous Atari lockout of 1983.
Speaking for the villains, Andrew Ryan, union head and main villain of BioShock, released the following statement: “Game publishers have long acted as a parasite on the body of the hardworking antagonists of the videogame industry. Their cowardly refusal to remain at the bargaining table marks them not as men, but as slaves; slaves to their profits.”
Chief union negotiator Arthas Menethil, aka the Lich King, explained the union’s stance. “Over the past 20 years, videogames have become steadily easier, but wages have only risen to match the cost of living,” he said. “In 1985 a ghost or goblin might expect to be killed only about half the time, but a modern orc or stormtrooper might go through hundreds of deaths without once taking out a player character. This greater risk demands higher pay. So says the Lich King!”
Andrew Ryan in a union? Puh-leeeze...
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