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Bayonetta 3 developer Platinum Video games, the studio former Bayonetta voice actor Hellena Taylor accused of low-balling with “immoral” compensation (which has since been disputed by Bloomberg reporting – see unique story beneath), has responded to the continued voice actor controversy surrounding its recreation. The studio doesn’t straight tackle any claims made by Taylor, as an alternative opting to voice its help of recent Bayonetta voice actor and Taylor’s alternative, Jennifer Hale.
Right here is Platinum Video games’ assertion, in full:
A Message from PlatinumGames pic.twitter.com/5ym1JxtBBn
— PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames) October 21, 2022
The unique story continues beneath…
Unique Story, 10/19/22:
Over the previous weekend, former Bayonetta voice actor, Hellena Taylor, launched a Twitter thread of movies explaining why she didn’t return to voice the titular character, saying she was solely supplied $4,000 to carry out within the recreation.
Taylor was changed by famed voice actor Jennifer Hale, finest recognized for roles such as feminine Commander Shepard within the Mass Impact collection and hero Ashe within the Overwatch franchise. Bayonetta developer Platinum Video games advised Sport Informer in our cowl story protection this modification occurred attributable to “numerous overlapping circumstances.” Taylor was quiet on the problem, and plenty of presumed this was attributable to non-disclosure agreements widespread within the online game trade. Nonetheless, on October 15, she released multiple videos explaining that she was supplied “immoral” compensation, whipping the web and Bayonetta fandom right into a flurry of anger towards Platinum.
Nonetheless, a brand new Bloomberg story, additional corroborated by Video Video games Chronicle, reveals new particulars that present there’s extra to this story and that Taylor’s claims are reportedly unfaithful.
In keeping with Bloomberg’s sources who’ve data of those occasions and the way they performed out, Platinum was decided to rehire Taylor to voice Bayonetta. The studio supplied her $3000 to $4000 per session to voice the character, with plans for no less than 5 classes consisting of 4 hours within the voice recording studio (VGC’s sources stated it might have been as few as 4 classes, although). Bloomberg additionally considered documentation to additional verify these negotiations. Considered one of VGC’s sources advised the publication that this provide, which might have totaled round $15,000, was a big improve in comparison with what she acquired for Bayonetta 2.
In response to this, Taylor reportedly requested a six-figure fee and residuals on the sport. Platinum declined this counteroffer and, after the 2 events couldn’t come to an settlement, started holding auditions for a brand new voice actor. Hale was given the position. Bloomberg experiences that Platinum later supplied Taylor a cameo within the recreation, with fee for one session, however she turned it down.
Taylor advised Bloomberg in an e mail that this recounting of occasions was “an absolute lie” and that Platinum was “attempting to save lots of their ass and the sport.”
“I want to put this entire bloody franchise behind me fairly frankly [and] get on with my life within the theatre,” she wrote within the e mail, based on Bloomberg. Neither Platinum nor Nintendo returned requests for remark from the publication. Taylor echoed related sentiments to VGC in personal messages, based on the publication’s story.
Bayonetta 3 hits Swap on October 28.
[Source: Bloomberg, Video Games Chronicle]
Supply: Sport Informer
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