and plus i read articles before the release date of GTA 4 (29 April)that take 2 was going bankrupt . And GTA 4 was like they’re trump card to bring in money for the chairman to keep them fat and happy get my drift.

Its a darn shame that Hollick never got the $ he felt he deserved.

Maybe next time ;)

$100,000 may be a lot of money in and of itself, but not in the context of GTA’s multi-million-dollar sales figures.

A poster above stated that “actors…get millions without any risk”. It certainly looks that way, unless you understand how SAG contracts actually operate. Sales-based residuals aren’t “bonuses” or “extra money”, as many people out there seem to think; they’re deferred payments against the lifetime value of the work. In other words, when residuals are part of a negotiated contract — something that’s not currently part of SAG and AFTRA’s “new media” agreements, including videogames — the studio is essentially saying to the actor “your work is worth X, but that’s too large an amount for us to pay up front because of the production costs we’re already incurring. Therefore, we’ll pay you a smaller percentage up front, and if the game/movie/etc. is a success, then we’ll pay you the remainder of that value over time.” Film actors get weekly checks for their movie roles not because their performances are stellar, but because their client (the studio) is on an installment plan. (This is one reason why the studios, long ago, agreed to the royalties system proposed by SAG; it places a risk on the part of the actor — he stands to lose, say, 80% of the value of his work — alongside the financial risk incurred by the studio on that project.)

This also renders moot another argument: that gamers don’t buy titles based on the quality of the actor’s performance. It may be true, but it misses the point. (It’s also ironic, given the speed with which gamers will flock to message boards to complain when the voice acting is below par.) Again, the ability — or inability — to act one’s way out of a paper bag has no bearing on whether residuals are paid. Right now, somewhere, Larry the Cable Guy is getting a check for that “Health Inspector” movie.

people just can’t get enough. said world…

He would have known what he was getting one way or another.

Although, if he was the start, he probably should have got more, but thats his fault for not realizing this before.

Think of the opportunities he will get no, he will make loads of money anyway.