{
  "id": 11477969,
  "title": "Dan Houser on Leaving ‘GTA 6’ Studio Rockstar Games, Starting an Absurd New Company and Why He Doesn’t Play Open-World Games Anymore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/dan-houser-on-leaving-gta-6-studio-rockstar-games-starting-an-absurd",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/rockstar-dan-houser-gta-6-new-games-absurd-ventures-1236894786/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "“Red Dead Redemption” and “Grand Theft Auto” mastermind Dan Houser is ready to spill the first significant details about his next video game projects. The co-founder and former head writer of Rockstar Games is currently developing two titles at his new media company, Absurd Ventures, which he formally launched in 2023 following his 2020 exit […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}