{
  "id": 6578985,
  "title": "As final hearing over GTA firings begins, Rockstar reiterate they \"reject the claims\" made by union and will defend themselves \"vigorously\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/as-final-hearing-over-gta-firings-begins-rockstar-reiterate-they",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-10T10:34:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-final-hearing-over-gta-firings-begins-rockstar-reiterate-they-reject-the-claims-made-by-union-and-will-defend-themselves-vigorously"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rockstar Games have issued a statement making clear they're sticking to their guns, as the final hearing in the legal battle between them and a group of former staff they fired last year begins. The hearing's set to run from today, September 10th, until at least October 15th. The Independent Workers’ union of Great Britain (IWGB) and fired staff re-emphasised their stance earlier this week,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "GTA 6 Developer Rockstar Says It Will Defend Itself 'Vigorously' From Union Claims as Employment Tribunal Over the Firing of 31 Workers Gets Underway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/gta-6-developer-rockstar-says-it-will-defend-itself-vigorously-from",
        "published": "2026-09-10T09:08:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}