{"id":30022,"date":"2024-08-09T22:15:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T02:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=30022"},"modified":"2024-08-09T22:15:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T02:15:34","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-142-sag-aftras-strike-summer-games-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=30022","title":{"rendered":"The Player\u2019s Club Podcast Ep 142: SAG-AFTRA&#8217;s Strike &amp; Summer Games Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You Ready for this Playa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome back to the show! On this episode, Emmett and Al talk about the latest SAG-AFTRA that has the potential to shake up the games industry. What are the new protections they are fighting for? What companies are resisting these changes? Is GTA VI gonna get delayed because of this? 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