\n\tIs it a gamer\u2019s dream job of the year?<\/p>\n
\n\tAhead of the release \u201cGrand Theft Auto 6\u201d in November, TV and broadband provider Virgin Media<\/a> has launched<\/a> a new sweepstakes: It\u2019s going to pay one winning candidate almost $900 to play the hotly anticipated adventure-action title for eight hours and share their \u201chonest\u201d review of the game on social media. The winner also will get a free copy of \u201cGTA 6<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tVirgin Media is accepting applications through Nov. 15 for the gig, requiring applicants to explain why they deserve the job. The winner will be paid \u20ac100 (approximately $111) per hour to play the game for eight hours, which can be nonconsecutive. The company is encouraging job hopefuls to \u201cexplore the sun-soaked state of Leonida, cruise the neon-lit streets of Vice City, and answer the question on everyone\u2019s mind. Does \u2018GTA 6\u2019 live up to the hype?\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe catch? The promotion is being sponsored by Virgin Media Ireland, and the offer is open only to residents of the Republic of Ireland. The company is hoping to get a publicity boost from the stunt: The winner will be required to share their \u201cGTA 6\u201d review on Instagram or TikTok and tag Virgin Media Ireland.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201c\u2018GTA 6\u2019 is the biggest game launch in years, maybe ever,\u201d a Virgin Media spokesperson said. \u201cIt\u2019s the kind of launch that friends plan their whole week around, and we wanted to be part of that excitement.\u201d Virgin Media is a division of Liberty Global, John Malone\u2019s international telecommunications and investment company.<\/p>\n \n\tThere have been other efforts to piggyback on \u201cGTA 6\u201d hype: An infantry division of the U.S. Army has offered active-duty soldiers a four-day pass<\/a> to play the game if they reenlist for a minimum of two years.<\/p>\n \n\tTake-Two Interactive\u2019s Rockstar Games will release \u201cGTA 6,\u201d set in the Florida-like fictional world of Leonida, on Nov. 19 for Sony\u2019s PS5 and Microsoft\u2019s Xbox Series X and S consoles. The game\u2019s first trailer has racked up more than 300 million views on YouTube, and Rockstar\u2019s extended look at the game drew more than 31 million views on Netflix<\/a> from Aug. 27-31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is it a gamer\u2019s dream job of the year? Ahead of the release \u201cGrand Theft Auto 6\u201d in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":658834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[25710,85,46,125,34779],"class_list":["post-658833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gta-6","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-technology","tag-virgin-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=658833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/658834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=658833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=658833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=658833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}