This Company Is Paying One Lucky ‘GTA 6’ Fan Nearly $900 to Play the Game for 8 Hours
Ahead of the release “Grand Theft Auto 6” in November, TV and broadband provider Virgin Media has launched a new sweepstakes: It’s going to pay one winning…
Variety reports: Ahead of the release “Grand Theft Auto 6” in November, TV and broadband provider Virgin Media has launched a new sweepstakes: It’s going to pay one winning candidate almost $900 to play the hotly anticipated adventure-action title for eight hours and share their “honest” review of.
Is it a gamer’s dream job of the year?
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