A company, Virgin Media, has announced a promotional campaign where one lucky person will get paid to play GTA 6 . The promotion, which is limited to Ireland, requires people to explain in 100-200 words on this contest site why they deserve to get paid to play GTA 6. Virgin Media will then select a winner, and if that's you, Virgin Media will get you a copy of the game and your only requirement is to play it for eight hours and post a review on Instagram or TikTok, tagging Virgin Media and disclosing that it's a paid ad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILXsBB3UwSQ Virgin Media is paying €100/hour ($111 USD), so that works out to €800 ($891 USD) for the full session. "We will buy the game, and let you split those eight hours across the week however suits," Virgin Media said. Applications close on November 15, and Virgin Media will pick the winner by random and contact them within seven da
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