{
  "id": 19813228,
  "title": "Video Game: Software Provider: More Vacation Requests Around GTA 6 Launch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/computerspiel-softwareanbieter-mehr-urlaubsantrage-rund-um-gta-6-start",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T13:19:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/computerspiel-softwareanbieter-mehr-urlaubsantraege-rund-um-gta-6-start/100269752.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Many people in Germany plan to take time off on November 19, the release date of \"Grand Theft Auto VI\", with 38% more employees booking vacation days than on the same day last year, according to Personio, a personnel software provider. The company, based in Munich, manages data for 1.6 million employees across Europe. The trend is most pronounced in the UK, with a more moderate increase in Switzerland and no noticeable effect in Spain. The game's developer, Rockstar Games, is set to release \"Grand Theft Auto VI\", which is expected to be one of the most expensive entertainment products in history, with an estimated budget of over $1 billion.",
  "summary": "It took years until the video game \"Grand Theft Auto VI\" is about to be released soon. The anticipation among gamers is correspondingly high - with consequences.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}