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Pocketpair gives employees time off for GTA 6 launch
Pocketpair is giving employees time off for GTA 6's launch from November 19 to 23.
The studio behind Palworld says employees who intend to play the game will be excused from their regular duties.
It described the leave as a five-day business trip to Vice City, the game's fictional setting.
The break covers the launch period, though it includes a weekend.
Pocketpair says updates for Palworld and Craftopia are expected to continue on schedule.
The leave is timed to GTA 6's release, which has prompted other companies to offer staff time off or pause operations.
The arrangement gives Pocketpair employees a chance to play without taking their own leave.
Pocketpair has granted employees special leave around the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6.
The leave runs from November 19 to November 23, 2026, and is described as a five-day business trip to Vice City.
The company said employees who intend to play the game will be excused from regular duties.
Pocketpair said updates for Palworld and Craftopia are expected to proceed as scheduled.
- Who
- Pocketpair and its employees.
- What
- The company granted special leave for the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6.
- When
- November 19 to November 23, 2026.
- Where
- Pocketpair; the leave is jokingly described as a business trip to Vice City.
- Why
- To give employees time to attend to the game’s launch.
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Pocketpair announced that employees had been granted special leave for the game’s launch.
The special leave is scheduled to run, with employees who intend to play the game excused from regular duties.
- Company
- Pocketpair
- Game
- Grand Theft Auto 6
- Leave dates
- November 19–23, 2026
- Location in announcement
- Vice City
- Other games mentioned
- Palworld and Craftopia
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At Pocketpair, we believe such a historic occasion deserves our full attention.
On November 19, millions of gamers around the world will find themselves sitting at school or work, gazing longingly out the window, knowing that a new era of gaming is about to begin.
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All Pocketpair employees have been granted special leave to attend to an urgent five-day business trip in Vice City when GTA6 launches. Please see the attached notice for details.