This is going viral on the gaming side of the news, but I thought I’d let the auto side in on it as well. A car company has already announced that it will be closed on November 19th, the day that Grand Theft Auto 6 launches. It’s being called an “unprecedented cultural event.”
Burger Motorsports is the manufacturer of the JB4 performance tuner and other street-inspired racing products. They basically sound like the exact company that would have an outing to AMC for a new Fast and Furious movie or shut down for Grand Theft Auto 6’s launch.
On Instagram, the company wrote: “Burger Motorsports will be observing a temporary company-wide operational pause on Thursday, November 19, 2026. After reviewing multiple employee scheduling conflicts, management has determined that normal business operations may be impacted due to the release of Grand Theft Auto 6.”
Burger Motorsports added that employees will return to work after exploring Vice City and completing at least one mission. It sounds a bit goofy, but I actually know plenty of people that have taken up to a week off from work to grind a game they’ve been anticipating. And with Grand Theft Auto 6 being one of the most anticipated games of all time, the company knew it’d be losing many employees that day anyway.
What we know about Grand Theft Auto 6
Grand Theft Auto 6 is available to pre-order later this month. Which is sorta crazy since we know almost nothing about the game. There is a female protagonist for the first time and it takes place in Vice City, based on Miami. Beyond that, we just know it’ll be the biggest in the series yet.
But that’s about it, despite getting the first trailer two years ago. The most recent news was just an official cover art reveal. (One comment read: “Ready for a 2 hour long video analysis of this?”) With Rockstar being so tight-lipped, a lot of desperate gamers have attempted to leak information (leading to arrests) and there have been drones flying around the studio as fans attempt to catch a glimpse.
Despite knowing basically nothing about the game, we can easily guess there will be cars. Car theft and racing was a huge part of the previous Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online. It’s not surprising to see the tuning company getting excited for the game based on assumptions alone. And it acted as a bit of a publicity stunt as well.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is allegedly coming November 19th. However, there have been plenty of delays, and I sort of am expecting another based on how little information we have about the game. So Burger Motorsports may have to change thier company holiday.
