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Take-Two Invest in Vice City: NBA Party for GTA VI Debut

By GTA6 Hub editorial team
Take-Two Invest in Vice City: NBA Party for GTA VI Debut

The Miami Heat will change its name and become "Vice City" for one night, in conjunction with the release of Grand Theft Auto VI set at 19 November 2026. The event, called “A Night in Vice City”, will be held at the Kaseya Center in Miami against the Milwaukee Bucks and will be broadcast on ESPN. The collaboration between Rockstar Games and the NBA team is not only a name change on the board: a special basketball court will be created, called "The Vice City Court", and players will wear an unpublished uniform. Live events, themed activations and special programming for the arena will be planned, starting at 7:00 pm. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster from 45 dollars for the t-shirt, 50 dollars for the snapback cap and up to 110 dollars for the most expensive items (some models are already sold out). Rockstar is building a promotional campaign on the territory, as demonstrated by the installation of gigantic pink letters with the word "Welcome to Vice City" on the roof of the Kaseya Center, made visible by the helicopter. The agreement with the Miami Herald is worth 975.000 dollars and has been approved directly by the mayor of the county of Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, without going through the municipal council. This strategic move follows the Authentic Look exclusively on Netflix, and marks the return of GTA VI to Vice City after twenty years, once the game has undergone several revivals. L’operazione del Miami Heat come “Vice City” per il lancio di GTA VI è un’escalation inaspettata e piuttosto efficace. La scelta di coinvolgere una squadra sportiva NBA, con un evento mediatico su ESPN e la presenza di giocatori iconici come Giannis Antetokounmpo, eleva significativamente l'attenzione attorno al gioco ben oltre le consuete aspettative del settore. L’installazione delle lettere rosa sul tetto del Kaseya Center, resa visibile dall'elicottero, è un gesto ostentativo che sottolinea la portata della campagna promozionale e la volontà di Rockstar di generare buzz. Il prezzo dei biglietti, pur elevato, riflette l'unicità dell’evento e la forte domanda che si prevede. L'accordo con il Miami Herald, inoltre, conferma una strategia mirata a massimizzare la copertura mediatica locale, e l'approvazione diretta dalla sindaca dimostra un impegno serio da parte di Rockstar nel creare un evento di successo a livello cittadino e non solo nell’ambito del lancio del gioco.

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