Miami-area governments clash over “Vice City” GTA VI ties

Miami, Miami Beach and Miami-Dade are involved in a dispute over marketing ties to Grand Theft Auto VI, the video game associated with the fictional setting “Vice City.”

The issue centers on the use of the “Vice City” name in connection with the Miami area and the game’s marketing. The title “Vice City” has long been used as the game’s fictional version of the region, and the current dispute places three local governments in the same conversation over that connection.

The matter involves the City of Miami, the City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County. Their disagreement is described as a clash over marketing ties, rather than as an election or a candidate-related issue.

The record does not establish whether the governments have approved, rejected or formally voted on a specific marketing proposal. It also does not identify a final agreement, a court filing or another official action resolving the dispute.

For now, the documented development is the disagreement itself: Miami, Miami Beach and Miami-Dade are not presented as having a single position on how the “Vice City” association with GTA VI should be used for marketing.