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GTA 6 marketing stunt reveals none of our UK editors have heard of the Miami Heat
At 8:35 am Central Time on Friday, October 2, PC Gamer audience development manager Cameron Bald shared a Twitter post by fan account GTA 6 Countdown .
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At 8:35 a.m. Central Time on Friday, PC Gamer’s audience development manager Cameron Bald retweeted a post from fan account GTA 6 Countdown announcing a cross‑promotion between the Miami Heat and Rockstar’s “A Night in Vice City.” The NBA team will temporarily rebrand as “Vice City,” a move that drew criticism from PC Gamer editor Fraser Brown, who questioned the lack of awareness about GTA 6. Bald responded that the stunt targets “super‑casual” players still on PS4 who need convincing to try the new game, while SEO editor Lauren Morton compared the effort to a chocolate bar placed at a checkout, describing it as a flood‑the‑zone marketing tactic rather than a persuasive one.
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