GTA 6 News Today (October 25, 2026): Burger Shot Statewide

Every Skinny Louie's burger restaurant in Florida will turn into a GTA 6 Burger Shot from early November through December 31, for dine-in and delivery, Rockstar and the chain announced on October 23 (GameSpot, Secret Miami). Until now the only Burger Shot was a stand inside Miami's Kaseya Center. Nothing changed on dates or prices: GTA 6 still launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with preloading from November 12.

Burger Shot takes over Skinny Louie's across Florida

Rockstar Games and the burger chain Skinny Louie announced a partnership in a joint Instagram post on October 23: Burger Shot, the series' fast food parody, is "now at Kaseya Center and at every Skinny Louie spot in Florida from early November through December 31," serving a menu "straight out of Vice City," in store and for delivery. GameSpot and Secret Miami both reported the deal from that announcement, and both say every Skinny Louie location in the state is included.

This is the stand we covered on October 22: the Burger Shot counter at Heat games is the arena's own Skinny Louie's in new branding (GameSpot, VGC), and now the rest of the chain follows. Cluckin' Bell, the fried chicken stand next to it in the arena, is not part of the announcement, and GameSpot and Secret Miami both say it is not known whether it will appear anywhere else.

Our October 23 roundup listed this under Not confirmed because only GameSpot had it. With the companies' own post and a second outlet, we now treat it as reported. Neither the post nor the outlets give an exact start date or say how many restaurants that covers.

Sources: Skinny Louie and Rockstar Games on Instagram; GameSpot; Secret Miami; VGC

Where Vice City has shown up so far

Our own tally of the real-world GTA 6 marketing that at least two outlets have reported, carried forward from October 22. The Burger Shot row is the one that changed.

Place	What	Status	Sources
Skinny Louie's, across Florida	Every location becomes a Burger Shot	Early November to December 31	GameSpot; Secret Miami
US TV	First GTA 6 TV ad, a cut of the Launch Trailer	Aired during NBA games on October 20	Kotaku; IGN
Kaseya Center, Miami	Burger Shot and Cluckin' Bell food stands	Open at Heat games now	IGN; GameSpot; VGC
Tripping Animals Brewing, Florida	Pißwasser, Patriot and No Mames Vice City beer labels	Labels approved in October; no sale date	IGN; PC Gamer
Kaseya Center roof, Miami	"Vice City" sign, a $975,000 county deal	Up since early October	Miami Herald; The Miamian
Kaseya Center, Miami	Miami Heat's "A Night in Vice City" game	November 18	ESPN; IGN
Miami Beach	"VI" and "Vice City" chairs and umbrellas	Approved 4-3 on September 10; start not confirmed	Miami New Times; USA Today
Miami airport, port and transit	Vice City installations	Vote delayed on October 6; no outcome reported since	Miami Herald; The Miamian

The blimp, the Dolphins game, Wynwood Walls and the Paris banner rows are in our October 22 table.

Sources: the outlets in the table

What it means for players

Our take: this is marketing, not game content, and nothing about it changes how GTA 6 plays or what your pre-order includes. Neither Rockstar nor Skinny Louie has mentioned an in-game item or code with the food, so don't buy a burger expecting a bonus. What it does show is scale. This month alone we have counted a roof sign, an arena stand, beer labels, a TV ad and now a whole restaurant chain in Florida, and a campaign booked through December 31 is one more sign that Rockstar is planning around a November 19 launch. If you live near a Skinny Louie's, it is a fun launch-month stop once the switch happens in early November; if you don't, nothing here is worth a trip. We will add the start date when the chain or Rockstar names one.

Not confirmed

• Beach chairs and umbrellas in place. VGC says Vice City umbrellas and loungers are out on Miami Beach, from fan photos; no local news outlet has reported them yet.
• The Miami Beach "Vice Beach" deal. GTAVice.net has posted details from city records for a "Vice BEACH" sign and a "VI" sculpture. No local outlet or the city has reported it yet.
• The Miami-Dade vote. Commissioners were due to revisit the airport, port and transit deal on October 20 (Fortune, The Miamian). We still find no report of a decision.
• A second TV version. Polygon says a 30-second cut of the Launch Trailer is airing alongside the longer one. No other outlet we trust has reported it.
• The PC window and who plays Jason and Lucia. Rockstar has announced neither, and we don't print names it hasn't confirmed.

Coming up

1. Early November: Skinny Louie's restaurants across Florida switch to Burger Shot, through December 31.
2. November 9: Take-Two's earnings report after the US market close, with a call at 4:30 PM Eastern.
3. November 12: preloading starts at local midnight.
4. November 17: last day of GTA 5 in the PS Plus Game Catalog.
5. November 18: the Miami Heat's "A Night in Vice City" game at the Kaseya Center.
6. November 19: the game, Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album and The Goodtime State collector's box.
7. December 10: The Game Awards 2026, with GTA 6 eligible.