Grand Theft Auto VI is set in Vice City, a made-up version of Miami. Now the real Miami-Dade County is turning the buzz into cash.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the package Wednesday evening. It combines a direct agreement between the county and Rockstar Games with ad buys Rockstar made through the media companies that sell ad space at the airport and on county transit.

Rockstar will pay to install, maintain and remove the ads, the county said. Designs need county approval and must follow county content rules. No installation dates were announced.

What you'll see

At the airport, lights will wash over MIA's Central Garden courtyard outside Terminal E, the Miami Herald reported. At PortMiami, the big cargo cranes will glow in the game's colors.

The county also plans displays along the walkways that link the airport garages to the terminals. Some traffic signal cabinets around the county will get decorative wraps.

Where the money goes

The best-known piece is already up. The "Welcome to Vice City" display on the county-owned Kaseya Center, at 601 Biscayne Blvd., came from a $975,000 deal announced in September. That amount counts toward the $3.9 million total, and Rockstar paid to make and install the sign.

The county says it put that money toward the long-promised public park at Dan Paul Plaza, the open lot behind the arena. The mayor's communications director told Miami New Times that the full $975,000 went to the park project.

That lot, also called Parcel B, has waited a long time. A park there was promised in 1996 as part of the arena deal, New Times reported.

Not everyone is on board

Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and several county commissioners criticized the deal, the Herald reported.

Levine Cava framed it as found money. "With millions of people around the world waiting for this release, we have an opportunity to make sure Miami-Dade benefits from that attention," she said in the county's statement. "These agreements allow us to turn that excitement into additional revenue for our community."

Miami and Miami Beach have deals too

The cities of Miami and Miami Beach signed their own agreements with Rockstar, the county said. Miami's covers temporary banners in Downtown. Miami Beach's covers ads on beach concession equipment.

Other promotions have already popped up. A Vice City blimp flew over Miami during the University of Miami and Florida State football weekend, and chairs marked with the game's "VI" logo showed up along The Underline, the Herald reported.

The game goes on sale Nov. 19. If you're heading to MIA for holiday travel, here's where you can fly nonstop this winter.

Large gantry cranes at PortMiami
PortMiami's cargo cranes, which the county plans to light in the game's colors. Source