After a decade of waiting, gamers around the world finally got a glimpse of the new Grand Theft Auto game last week, when the trailer for the sixth instalment was leaked days before the official release.
The video broke Youtube records for the most views in 24 hours with almost 100 million. The video game franchise overall is already the second best-selling of all time, beaten only by Minecraft.
Although they are usually set in the USA, in cities that resemble New York, LA and Miami Beach, we have been wondering what GTA Manchester would like. Street races down Deansgate, a gun fight on the Metrolink and shady dealings at Piccadilly Gardens – here’s how an AI image generator thought it might look like.
1. GTA if it was set in Manchester
A street race down Deansgate. (Created by Hotpot.ai) | Created by Hotpot.ai.
2. GTA if it was set in Manchester
Two shady-looking men at Piccadilly Gardens. (Created by Hotpot.ai) | Created by Hotpot.ai. Photo: Created by Hotpot.ai
3. GTA if it was set in Manchester
A gang of men about to take out a Metrolink tram. They were clearly not happy to hear about the signal failure at Deansgate (Created by Hotpot.ai.) | Created by Hotpot.ai.
4. GTA if it were set in Manchester
A helicopter about to land on Market Street outside the Arndale. (Created by Hotpot.ai) | Created by Hotpot.ai.