Grand Theft Auto’s Iconic Cover Design Only Exists Because Of 9/11 And Was Created At The Last Minute

One of the Grand Theft Auto series’ most famous features is its enduring use of segmented covers featuring cartoon drawings of characters and vehicles from that particular installment. This all started with Grand Theft Auto 3 , but that wasn’t actually the planned cover art for the game. Instead, the events of 9/11 led to it being created quickly at the last minute. In a new IGN interview with former Rockstar vice president and lead writer Dan Houser, the GTA boss explained that GTA 3 ‘s iconic cover came about because of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.