Microsoft Flight Simulator's mysterious Melbourne 212-storey skyscraper: is it a tower, is it a pole, is it a typo?

AI-generated game treats users to alternate reality that puts soaring spire in suburbia and turns Buckingham Palace into an office block

A typo is to blame for a mysterious, monolithic 212-storey tower in Melbourne's northern suburbs appearing in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

The massive flight simulator game launched this week allows users to explore most of the world, including Australia, at a time when people cannot do much travelling.