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Call Of Duty Dev Explains How AI Slop Gets Into The Game
20.8.2025
More slop is making it into games as generative AI tools proliferate
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'Netflix For AI' CEO Hyping Animated Slop Admits 'Maybe Nobody Wants This'
30.7.2025
Showrunner is a new video content platform that will specialize in user-generated AI slop. The idea is people will pay to use generative AI tools to produce their own TV, starting with short animated sketches. Who asked for this? Amazon for starters, which is investing an undisclosed amount in...
The Bad Guys 2’s Credits Say The Film ‘May Not Be Used To Train AI’
30.7.2025
The Bad Guys 2, the sequel to the surprise 2022 animated hit starring anthropomorphic villains turned good guys, has a surprising message in its credits that, even if you’re not tuned into DreamWorks’ heist series, should delight fans of animation. The film is out on Friday, August 1, but some...
How I Built And Then Lost An Empire In One Of The Most Popular Games On The Planet
29.7.2025
One of the biggest games on the planet right now isn’t Call of Duty or Counter-Strike or Fortnite. While those are very popular video games, a single free game in Roblox called Steal A Brainrot has them all beat.Read more
Fans Think Blizzard May Be Using AI Art Again (And They're Not Happy)
28.7.2025
If you’re a Diablo and Heartstone fan, exciting news! There’s a crossover event on the way. But in actuality, you might be too distracted by the likely fact that AI-generated art was used (again) to create promotional materials. Fans have taken to social media to point out what looks to...
AI Accusations Plunge Street Fighter 6 Fan Art Contest Into Chaos
24.7.2025
Street Fighter 6 is holding an art competition for fans, with the winners’ work set to be featured in the fighting game itself as New Challenger screens. These are art pieces that show up during online matches when you are challenged by another player, and feature some sick art of their chosen...
Xbox Invites Developers To AI Roundtable The Same Day It Does Mass Layoffs
3.7.2025
Yesterday was awful for people who work at Microsoft and the gaming industry in general. Thousands at the company either saw colleagues laid off or were laid off themselves, while outside observers watched as more game developers and projects were put on the chopping block. Microsoft’s $80 billion...
Studio Behind The Alters Responds To Generative AI Allegations: 'This Was Never Intended To Be Part Of The Final Release'
30.6.2025
The Alters is a narrative-driven sci-fi survival management sim about a research facility populated by clones. It released in June to positive reviews, with critics praising it for wedding interesting character interactions to the usual management sim churn. Now it’s getting flamed...
New Hot Shots Golf Game Cops To Using Generative AI For Trees
25.6.2025
Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots brings the fan-favorite franchise to modern consoles under one unified name after a nearly decade-long hiatus. Unfortunately, its simple three-button shot mechanics will arrive alongside some AI-generated junk. The game’s Steam page discloses that AI tools were used...
Jurassic World Evolution 3 Devs Remove AI-Generated Art After Fans Yell At Them A Lot
24.6.2025
When Jurassic World Evolution 3 was announced earlier this month, many fans were disappointed to learn that Frontier Developments was planning to include AI-generated artwork in the park sim. Now, after some “feedback” from fans, the studio is backing down and removing the AI slop. Read more
AI Translation Of Smash Bros. Director's Comments About AI Misses Nuance, Sparks Outrage
23.6.2025
After directing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and then taking a break from game directing to moonlight as a YouTuber and educate fans about game design, Masahiro Sakurai recently revealed he’s returned to development to work on Kirby Air Riders for Switch 2. But this past weekend, a comment Sakurai...
Modeling the World in 280 Characters
23.6.2025
An exploration of the mindset, methods, and motivations behind crafting tiny, expressive shaders that combine code, art, and constraint
Apple eyes generative AI to speed up custom chip design: Report
20.6.2025
Apple may use generative AI to streamline chip design, building on years of AI-driven workflows with help from key EDA partners, Reuters reports
Apple eyes generative AI to speed up custom chip design: Report
20.6.2025
Apple may use generative AI to streamline chip design, building on years of AI-driven workflows with help from key EDA partners, Reuters reports
Apple eyes generative AI to speed up custom chip design: Report
20.6.2025
Apple may use generative AI to streamline chip design, building on years of AI-driven workflows with help from key EDA partners, Reuters reports
Legendary Producer Timbaland's Next Artist Will Be AI-Generated
5.6.2025
Grammy Award-winning producer Timbaland is going to make us listen to his AI music if it’s the last thing he does. Today it was announced that he will be launching a new AI entertainment company, Stage Zero, and introducing the world to his first AI-generated artist known as TaTa.Read more
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Dev's New PlayStation Studio Looking For Artist With 'Advanced Expertise' In Generative AI
21.5.2025
Dark Outlaw Games is a new PlayStation studio born out of the ashes of Deviation Games and led by developer Jason Blundell, best known for Call of Duty: Black Ops’hit Zombies mode. The team is looking for a concept artist for its first project, but not just any concept artist. A new job listing...
Baldur's Gate 3 And Nier Automata Directors React To AI Hype
29.4.2025
Some tech companies are running head first to embrace the hype around new large language model and generative AI tools. Shopify won’t hire new people unless they can prove AI can’t do the job. Duolingo is replacing all its contract workers with AI agents. What about game companies? Two veteran...
Meta to Introduce Generative AI Assistant in the EU
20.3.2025
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, announced Thursday that it will launch its generative AI assistant, Meta AI, in…
Game Companies Want To Be Able To Replace Actors With AI Replicas In The Next Strike, Union Says
12.3.2025
Game actors have been on strike for over a year now, and while they say progress has been made in negotiations with companies like Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard, they also claim that publishers are refusing to budge on offering meaningful AI protections. A major sticking point in...