The dev behind 2025’s most popular horse game will not use AI “without prior notice,” as its gen-AI studio sparks backlash

The dev behind 2025’s most popular horse game will not use AI “without prior notice,” as its gen-AI studio sparks backlash

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While I’m not exactly a gacha game person, I know far too much about Cygames. I blame ‘Pseychie,’ perhaps the most thorough gacha-focused YouTuber out there, whose videos soundtrack my noisy lunchtime ramen eating. Pseychie has mentioned many a developer on his channel, but Cygames is one of the ones that’s stuck in my mind….

Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse won’t work with studios using generative AI

Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse won’t work with studios using generative AI

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Game publisher Hooded Horse has said that it is refusing to work with developers who are using generative AI. Speaking to Kotaku, CEO Tim Bender wrote that the technology has “made our lives more difficult”. He added that part of its publishing contracts with studios is that they cannot use generative AI assets. This even…