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ARC Raiders bosses double down on using AI in game dev: ‘More time innovating; less time writing code’

They're saying "get used to it," basically.

110,000 mixed Steam reviews later, Nexon bluntly puts The First Descendant in the "did not work" category: "Strong launch, no staying power"

110,000 mixed Steam reviews later, Nexon bluntly puts The First Descendant in the "did not work" category: "Strong launch, no staying power"

"These are design issues that are not fixed with a patch"

$Arc Raiders boss promoted to Nexon chief backs AI push for "redesigning game development" after building a hit "at a fraction of the cost you'd expect for a AAA game"$

Arc Raiders boss promoted to Nexon chief backs AI push for "redesigning game development" after building a hit "at a fraction of the cost you'd expect for a AAA game"

"Without context, AI is a race to the arithmetic middle where everyone's games look the same," says Nexon CEO

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Arc Raiders is such a huge hit, Nexon has put Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund in charge of everything else too

Söderlund has been named executive chairman of Nexon, heading up "long-term strategy, creative direction, and how Nexon develops games globally."

'Every Game Company' is Doing it? 'Arc Raiders' AI Scandal Explodes, Big Name CEO Suggests Hidden Truth

One should assume "every game company" is using AI, Nexon Co. Ltd. CEO Junghun Lee says. He is asking how companies can survive when “everyone is working with the same or similar technologies," maintaining that “human creativity” distinguishes exceptional games from mediocre ones.

Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"

Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent

Gaming CEOs Are Wrong Again. Every Video Game Is Not Using AI

After 'Arc Raiders' use of AI-generated voices put it in the spotlight, developers have been lining up to deny exaggerated claims of AI's prevalence.

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"We would rather cut off our own arms": Indie devs react to Arc Raiders CEO saying people should assume everyone's using generative AI these days

"We would rather cut off our own arms": Indie devs react to Arc Raiders CEO saying people should assume everyone's using generative AI these days

"We don't use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a lot of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA."

After Arc Raiders AI voice actor controversy, owner Nexon says people should just assume "every game company is now using AI"

After Arc Raiders AI voice actor controversy, owner Nexon says people should just assume "every game company is now using AI"

That's probably true

ARC Raiders is exploding right now, with more than 4 million sales and over 700,000 players hitting the servers at once

ARC Raiders is exploding right now, with more than 4 million sales and over 700,000 players hitting the servers at once

ARC Raiders is climbing so quickly it might end up challenging Battlefield and Call of Duty sooner than anyone expected.

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Arc Raiders sells 4 million copies, making it 'the most successful global launch in Nexon's history'

Arc Raiders sells 4 million copies, making it 'the most successful global launch in Nexon's history'

Nexon says Arc Raiders has serious long-term potential.

'Every game company is now using AI': Nexon's CEO defends the use of generative AI in game development in the wake of Arc Raiders' controversy

'Every game company is now using AI': Nexon's CEO defends the use of generative AI in game development in the wake of Arc Raiders' controversy

If every game company jumped off a cliff, would you?

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