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A screenshot from the website of game developer Flexus showing a job advertisement with the title "2D Artist" and the following text: Looking for a 2D Artist skilled in bringing game ideas to life.
A screenshot from the website of game developer Flexus showing a job advertisement with the title "2D Artist" and the following text: Looking for a 2D Artist skilled in bringing game ideas to life and adept at using generative AI for concept creation.
A screenshot of Steam search filter options labeled "Narrow by AI Generated Content Disclosure" with the options "Blur games with AI disclosure" and "Hide games with AI disclosure." The first options is selected.
A screenshot of an AI Generated Content Disclosure for The Last Shot: Underworld Demo with the following text: The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this: The page contains AI-generated artwork, and AI was also used in creating the game's promo.
A screenshot of the Steam search page with multiple games visible, some of which are blurred and marked as having an AI Generated Content Disclosure. The lower part is covered by a popup warning about an AI Generated Content Disclosure. The logo of the AI warning for Steam browser extension is overlayed in the top left corner.
seeeeew — 2025-06-11, 23:22 CEST Hi! Was Primordial Empire made with generative AI? The reason I'm asking is that the Steam API reports AI Content Type "1" for both the game and the demo, which means the flag for pre-generated AI content was set in the game's content survey. Neither store page has an AI disclosure and I've seen nothing else that suggests genAI might have been used, so I think the flag might have been set by mistake, but either way I'd like to clear this up. 😄 (You can see the AI Content Type via SteamDB or by running app_info_print 3450780 in the Steam console.) Marc Züst (Dev) — 2025-06-12, 00:44 CEST Hi - thanks for stopping by! Primordial Empire is Gen-AI-free. Artwork is either by myself (units, decorations, UI, effects), commissioned (backgrounds), or free (CC:BY or CC0, all referenced). Same with music/sfx: Some by me, some from free libraries, and some by the fantastic composer @Mihu (HZSMITH), who's in the discord with us. We do QA to ensure the artwork we use/commission is AI-free, and if something feels off, we replace it. Now you are correct that the flag has been set originally. This was in the first weeks of the Steam page going up - before there was even an internal prototype uploaded - because there was some AI-generated concept art that I uploaded to present something on the Steam page. Back then it was only me - no publisher, no budget, no marketing, and honestly I had no idea what I was even doing. I never thought that PE would find such an amazing audience; it was (and still is) my passion project. We've come a long way since then and now with the backing of Slug Disco as a publisher, we were able to hire some amazing artists. One of them, Ihor Vitkovskyi, is busy painting the most amazing primordial artwork I've ever seen as we're speaking. See a snippet of his work attached. Cheers!
A screenshot of a tweet by Panache Digital Games (@PanacheDGames) from 9 June 2025 with the following text: A number of people have raised questions or concerns to us about whether assets in our marketing and game use generative AI. We have a dedicated team of over a dozen talented and experienced artists. With them, we looked into the assets in question and found that there were indeed some early versions of assets that made their way into the the prologue. This includes some in-game portraits and external marketing assets. We are actively reviewing the assets in question. Human made versions will be released in an update dropping soon. We own up to this oversight and apologize for any upset caused. Please be assured that the Early Access and full game will not include any assets generated by AI.
The first half of a screenshot of a tweet by "Party Animals" (@party_animals) from 2026-05-19 with the following text: Dear Party Animals players, Regarding the controversy surrounding the recent "Golden Paw Awards" AI Video Contest, we would like to offer our deepest apologies to all players who have expressed concern, shared criticism, and voiced their opinions — especially to our creator community. Following the announcement of this event, we received a significant amount of negative feedback. We have read through your comments and opinions one by one. We must admit that our consideration of the event's conception was insufficient, the design was inadequately thought through, and our communication with the community was not up to par. Even though our original intention was to encourage more diverse forms of creative expression and lower the barrier to entry, allowing more players who love Party Animals to participate, we mistakenly tied "lowering the barrier" together with "using AI." In doing so, we overlooked the potential offense and harm that the ongoing debate surrounding AI-generated content could cause to our players and the creator community. We feel deeply uneasy and apologetic about this, and we sincerely accept the criticism. [Text continues on next screenshot.]
A screenshot of a tweet by "Party Animals" (@party_animals) from 2026-05-14 with the following text: Hi everyone. We’d like to address the recent discussion around the AI video contest, and first of all, we’re sorry for upsetting players with this event. We’re also sorry that we didn’t communicate with everyone clearly enough before the event started. Our original goal was to lower the barrier to creation. In past contests, we saw players with great ideas and scripts who couldn’t fully bring them to life because they weren’t familiar with tools like editing, modeling, or animation software. We hoped AI could be a more accessible tool that lets more people take part. That said, we understand the concerns around AI content. We are not trying to dismiss handmade work or disrespect creators. To us, AI is just another tool. What we truly care about is the idea, the expression, and the final work. We’d like to leave the next step up to the community. Please vote on what we should do: 1. Cancel the AI video contest 2. Change it into a non-AI creation contest 3. Keep the AI category and add a separate handmade category If you have another suggestion outside of these three options, please feel free to share it as well. Thank you.
A screenshot of a tweet by "Party Animals" (@party_animals) from 2026-05-13 with the following text: Party Animals AI Video Contest is about to begin! What wild ideas have you had for Party Animals? Join the "Golden Paw Awards" now — Party Animals 1st AI Video Contest! A short film you've been dreaming of making, a story that breaks all the rules, a character tribute to your favorite beast... In the past, ideas like these could only exist in your head. Now, with AI, they finally have a chance to become reality. So we're inviting you to bring your ideas to life with AI. During 9:00 AM May 14 — 8:59 AM August 31, 2026（PT）, post your video with the hashtags #PartyAnimalsAIVideoContest and #PartyAnimals for a chance to win a share of $75,000 in cash prizes! Get those paws moving and start creating! For more details, check: https://forum.partyanimals.com/d/12604
A screenshot of the developer page for "Electronic Arts" on Steam. The option "Ignore this creator" is highlighted.
A screenshot of the developer page for "Electronic Arts" on Steam. The option "Ignore this creator" is highlighted.
An excerpt from an article reading the following: Optimizing resources “We use some AI, but not much,” François Meurisse, producer of Clair Obscur, tells EL PAÍS via videoconference. “The key is that we were very clear about what we wanted to do and what to invest in. And, of course, technology has allowed us to do things that were unthinkable a short time ago,” explains Meurisse. “Unreal Engine 5’s tools and assets have been very important in improving the graphics, gameplay, and cinematics.”
Screenshot of a popup showing an AI Generated Content Disclosure in the Steam store
National Park Girls: Love Our Parks Edition, the complete edition of the series, is out now! Surprise - if you owned Episode 1, you now own the Complete Edition