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

GamesRadar

'We would rather cut off our own arms': Demonschool developers dispute Nexon CEO's claim that 'every game company is now using AI' in response to Arc Raiders backlash

"Demonschool is 100% human-made."

PC Gamer

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

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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.

Windows Central

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.

PC Gamer

'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?

PC Gamer

'No one truly knows what kind of game will succeed': Former PlayStation boss says that bigger companies should 'invest in smaller, experimental projects' to promote creativity

"Not even marketing teams can predict it."

PC Gamer

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The First Descendant changes trading system fee currency, saying ‘there were no intentions to generate revenue’

Always listening to feedback.

Dot Esports

The First Descendant introduces long-awaited trading system, more Modules, and a new Descendant

The full seasonal package.

Dot Esports

Hacker jacks into Nexon game, causes a 'Koyuki apocalypse' by copy-pasting their favourite anime girl everywhere, forces 6 hours of emergency maintenance

Nihahaha.

PC Gamer

‘Stop with the advertising c***:’ The First Descendant dev apologizes for blatant AI ripoff ad, and players express their honest thoughts

"Our sincere apologies"

Destructoid

Game publisher caught using AI-generated influencers in ads says they were submitted by TikTok users, will investigate 'irregularities' with the social media app

A series of promos for The First Descendant features influencers taking up the game's new season—but they're not real.

PC Gamer

The First Descendant is using AI ads with weird digital clones of actual streamers

The marketing copy sounds like it was written by an LLM too.

PC Gamer

This awful First Descendant TikTok ad is one of the ugliest, most egregious uses of AI we’ve ever seen

This is genuinely pretty disgusting.

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Nexon teases its next big thing: A singleplayer action-adventure about a 'Mage of the Way' who battles injustice and corruption in ancient Korea

Details are scant, but Woochi the Wayfarer's announcement teaser is pretty slick.

GamesRadar

The Black Myth: Wukong vibes are off the charts in the gorgeous and unnerving reveal trailer for this action game from The First Berserker: Khazan's Nexon and the Squid Game composer

Woochi the Wayfarer is one to watch

GamesRadar

Action RPG devs at The First Berserker: Khazan studio take on the ultimate final boss, capitalism, striking to protest alleged bonus bias for executives over the people who make the games

Dungeon Fighter demands spill over

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'It's not like we applied for the award ourselves': Dave the Diver director reminds people that 'there's nothing indie' about his game and the controversial indie nomination was out of his control

Dave the Diver was nominated for best indie at the 2023 Game Awards despite being under mega publisher Nexon.

Player One

'Dark and Darker' Faces Another Problem as Epic Games Store Delists the Fantasy Dungeon Crawler

"Dark and Darker" pulled from Epic Games Store amid Nexon lawsuit. Now, the gamers are left wondering if Steam is next.

PC Gamer

Dark and Darker will be purged from Epic Games Store libraries later this year, but it's still available on Steam for now

Ironmace's dungeon crawler will be removed from Epic Store libraries on November 1.

Windows Central

The First Descendant 'bounces' a new update as it adds jiggle physics to character models

Jiggle physics have arrived after months of waiting to the popular looter-shooter.

GamesRadar

The First Berserker: Khazan missed sales targets, but Nexon says the Soulslike RPG was still a success because it got us to care about the 20-year-old action series it wants to globalize

It's not always about the money

GamesRadar

The First Descendant devs reveal Nier: Automata collab and hoverbike at PAX East as live audience politely claps for anime butt

Yep, looks good!

PC Gamer

Nexon wins the bidding war to make a new StarCraft as well as distribute a Blizzard mobile game that's being called 'Overwatch 3'

I can't be the only one wondering: why?

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