Matt Turnbull, Executive Producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing - after the Microsoft layoffs - suggesting on Linkedin that may maybe people who have been let go should turn to AI for help. He seriously thought posting this would be a good idea.

Just don't fucking use AI. it's melting your brain. Stop.

from a reddit post about the alters, i cant believe we're speedrunning luddites all over again. everyone opposed to horse armour was RIGHT, it's had a ruinous effect on the entire industry!

"You say you only used AI for placeholder text, but in that text was a response from the AI saying 'here's a revised version'. Here's what I don't understand - why revise placeholder text? You see my problem? It just doesn't make sense to me. Why revise something nobody was meant to see, unless..."

its exhausting and it makes you feel like shit? i LOVED this game, now its going in the bin, and from the wording of their "explanation" im never playing a game made by these guys again

I'm getting real tired of not being able to trust that a video game doesn't have AI crap in it: aftermath.site/the-alters-ai-...

Stop using AI for placeholder assets. Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else. If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT

I just find it such a sad missed opportunity to include text in your game but view it as a 'background texture' that merits so little attention that you're willing to just put chatgpt spew there and not even check that you took out the preamble to the LLM response.

Fans slam The Alters after discovering evidence of undisclosed gen AI in images, text, and translation www.eurogamer.net/fans-slam-th...

The fact I've only found like two people calling out the AI generated content in The Alters has me feeling like I'm going insane. I was enjoying this game so much but the look of those pictures kept nagging at me. idgaf that it's just a few pics, AI is an insult to the very concept of art!

Welp. That's me done with #TheAlters My first thought since I read this post was more, "if they used genAI for something this "small" without disclosure, where else have they done so?" & that's deeply upsetting & tbh this seems evidence enough that genAI is a deterrent to consumers in the main

Well that's disappointing. What the fuck is it with studios thinking AI is fine *only* for the icons. If they're not important, why have them at all. If they're important then PAY YOUR ARTISTS!

the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017. @bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net

"Those who have drank the AI Kool-Aid don't understand that all this brainstorming and iteration *is* making the game, it’s a crucial everyday part of game development (and human interaction) and is not a problem to be solved.”

Born From A Wish #Art #SilentHill2

CINERIS SOMNIA

Maria's concept I did for Silent Hill 2, based on @adsk4.bsky.social initial sketch/idea 🙂 more art from the team at www.konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

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Perhaps the Gamers are alright

My Angela concepts for Silent Hill 2 more art from the team at konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

Eddie concept I did for Silent Hill 2 more art from the team at www.konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

Mary Sunderland & sick Mary more art from the team at www.konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

Historical Society, I also did initial level blockout of this place and designed interiors more art from the team at www.konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

Nurse Otherworld design, also designed variants of base mannequin, nurse and lying figure to have more variety among enemies more art from the team at www.konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

Had so much fun designing the cube for Labyrinth and sculpting the base faces! more art from the team at www.konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

Was responsible for spider mannequin design which was obviously following @adsk4.bsky.social vision in general :) more art from the team at konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

Some Rosewater park and Moonlight Grove sketches! Also helped with Moonlight Grove lvl blockout and some parts of Rosewater park more art from the team at konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

Here's ufo ending I did for Silent Hill 2 initial sketches by Piotr Krężelewski more art from the team at konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

Some concepts I did for Silent Hill 2 that served as general mood direction for James more art from the team at www.konami.com/games/silent... #silenthill2 #silenthill2remake #silenthill #jamessunderland #horrorgames #conceptart

Silent Hill 2

Fair.

My adopted dog is finally home and god, he's precious

I'm in the process of adopting a very good boi, will finally get him on saturday, meet DIO! He's so polite, calm and always demands hugs!

Woke up to Silent Hill 2 on Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 😍 I love this event and I'm so happy SH2R is here! #AGDQ2025

Can't wait for new Monster Hunter 😍

help from the locals

trying every item in your inventory

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Silent Hill 2 Remake sold 1 million copies in its first 3 days - making it the fastest-selling game in the series: www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-...

James doing faces 🤭 #silenthill #BRart #shitpost

Slay hill 💅✨ #silenthill2 #silenthill