Hotta Games replaces some AI images in Neverness to Everness patch
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Updated · Kotaku · May 8
Hotta Games replaces some AI images in Neverness to Everness patch
11 articles · Updated · Kotaku · May 8
Less than a day after promising reworks, the developer updated the open-world gacha game, but players said a billboard resembling Weathering with You art became another suspected AI image.
Fans pointed to cloud patterns, shadows and clutter in the new soda-can poster, while other disputed content, including a pre-Pink Paws Heist video, was removed and replaced with TV static.
The move follows backlash after VTuber Ironmouse quit a sponsored deal, saying she had been assured the game contained no genAI assets; copyright concerns may also be driving the changes.
Was a game's AI art removed due to player anger, or to quietly dodge a major copyright lawsuit from an anime studio?
When developers replace 'AI slop' with more AI art after promising a fix, can players ever trust them again?
As AI becomes standard in game development, is the real fight against the tech itself or the industry's growing lack of transparency?