A bizarre drama just unfolded in the gaming world. The team behind a newly announced Postal franchise game pulled the plug on their entire project—and then straight-up dissolved the studio. Why? Accusations flew that they'd been using generative AI tools during development. The backlash hit fast and hard. What started as a hyped reveal turned into a PR nightmare within days. Now the devs are gone, the game's vaporware, and the whole mess is sparking fresh debates about where AI fits in creative industries. Some folks think the studio overreacted; others say it's a wake-up call about transparency. Either way, it's a wild reminder that tech shortcuts can cost you everything.
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AlwaysAnon
· 12-07 13:59
ngl this studio really destroyed itself. Such a big reaction just for using AI? Players are getting pickier and pickier.
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Postal's reputation was already pretty bad, now they're completely wiped out, haha.
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Transparency really is important, but disbanding the whole studio seems a bit too harsh...
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Web3 games are already used to using AI, so why is everyone freaking out here? Double standards, guys.
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So basically don't use AI for anything, or it's just original sin, huh?
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This is what you call self-destruction. If they had just been upfront from the start, maybe there wouldn't be so much drama.
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I actually think there might be other reasons behind the studio's closure; AI was just the trigger.
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LiquidityHunter
· 12-07 13:58
AI is using the gaming community to scam newbies, and there are actually people who believe this narrative.
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MetaverseMortgage
· 12-07 13:36
To be honest, this studio is a bit too fragile... Just using an AI caused the whole place to blow up and disband—they were basically scared off by public opinion. But then again, it's their own fault for not being transparent enough. If they had clarified things earlier, would it have come to this?
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NFTArtisanHQ
· 12-07 13:30
ngl the real tragedy here isn't the game dying—it's that we're still treating "AI" like some binary curse instead of asking what *proof of creativity* even means in a post-digital landscape. dissolution over opacity feels performative to me
A bizarre drama just unfolded in the gaming world. The team behind a newly announced Postal franchise game pulled the plug on their entire project—and then straight-up dissolved the studio. Why? Accusations flew that they'd been using generative AI tools during development. The backlash hit fast and hard. What started as a hyped reveal turned into a PR nightmare within days. Now the devs are gone, the game's vaporware, and the whole mess is sparking fresh debates about where AI fits in creative industries. Some folks think the studio overreacted; others say it's a wake-up call about transparency. Either way, it's a wild reminder that tech shortcuts can cost you everything.