But I'm not afraid of fire. I'm afraid of being burned, and they want fire everywhere. So, yeah. We're gonna fucking fight about it.
- Jerry Holkins - Penny Arcade

https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2025/12/01/come-in-clutch

#TimSweeney #AI #AISlop #Gaming #EpicGames #Steam

Come In Clutch - Penny Arcade

Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

I wrote about #ArtStation account I didn't delete last week... Today I was reminded they are owned by #EpicGames - and regardless of possible direct #genAI issues in the future I feel I have enough reasons to boycott them.

So I just deleted this account too.

And gaming on #Linux and obstacles in it are rather personal thing to me. This year I am finally to close to finish TES: Oblivion. Something I started in 2011-2012, but my playing was interrupted by my full migration to Linux in 2013. And now I am finally able to made it  

Not to worship Steam but I could appreciate good things they do for their clients. It so rare when a company DON'T do crappy things.

#artist #AI #slop

Fortnite fans are saying "no to AI slop" after spotting what they believe are AI-generated images in-game

Fortnite fans are saying "no to AI slop" after some believe they've discovered AI-generated images in Epic's tentpole b…

Eurogamer.net
A young woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand in indie game titled Universe for Sale

This is free on Epic Games until December 4

#universeforsale #adventure #indie #exploration #epicgames #gaming #games #free #pxlmo

Epic Games Vet Stacy Minero Named Marketing and Experiences Chief at IRL Marketing Firm Outfront Media (EXCLUSIVE)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/outfront-media-epic-games-stacy-minero-marketing-1236596261/

Fortnite chapter seven: Pacific Break adds self-revives and "self-build", as its art faces AI use allegations

Fortnite chapter seven: Pacific Break has added in self-revives and "self-build", though the creator of some art used in it has had to prove their work isn't AI

Rock Paper Shotgun

Epic Games Vet Stacy Minero Named Marketing Chief at IRL Experiences Firm Outfront Media (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #EpicGames #OutfrontMedia

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/outfront-media-epic-games-stacy-minero-marketing-1236596261/

Outfront Media Names Epic Games' Stacy Minero Head of Marketing

Out-of-home media and IRL marketing company Outfront Media has tapped Epic Games marketing exec Stacy Minero as its new chief marketing officer.

Variety

Ohh boi Epic got caught using slop, no wonder Sweeny is so vocal about removing ÄÍ warning labels, seriously fuck you #EpicGames, you make so much money with #Fortnite and yet wanna penny pinch your most important people, absolutely disgusting, fuck you Tim Sweeny, fuck you Epic Games!

#FuckAI

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/fortnite-players-are-accusing-it-of-using-ai-generated-art-im-done-with-this-game/

Fortnite players are accusing it of using AI-generated art: 'I'm done with this game'

Just after Tim Sweeney criticizes Steam for demanding games declare their use of AI.

PC Gamer
Fortnite-Spieler entdecken verdächtige Grafiken mit typischen KI-Fehlern wie einem Yeti mit neun Zehen. Die Folge: Die #Fortnite-Community protestiert unter dem Motto "Say No to AI slop" gegen #EpicGames. https://winfuture.de/news,155284.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
Spieler entdecken KI-Artworks in Fortnite, steigen auf die Barrikaden

Die Community von Fortnite diskutiert derzeit hitzig über In-Game-Grafiken, die typische Fehler generativer KI aufweisen. Spieler reagieren empört, sehen darin eine Gefahr für menschliche Künstler und rufen zum Boykott des Epic Games-Shooters auf.

WinFuture.de