Mastodawn

Games Briefly 5d ago

Party Animals dev announces $75K AI video contest, gets ratio'd into oblivion, immediately backpedals

https://gamesbriefly.news/party-animals-dev-announces-75k-ai-video-contest-gets-ratiod-into-oblivion-immed

#PartyAnimals #AIControversy #GameDev

Games Briefly Jun 7

Party Animals dev rage-quits its own AI video contest after community delivers a flawless victory

https://gamesbriefly.news/party-animals-dev-rage-quits-its-own-ai-video-contest-after-community-delivers-a

#PartyAnimals #GameDev #AIControversy

Games Briefly Jun 2

Party Animals dev gets bodied by its own community after AI video contest goes about as well as you'd expect

https://gamesbriefly.news/party-animals-dev-gets-bodied-by-its-own-community-after-ai-video-contest-goes-a

#PartyAnimals #AIInGaming #GameDeveloper

MassivelyOP May 21

Party Animals officially cancels its AI video contest after widespread player pushback
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/05/21/party-animals-officially-cancels-its-ai-video-contest-after-widespread-player-pushback
#PartyAnimals

Eurogamer.net [Unofficial]May 20

"We overlooked the potential offense and harm" - the studio behind popular multiplayer game Party Animals has now cancelled its AI video competition entirely

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/party-animals-ai-video-contest-cancelled

Tom's Hardware Italia May 20

🎮 Party Animals fa marcia indietro: cancellato il concorso IA dopo le proteste dei fan. La community fa sentire il suo peso. #PartyAnimals #IA

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/videogioco/party-animals-cancella-concorso-video-ai

Party Animals cancella il concorso IA dopo la rivolta dei fan

Recreate Games cancella il concorso video IA di Party Animals dopo le proteste social della community e promette un approccio più cauto.

Tom's Hardware

MassivelyOP May 18

MMO Business Roundup: XBOX’s rebrand, California games law, and Far Far West’s 1M sold
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/05/18/mmo-business-roundup-xboxs-rebrand-california-games-law-and-far-far-wests-1m-sold
#Steam #Xbox #PartyAnimals #FarFarWest

Rose May 18

The only thing I'd add to the Party Animals AI contest controversy news is that the game did have non-AI film and photo contests featuring monetary rewards.

https://www.pcgamesn.com/party-animals/ai-video-contest-backlash

#PartyAnimals #gaming #AI

Party Animals' $75,000 AI video contest is a slap in the face to its creative team, and I'm not surprised it's getting blasted on Steam

Party Animals' 'Golden Paw Awards' is a gross celebration of generative AI, and the internet's quickly rallied against the game's developer.

PCGamesN

Absolutegamer Magazine May 16

Recreate Games lancia un contest video AI da 75.000$ e scatena l'ira della community. Visto come irrispettoso verso gli artisti, Party Animals è stato travolto da review bombing su Steam, con oltre 800 recensioni negative in poche ore. #GiochiPC #Notizievideogiochi #gamingnews #Videogiochi #PartyAnimals