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Not every game company is hopping onboard the AI hype train. Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art in its contracts. "If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our... https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179

kotaku.comOne Game Publisher Is Pushing Back Against AI Art With Contracts That Ban It: 'It's Cancerous' - KotakuHooded Horse won't work with developers that use gen AI

8/1/26, 5:53 pm177 reposts610 likes

Time Spinner

@spinny.bsky.social

9 Jan

Oh yuck, I had some of their games.

Time Spinner

@spinny.bsky.social

9 Jan

wait, they were going to publish Endless Legend 2 this sucks man

Dad

@possible-dog.bsky.social

9 Jan

Why? Do you love computer so much?

Scary!! 👻🎃

@kobayashimaruu.bsky.social

9 Jan

much love to hooded horse 🫡

Silly Rookie

@sillyrookie.bsky.social

8 Jan

We need more blunt honesty like that. "Cancerous" is an apt description.

ALT/HERIC

@altheretic.bsky.social

8 Jan

Been calling GenAi creative/mental asbestos for a while now.

Silly Rookie

@sillyrookie.bsky.social

8 Jan

That's very good, too.

TRANNY ▶ FOR YOU ◀

@erin-p.bsky.social

9 Jan

Well, asbestos at least serves a useful purpose while it’s killing you.

Rivr

@rivr.bsky.social

12 Jan

They ban AI art but not AI sided translation and localization, as far as I can see in the text. I wish they'd go all the way with their disdain against AI.

Magnolia Keep

@magnoliakeep.itch.io

8 Jan

Lets fucking goooooooooo

Mechfried

@mechfried.bsky.social

9 Jan

Hooded Horse keeps getting those Ws after another