Posted May 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTCJQuoteA game studio promoting an AI video contest is canceling the competition.From Recreate Games, which was working on the contest for its multiplayer party game Party Animals:Even though our original intention was to encourage more diverse forms of creative expression and lower the barrier to entry, allowing more players who love Party Animals to participate, we mistakenly tied “lowering the barrier” together with “using AI.” In doing so, we overlooked the potential offense and harm that the ongoing debate surrounding AI-generated content could cause to our players and the creator community.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jay PetersLoading commentsGetting the conversation ready...The Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)
A game studio promoting an AI video contest is canceling the competition.
From Recreate Games, which was working on the contest for its multiplayer party game Party Animals: > Even though our original intention was to encourage more diverse forms of creative expression and lower the barrier to entry, allowing more players who love Party Animals to participate, we mistakenly tied “lowering the barrier” together with “using AI.” In doing so, we overlooked the potential offense and harm that the ongoing debate surrounding AI-generated content could cause to our players and the creator community.
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