YoVG # 518 Larian Studios Says AI is Good For Game Devs?

Small bomb dropped when indie darling Larian revealed it uses AI in the preproduction and ideation phase of game development. Naturally, opinions deviate strongly, especially because artists have left Larian over their use of AI. In this episode, we discuss Jason Schreier's Bloomberg interview with Larian CEO Swen Vincke. Specifically, we discuss Vincke's quote about how Larian uses AI, and what, if any positive effect it has had. For the full context and a great read - check out the full article here: It is no secret that neither of us are fans of AI, but I take the devil's advocate position this episode. I do actually think there are spots where AI could help creatives with busy work. (Our problem is: we all know that isn't what AI is targeting.)

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YoVG # 518 Larian Studios Says AI is Good For Game Devs? is an episode from Yo Videogames by Andrew Schieffer.

This episode is 01:07:33 long.

This episode was published on Dec 17, 2025.

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