"Fans of the game took to platforms such as X and Reddit, pointing out what they perceived as telltale signs that the sprays depicting cartoony versions of Venture, Juno, and the game's new Hero Wuyang were AI-generated. One user on X cited the "hair and line art" in a spray showing Venture and Juno posing back-to-back, and another user claimed that there were "weird errors and strange details that'd be odd for an industry artist to make,""
"A public relations manager for Blizzard responded in the Blizzard forums, denying the accusation and saying that "certain localized voice lines in some recent Blizzard game content are currently unavailable or changed." The use of AI in game development still remains a contentious issue, with fans often backlashing at any possible case of AI-generated content, while AAA companies such as Sony continue to experiment with AI tools such as large language models (LLMs)."
Blizzard denied claims that new Overwatch 2 sprays were AI-generated and stated the sprays are artist-made. Players raised concerns on X and Reddit about cartoony sprays of Venture, Juno, and the new Hero Wuyang, pointing to hair, line art, and odd details like eyebrow placement. Blizzard previously faced similar accusations when an Overwatch X post promoting a Youtooz collaboration was deleted and attributed to an e-commerce vendor; the company said it expects images to be artist-made. Players also questioned German localized voice lines for Mercy, and Blizzard responded that some localized lines were unavailable or changed. The use of AI in game development remains contentious as major companies experiment with AI tools such as LLMs.
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