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Larian boss ignites fury over gen-AI comments + Marathon release confirmed | This Week in Videogames

19 Dec 2025 · 32 min

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Ed's write up after speaking to actual Concept Artists about Gen-AI: https://thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/concept-artists-in-games-say-generative-ai-references-only-make-their-jobs-harder/

Timestamps

00:00 Ad- MacroFactor

01:17 Gamers!

02:04 Larian and Gen-AI

12:00 Marathon in 2026

14:28 Lighting Round

20:00 Announced & Delayed

22:19 Review Round-Up

26:27 Out This Week

28:38 Put This On Your Radar

29:53 Feel Good and Outro

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