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It is, but the statement goes further than that and says they use no gen ai at all in making their games. Which feels unnecessary, unless they mean just in the art and writing, which feels misleading


In particular, it would mean their software engineers are not allowed to use Claude/Codex etc, in contrast to common industry practice.


Which is fine. RuneScape has been in development since the early 2000s, long before GenAI even existed. They got along before GenAI and they can continue to not use it.

People may be forgetting the game has 20 years of content already, why do they need to make more faster with GenAI? Its already a massive piece of software.

Runescape is quite literally a dinner table name it is that famous. Their only true competition is probably World of Warcraft. The community is already huge. What competitive advantages are they going to lose? Likely none.


If the World of Warcraft developers adopt Claude Code this could become a problem for RuneScape.


You're out of touch from the gaming space if you don't understand why game companies make strong claims about not using GenAI for art.




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