{"id":32573,"date":"2025-11-27T12:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=32573"},"modified":"2025-11-27T12:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:36:51","slug":"epic-games-ceo-tim-sweeney-argues-against-flagging-titles-on-game-stores-for-ai-use-in-development","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-11-27\/epic-games-ceo-tim-sweeney-argues-against-flagging-titles-on-game-stores-for-ai-use-in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues against flagging titles on game stores for AI use in development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues against flagging titles on game stores for AI use in development<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/darth-jar-jar-fortnite.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280x854 size-1280x854\" alt=\"Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues against flagging titles on game stores for AI use in development\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1600px) 565px, (min-width: 1280px) calc(25vw + 172px), (min-width: 900px) 800px, (min-width: 380px) 91.8vw, calc(40vw + 178px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=412,height=275,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/darth-jar-jar-fortnite.jpg 412w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=768,height=512,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/darth-jar-jar-fortnite.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=792,height=528,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/darth-jar-jar-fortnite.jpg 792w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/darth-jar-jar-fortnite.jpg 1280w\" \/><figcaption>Darth Jar Jar. 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class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>Starting in early 2024, Steam has mandated that developers disclose the use of generative AI when submitting games to the platform.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>The Epic Games Store does not have similar requirements.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper narrow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content__main spgn__content\">\n\t\t<p>Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney claimed there is no point in digital game stores flagging when a game has used AI during development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Agreed. The AI tag is relevant to art exhibits for authorship disclosure, and to digital content licensing marketplaces where buyers need to understand the rights situation. It makes no sense for game stores, where AI will be involved in nearly all future production,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TimSweeneyEpic\/status\/1993687499621728312?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">wrote<\/a> Sweeney, replying to Matt Workman&#8217;s tweet that Steam and all digital marketplaces need to drop the \u201cMade with AI\u201d label as it doesn\u2019t matter anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting in early 2024, Steam has mandated that developers disclose the use of generative AI when submitting games to the platform. In addition to confirming whether generative AI was utilized, developers must provide a detailed explanation of how it was applied. This information is then displayed on the game\u2019s store page under a section titled \u2018AI Generated Content Disclosure.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, the Steam page of the <a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-11-17\/arc-raiders-hits-new-all-time-peak-of-concurrent-players-on-steam\/\">Autumn 2025 hit<\/a> <strong class=\"game\">ARC Raiders<\/strong> says: \u201cDuring the development process, we may use procedural- and AI-based tools to assist with content creation. In all such cases, the final product reflects the creativity and expression of our own development team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Epic Games Store does not have similar requirements, and based on Sweeney\u2019s remarks, it seems unlikely that they will introduce such policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, both platforms require game developers and publishers to indicate on the game page whether it implements blockchain \/ NFT \/ Web3 elements.<\/p>\t\t<div class=\"spgn__social_share\" data-testid=\"social-share\">\n\t<button class=\"spgn__social_share__toggle active spgn__social_share__link --open-button\" aria-label=\"Share Article\" data-testid=\"social-share-toggle\">\n\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Share options<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__social_share__overlay\" data-testid=\"social-share-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__social_share__icons\" data-testid=\"social-share-icons\">\n\t\t<a class=\"spgn__social_share__link\" data-testid=\"social-share-x\" 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