Nov 13, 2025
3 min read
Ark Raiders publisher Nexon has defended the game's use of generative AI, suggesting that players "should assume that every game company uses AI now".
Arc Raiders defender defended the game's use of capital AI, suggesting players "should consider that all companies use AI."
Arc Raiders, like Embark 2023 developer The Finals, states that it uses AI in development, stating on its Steam store page: "During the development process, we may use procedural and AI-based tools to help create content. In all such cases, the final product reflects the creativity and expression of our development team."
The press expanded on this with PCGamesn recently, saying that Arc Raiders uses "something called our greatest move, and it's the reading of our figures, and it's the reading of our filters, and it has to be used for our greatest things,"
But in the same interview, design director Virgil Watkins added that regarding the controversial text-to-speech system, "he's hiring and doing voice actors for it—part of the deal is that we're using [AI] for that, and that allows us to do things like our ping system, where it can say the name of every object, every location name, compass directions. So we do that without having to have someone there every time. We're creating a new object for the game."
Now, in a new interview with Game*Spark (translated by Automaton), Junghan Lee, CEO of Arc Raiders publisher Nexon, not only championed AI for improving "efficiency in game production and direct services," but also: "I think it's important to consider that every game company is using AI now."
"First, I think it's important to consider that every game company is now using AI," Lee said.“But if everyone is running the same or similar technology, the real question is how can you survive?I think it's important to choose a strategy that will increase your competitiveness."
It certainly feels like Lee's comments ring true.EA CEO Andrew Wilson has said AI is "at the core of our business," and Square Enix recently implemented mass layoffs and restructuring, saying it must be "aggressive in its use of AI." Dead Space creator Glen Schofield also recently detailed his plans to "fix" the industry in part by using AI in game development, and former God of War developer Meghan Morgan Juinio said, "… if notEmbrace [AI], I think we're selling ourselves short."
In contrast, Nintendo has this tendency, and Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has already insisted that the company prefers to go in a "different direction" than the rest of the video game industry when it comes to AI.
Still, the use of AI clearly hasn't stopped Ark Riders.It has now sold over 4 million copies worldwide in less than two weeks from its release date, increasing its commercial success.Nexon also revealed that the extraction shooter has reached a cumulative total of 700,000 players across all platforms.
"ARC Raiders raises the bar so nicely for extraction shooters, the incredibly gripping progression grind, tense combat and loot for memorable matches with NPCs and other players makes it feel totally worth all the work and stress," we wrote in our Arc Raiders review, which returned 9/10.
"Of course it works well every time, even if it's less here and there's been a little bit of anger.
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Vicky Blake is a reporter as well as a critic, columnist and consultant, with 15+ years of experience working with some of the biggest gaming sites and publications in the world.He is also a Defender, Spartan, Silent Hylian, Legend, and Forever High Chaos.Find it on BlueSky.
