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Disputes about the video game industry, including how games are made, sold, rated and distributed, and the companies, workers and players involved.
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2 statements on this page. Dates: October 23, 2026 to October 26, 2026
2 matching statements. Dates: October 23, 2026 to October 26, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: October 23, 2026 to October 26, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: October 23, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: October 23, 2026
Role at the time: GamingOnLinux owner and editorial writer
Statement summary
Squires-Hand rejects Epic's AI push, criticizing the launcher and game jam and warning about costs and possible job losses.
“Oh Epic Games, what have you become? An AI shell of your former self. Please make it all stop.”
The GamingOnLinux owner criticizes Epic's AI pivot, launcher and game-jam promotion.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)The case concerns Epic's AI development pivot. Squires-Hand explicitly condemns that direction and argues that it is producing poor results.
1 published statement. Dates: October 26, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: October 26, 2026
Role at the time: GamingOnLinux owner and editor
Statement summary
Squires-Hand argues that if asset buyers deserve information about AI use, game buyers do too. He says disclosure lets customers decide rather than requiring them to boycott.
“So why shouldn't we lowly consumers get that same choice?”
The writer supports disclosure and challenges Sweeney's distinction between consumers and business customers.
The reference point is Steam's AI disclosure labels, the policy Sweeney criticizes. On this case, statements supporting the labels are marked as defending them and statements rejecting them as condemning them. Squires-Hand argues that game buyers deserve the same choice Sweeney accepts for asset buyers, which supports the labels.
