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Gaming News #60

6 October 2026

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Jagex Pulls a RuneFest Trailer After Players Spot Six-Fingered AI Knights

Jagex withdrew its Dragon Slayer II questline trailer shown at RuneFest after players spotted generative AI artifacts, including a six-fingered knight and stray Nike branding, Kotaku reported on October 5. Jagex says it does not use generative AI for games or art and that an external partner made the video after promising not to use AI tools. It is the studio's second AI incident in days, after an Old School RuneScape and 100 Thieves shirt design.

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Discussion Topics

  1. Is 'an outside partner did it' a real excuse or a dodge?
  2. Should a studio be judged for AI in its marketing, or only in the game itself?
  3. Would AI art in a trailer stop you buying the game?