{"id":720138,"date":"2026-06-07T01:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T01:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/720138\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T01:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T01:56:09","slug":"stellar-blade-blood-rain-trailer-reveal-is-raising-ai-alarm-bells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/720138\/","title":{"rendered":"Stellar Blade Blood Rain Trailer Reveal Is Raising AI Alarm Bells"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, Shift Up\u2019s sequel to 2024\u2019s Stellar Blade, was officially announced during the Summer Game Fest last night<\/a>. It\u2019s far and away one of the most popular reveals of the non-E3 season so far, though some folks online have already started accusing its publishers of using AI for certain elements in the sequel\u2019s debut footage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For instance, several users on X<\/a> have pointed out that the Chinese characters featured throughout the trailer are \u201cvery visibly AI slop,\u201d and claimed some of the symbols featured throughout Stellar Blade: Blood Rain\u2019s world aren\u2019t even real.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nice AI-assisted trailer, maybe heavily assisted but polished afterwards. pic.twitter.com\/4OlMD3sfVy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BX (@BxRockShooter) June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Others have pointed out that some of the buildings in the backgrounds of certain clips look a little nonsensical. I can kind of see it in some of the screenshots getting shared around.<\/p>\n

Likewise, many believe that the official key art for the game, which was shared on Shift Up CEO Hyung-tae Kim\u2019s social accounts, also include genAI elements. This one is pretty convincing, as the windows on the buildings in the background all look a bit off to me.<\/p>\n

I feel it\u2019s important to point out that this AI-generated piece of \u201ckey art\u201d for Stellar Blade Blood Rain is currently being shared on the social media accounts of Stellar Blade director and Shift Up CEO Hyung-tae Kim, who has publicly advocated for the use of AI-generated\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/g7RWXVRsx8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 M\u00e6ster Gekko (@MGecko117) June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

While this might come off as a kneejerk reaction to some, Shift Up\u2019s endorsement of genAI has some approaching the whole thing with extra skepticism. After all, during the company\u2019s \u201c2026 Economic Growth Strategy\u201d conference in January<\/a>, Hyung-tae Kim, Shift Up\u2019s CEO and Stellar Blade\u2019s director, appeared to offer a pretty strong endorsement of the controversial technology and its potential application in game development. \u201cOne person can perform the work of 100 people\u201d when utilizing AI tools, he said at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe devote around 150 people to a single game, but China puts in between 1,000 to 2,000,\u201d stated Kim. \u201cWe lack the capacity to compete, both in terms of quality and volume of content.\u201d<\/p>\n

While everyone\u2019s extra jumpy about genAI popping up where it\u2019s least expected, Kim\u2019s comments make Stellar Blade: Blood Rain likely to become a target of extra scrutiny. Kotaku has reached out to Shift Up for comment but didn\u2019t immediately hear back from a PR rep for the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n