The Last of Us director Bruce Straley has some harsh words for generative AI

The generative AI industry has some key supporters in the video game industry in the form of Microsoft, Ubisoft, and EA, but it has made some big enemies too. Chief among them is Bruce Straley, the Last of Us co-director who left Naughty Dog in 2017 and went on to found his own independent studio, Wildflower Interactive. In an interview with Polygon ahead of the 2025 Game Awards, where we saw the first trailer for Wildflower’s debut game Coven of the Chicken Foot, Straley didn’t hold back about the prospect of generative AI aiding in game development.