Game Trailer Showcased By IGN Slammed For Using AI ‘Placeholders’

Kotaku | 21.01.2026 23:15
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” That quote from Shakespeare’s The Tempest is how the debut trailer for hack-and-slash adventure game Fallen begins. It was accurate if you count among those devils the scourge of AI slop. The trailer, an IGN exclusive, was flamed on social media for appearing to showcase gen AI work, and the developer of the game later confirmed it.