{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T04:57:55.723Z","story":{"id":"r_cb3b16002a0c4c689932f6b7","slug":"party-animals-asks-community-to-decide-fate-of-ai-video-contest-after-backlash","url":"https://yomimono.id/party-animals-asks-community-to-decide-fate-of-ai-video-contest-after-backlash","headline":"Party Animals Asks Community to Decide Fate of AI Video Contest After Backlash","summary":"Following a review bombing campaign on Steam, the developers of Party Animals have apologized for announcing an AI-generated video contest and asked the community to choose among canceling it, switching to a non-AI contest, or adding a handcrafted category alongside the AI one.","why_it_matters":"The studio is handing the decision to the player base, a rare move that tests how much community input can resolve a backlash over AI content.","published_at":"2026-05-18T19:31:33.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["GameBusiness.jp"],"citations":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","title":"Party Animals Seeks Community Input on Controversial AI Video Contest: 'What We Truly Value Are Ideas, Expression, and the Final Work'","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/05/16/26951.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}