Crimson Desert was always going to be a game that split the room, and its first two days since launch have only further emphasized just how true that is. Among the conversation points: an unconventional control scheme with minimal ability to rebind your layout, a tremendously vast open world that doesn’t always have the depth to match, and boss battles that can feel like major difficulty spikes. The latest discussion point? Questions around whether some of its in-game paintings might be AI-generated. The hottest-button issue in gaming was bound to rear its head eventually, and here it is.
Crimson Desert’s bizarre paintings spark fears of AI-generated assets
21 March 20260

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