AI Cancelled a Game and SHUT DOWN a Studio in 48 Hours #gaming #postal #steam This video details the dramatic, 48-hour collapse of the game Postal: Bullet Paradise and its developer, Goonswarm Games, following its announcement. The crisis began when the community quickly identified numerous telltale artifacts of Generative AI in the promotional art, contradicting the prior, publicly strong anti-AI stance of publisher Running With Scissors (RWS). The situation escalated severely when RWS executives, including co-owner Mike Jaret-Schachter, aggressively denied the claims and insulted the community. Confronted with overwhelming evidence, RWS ultimately canceled the game and cut ties with Goonswarm, citing "broken trust." Goonswarm initially announced its closure while maintaining innocence, but two days later issued a full retraction and apology, admitting the promo art was influenced by AI, highlighting the legal and reputational risks of undisclosed AI use in the gaming industry that led to the project's rapid demise. 0:00 Intro Overview 0:52 Trap 2:43 Audit 4:28 Meltdown 5:57 Collapse 7:24 Confession 8:46 Hiding AI on Steam Twitter