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Fans smelled AI in James Pond Legacy's trailer. The studio says they're wrong.

System 3 posted four supposed process images of the Bovine Bomber redraw, but they look AI-made too.

Mark Frauenfelder
Aug 21, 2026
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James Pond Legacy AI — System 3 Software's "Bovine Bomber" art-process image, from its response to AI accusations
James Pond Legacy AI — System 3 Software's "Bovine Bomber" art-process image, from its response to AI accusations

A video game developer, System 3 Software, is under fire from fans for using AI in its upcoming title, The James Pond Legacy. Typical comments include "AI singing, AI characters," and another that says, "Bro, this looks like a shitpost. Even …

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