{"id":1834296,"date":"2026-03-19T11:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1834296"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:48:42","slug":"tomb-raider-remastered-studio-denies-using-generative-ai-after-new-challenge-mode-gets-panned-by-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1834296","title":{"rendered":"Tomb Raider Remastered studio denies using generative AI after new Challenge Mode gets panned by players"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/tomb-raider-1-3-remastered\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Tomb Raider I\u2022II\u2022III Remastered<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Tomb Raider Remastered studio denies using generative AI after new Challenge Mode gets panned by players<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;The outfits in the update were created by our team of artists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Lara-Croft-in-Tomb-Raider-1---3-Remastered-promo-artwork.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Lara Croft in Tomb Raider 1 - 3 Remastered promo artwork\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Lara-Croft-in-Tomb-Raider-1---3-Remastered-promo-artwork.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"424\" height=\"239\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Aspyr<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-19T11:48:42+00:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"ea4f630a-3bc2-4ed5-be0a-a0acaddb73b3\" data-name=\"Tomb Raider Iu2022IIu2022III Remastered\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Tomb Raider Iu2022IIu2022III Remastered\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Tomb Raider Iu2022IIu2022III Remastered\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Tomb Raider Iu2022IIu2022III Remastered\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Tomb Raider Iu2022IIu2022III Remastered\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Tomb Raider I\u2022II\u2022III Remastered\" title=\"Follow Tomb Raider I\u2022II\u2022III Remastered\"><br \/>\n  Follow Tomb Raider I\u2022II\u2022III Remastered<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered studio Aspyr has said no AI was used for the game&#8217;s newly-released content.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-1-3-remastered-gets-free-challenge-mode-alongside-mobile-and-switch-2-release\">Aspyr released a free new Challenge Mode update for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered<\/a>, which included unlockable outfits for Lara along with difficulty customisation options and more.<\/p>\n<p>However, soon after its debut, this update was met with a wave of criticism online, with many suggesting the new outfits were created with AI. <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2478970\/Tomb_Raider_IIII_Remastered_Starring_Lara_Croft\/#app_reviews_hash\">Recent Steam reviews<\/a> include &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to play Slop Raider&#8221;, &#8220;revert the patch, don&#8217;t leave this game in this state&#8221;, and &#8220;this game was amazing before the bull challenge update&#8221;, to quote just a handful.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>Aspyr has now released its own statement on the Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered patch and subsequent feedback, denying the use of AI generated assets in the update.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hear and appreciate your feedback regarding the recent Challenge Mode update for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered. Our top priority is the delivery of a patch that will fix the texture issues and technical bugs. In addition, a series of updates are on the way to address a variety of technical issues across all platforms,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AspyrMedia\/status\/2034364496555245774?s=20\">Aspyr wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is also an opportunity to correct some mistaken information: The outfits in the update were created by our team of artists; no Al generated assets were used in the update. We&#8217;ll release more details on the patch content and timing as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The studio closed by thanking its Tomb Raider fans for their &#8220;patience and support&#8221; as it seeks to regain some favour with the community, though many in the comments remain unconvinced by the studio&#8217;s claims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That wording is a bit weird. Sounds more like &#8220;we&#8217;re not really sorry for the PR disaster, but hey, we had to say something to make you lower your pitchforks&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DE4QktDJh3\">pic.twitter.com\/DE4QktDJh3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gemini (@ClassicREbirth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClassicREbirth\/status\/2034384994076901727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>On its original release back in 2024, we awarded Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered four stars, while acknowledging some of its dated qualities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I still love this collection, because it&#8217;s carefully made and lovingly updated, but also awkward, elbowy, frustrating and prone to leaving me stuck. It&#8217;s a collection that understands that Tomb Raider was absolutely a game about its controls, and it still should be &#8211; even if it doesn&#8217;t quite know how to deliver on that,&#8221; Christian Donlan wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-i-iii-remastered-review\">his Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered studio Aspyr has said no AI was used for the game&#8217;s newly-released content.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-1-3-remastered-gets-free-challenge-mode-alongside-mobile-and-switch-2-release\">Aspyr released a free new Challenge Mode update for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered<\/a>, which included unlockable outfits for Lara along with difficulty customisation options and more.<\/p>\n<p>However, soon after its debut, this update was met with a wave of criticism online, with many suggesting the new outfits were created with AI. <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2478970\/Tomb_Raider_IIII_Remastered_Starring_Lara_Croft\/#app_reviews_hash\">Recent Steam reviews<\/a> include &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to play Slop Raider&#8221;, &#8220;revert the patch, don&#8217;t leave this game in this state&#8221;, and &#8220;this game was amazing before the bull challenge update&#8221;, to quote just a handful.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>Aspyr has now released its own statement on the Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered patch and subsequent feedback, denying the use of AI generated assets in the update.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hear and appreciate your feedback regarding the recent Challenge Mode update for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered. Our top priority is the delivery of a patch that will fix the texture issues and technical bugs. In addition, a series of updates are on the way to address a variety of technical issues across all platforms,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AspyrMedia\/status\/2034364496555245774?s=20\">Aspyr wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is also an opportunity to correct some mistaken information: The outfits in the update were created by our team of artists; no Al generated assets were used in the update. We&#8217;ll release more details on the patch content and timing as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The studio closed by thanking its Tomb Raider fans for their &#8220;patience and support&#8221; as it seeks to regain some favour with the community, though many in the comments remain unconvinced by the studio&#8217;s claims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That wording is a bit weird. Sounds more like &#8220;we&#8217;re not really sorry for the PR disaster, but hey, we had to say something to make you lower your pitchforks&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DE4QktDJh3\">pic.twitter.com\/DE4QktDJh3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gemini (@ClassicREbirth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClassicREbirth\/status\/2034384994076901727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>On its original release back in 2024, we awarded Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered four stars, while acknowledging some of its dated qualities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I still love this collection, because it&#8217;s carefully made and lovingly updated, but also awkward, elbowy, frustrating and prone to leaving me stuck. It&#8217;s a collection that understands that Tomb Raider was absolutely a game about its controls, and it still should be &#8211; even if it doesn&#8217;t quite know how to deliver on that,&#8221; Christian Donlan wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-i-iii-remastered-review\">his Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Tomb Raider I\u2022II\u2022III Remastered Tomb Raider Remastered studio denies using generative AI after new Challenge Mode gets panned by players &#8220;The outfits in the update were created by our team of artists.&#8221; Image credit: Aspyr News by Victoria Phillips Kennedy News Reporter Published on March 19, 2026 Follow Tomb Raider I\u2022II\u2022III Remastered Tomb [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-1834296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1834296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834296\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1834296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1834296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1834296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}