Entire Games Are Being Ripped Off By AI, And Things Are Only Going To Get Worse

Popular video games have always attracted copycats, but the barrier--and timeline--for creating them has recently and suddenly been significantly lowered. The advent of generative AI and vibe-coding has made it nearly trivial for individuals with even light coding experience to pump out a fully formed copy of a popular game, or even an upcoming one. As a result, developers can have their ideas taken out from under them, siphoning money or enthusiasm for their own original ideas. The problem of easy copycats came t…