Fumito Ueda has confirmed that his new game Gen Atlas will not use generative AI for any core development work. The announcement comes after a fresh trailer debuted at Summer Game Fest 2026.
Ueda, known for directing Shadow of the Colossus, Ico and The Last Guardian, leads the studio genDESIGN. The studio is creating Gen Atlas under a publishing deal with Epic Games. In a recent interview with PC Gamer, Ueda stated that everything considered game development will be made by humans. Generative AI is limited to administrative tasks such as creating schedules and summarizing meeting notes. The approach sets Gen Atlas apart from titles like Crazy Taxi, where developers have described using the technology only as a reference before human artists produce final assets. No release window has been announced for Gen Atlas.
