World of Warcraft: Midnight's lead composer feels 'very lucky and happy that we're not using generative AI'

World of Warcraft: Midnight’s lead composer feels ‘very lucky and happy that we’re not using generative AI’ | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Gaming Industry An AI-generated review of Resident Evil Requiem written by a fake ‘iGaming and sports betting analyst’ briefly hit Metacritic AI Todd Howard says AI’s ‘not a fad’ but ‘we’re not using it to generate anything… that handcrafted human intention, is what makes things special, and that’s where we want to be’ World of Warcraft World of Warcraft: Midnight’s lack of combat addons lets the devs make raids harder without resorting to ‘shoot more bullets at you’ design, says encounter lead Gaming Industry Krafton’s new chief AI officer says the company ‘uses AI as a tool to amplify human imagination and creativity, not replace it’ 3 months after it announced a hiring freeze and launched a voluntary resignation programme Third Person Shooter Congrats, you played yourself, Arc Raiders’ machines aren’t actually learning: ‘That’s just the way we author them’ World of Warcraft WoW’s classes were pruned for Midnight because many were ‘built in a world’ where its devs assumed they’d be using addons AI A Grok update was apparently delayed because Elon Musk wanted it to be better at answering questions about Baldur’s Gate Gaming Industry Microsoft’s execs can’t stop hooting and hollering about AI, but Xbox’s new overlords promise ‘We’ve got no pressure’ from up top that would ‘flood our ecosystem with slop’ Platforms Open-source game engine Godot is drowning in ‘AI slop’ code contributions: ‘I don’t know how long we can keep it up’ World of Warcraft WoW’s revisiting old zones for Midnight and The Last Titan because not every story ‘has to be told within the context of a new continent’ Board Game Blood Bowl creator Jervis Johnson agrees with Games Workshop’s AI ban, says ‘it allows you to be a bit lazy and not put in the effort’ AI Judging by the GPT-4o situation, game developers will have a big problem if they get serious about AI chatbot NPCs Sim Understandable AI paranoia has inspired a developer to change the handcrafted character art in its upcoming sim: ‘They look a bit AI’ AI This space MMO was coded by AI, is played by AI, and all us meatbags can do is watch them AI Unity boss who once called out the ‘idiocy’ of the metaverse now says his company’s new AI tech ‘will enable developers to prompt full casual games into existence with natural language only’ PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!Resident EvilArc RaidersBest PC gearGame Quizzes Games MMO World of Warcraft World of Warcraft: Midnight World of Warcraft: Midnight’s lead composer feels ‘very lucky and happy that we’re not using generative AI’ News By Tyler Colp published 1 March 2026 The MMO’s music continues to be made by humans. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Generative AI has been showing up in games so often these days that I don’t know who to trust anymore. It seems like every day there’s another game studio or publisher plaguing their games with more gen AI voice acting, gen AI chat bots, or gen AI art.Blizzard developers, however, have come out against gen AI, implying it’s not being used in the development of their games. Overwatch game director Aaron Keller told GameSpot last month that the team isn’t “comfortable” putting “AI-generated content out in front of players.” Former World of Warcraft franchise director John Hight explicitly said no gen AI was being used for the MMO last year, too.Speaking to Game Informer in a recent interview, WoW: Midnight’s lead composer Leo Kaliski says gen AI isn’t being used to make the score either. “I think we here at Blizzard feel very lucky and happy that we’re not using generative AI,” he says. “We’re just writing what we think is cool, and are happy to do that.” Related articles Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian defends itself as fans react to generative AI use: ‘I’m not entirely sure we are the ideal target for the level of scorn’ ‘I f**king hate gen AI art,’ Hooded Horse chief says: ‘If we’re publishing the game, no f**king AI assets’ Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: ‘I’d rather quit the industry than use gene