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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">167k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGhostly Whiskers is a short but unforgettable co-op (or solo) adventure that blends light horror with heartwarming moments. Solve puzzles, explore eerie rooms, and use your feline instincts \u2013 like squeezing through tight spaces, climbing ledges, and sniffing out hidden clues \u2013 to uncover the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And here\u2019s how Haunted Paws introduces itself:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cInvite a friend to join for free and work together to discover mysteries, explore spooky environments and run from evil creatures! The gameplay is a blend of cute and spooky interactions, filled with engaging mysteries. Team up with your co-op partner and embark on an adventure that is both eerie and heartwarming, filled with emotional moments. Dive into this spooky yet cozy journey together!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, they sound pretty similar.<\/p>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t find any gameplay footage of Ghostly Whiskers, and seeing as Haunted Paws isn\u2019t out yet, it\u2019s hard to say just <em>how<\/em> much one is stealing from the other.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/lazyflockstudio\/status\/2008861824834568584 @ 2026-01-07T16:28:04+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u203c\ufe0fTHIS IS NOT A HAUNTED PAWS GAME. IT IS A DIRECT COPY.<\/p>\n<p>This is an unauthorized copy that steals our concept, visuals, and story, using AI-generated assets, releasing on the PlayStation Store. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/afLfEOZ7o0\">pic.twitter.com\/afLfEOZ7o0<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Lazy Flock | Making Haunted Paws \ud83d\udc7b\ud83d\udc36 (@lazyflockstudio) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lazyflockstudio\/status\/2008861824834568584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, Lazy Flock Studio \u2013 who\u2019s making Haunted Paws \u2013 is making no bones about it: \u201cThis is not a Haunted Paws game,\u201d it wrote on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lazyflockstudio\/status\/2008861824834568584\">X<\/a> (or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lazyflockstudio\/status\/2008861824834568584\">Twitter<\/a>). \u201cThis is a direct copy. This is an unauthorised copy that steals our concept, visuals, and story, using AI-generated assets, releasing on the PS Store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who\u2019s looked at the PS Store or, honestly, <em>any<\/em> virtual storefront of late will know that they\u2019re filled to bursting with this kind of stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, though, Ghostly Whiskers is set to release on 15th January, and we\u2019d be shocked if allegations like this one stopped it.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:184345,195852,178929 @ 1767845598 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/f1d68073bdd0a\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PS5's AI Slop Shovelware Has Hit a New Low\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_PS5s_AI_Slop_Shovelware_Has_Hit_a_New_Low\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">PS5&#8217;s AI Slop Shovelware Has Hit a New Low<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">ASMR meets&#8230; 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I\u2019d like to think both are secretly made by the same developer under shell corporations and this \u2018controversy\u2019 is a marketing strategy to create awareness. That would perhaps be the best use I\u2019ve seen of ai to date.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8971919\" data-author=\"users\/314283\" data-subject=\"comments\/8971919\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8971919\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/314283\/avatar.jpg?v=1660683379\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"janineking\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8971919\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>janineking<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-07T19:45:42+00:00\">8 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Nope , not feline this<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8971941\" data-author=\"users\/312550\" data-subject=\"comments\/8971941\" data-dislikes=\"2\" data-id=\"8971941\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Artois2\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8971941\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Artois2<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-07T20:20:52+00:00\">8 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Both look terrible and sound like AI slop anyways<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8971946\" data-author=\"users\/335824\" data-subject=\"comments\/8971946\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8971946\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rodimusprime13\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8971946\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rodimusprime13<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-07T20:28:13+00:00\">7 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Well one has cats, the other has dogs so they are completely different things.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8971953\" data-author=\"users\/176158\" data-subject=\"comments\/8971953\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8971953\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/176158\/avatar.jpg?v=1527335320\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nakatomi_Uk\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8971953\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nakatomi_Uk<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-07T20:46:13+00:00\">7 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>About time Sony started sorting out the AI BS on the store I rant about it every time even on their official forum but posts get deleted yet a lot of people agree<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8971999\" data-author=\"users\/155689\" data-subject=\"comments\/8971999\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8971999\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/155689\/avatar.jpg?v=1612491512\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"frankmcma\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8971999\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>frankmcma<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-07T21:33:08+00:00\">6 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Balaam_ Brilliant! I am going with this story as well&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8972030\" data-author=\"users\/337676\" data-subject=\"comments\/8972030\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8972030\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"themaladroit\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8972030\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>themaladroit<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-07T22:16:04+00:00\">6 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>This &#8220;Nostra&#8221; company is full of BS asset flip scams. Sony doesn&#8217;t seem to care about any of this<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8972036\" data-author=\"users\/341664\" data-subject=\"comments\/8972036\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8972036\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/341664\/avatar.jpg?v=1755618524\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PuppetMaster\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8972036\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PuppetMaster<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-07T22:23:38+00:00\">5 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The weird thing about these AI garbage is no one, not Sony, Nintendo, MS, Steam, or Google, do something to block or removed it from their store. Is it because they&#8217;re &#8220;indies&#8221;?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8972057\" data-author=\"users\/250654\" data-subject=\"comments\/8972057\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8972057\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/250654\/avatar.jpg?v=1578597430\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Uromastryx\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8972057\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Uromastryx<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-07T22:54:31+00:00\">5 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Anyone actually care about either\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8972079\" data-author=\"users\/273555\" data-subject=\"comments\/8972079\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8972079\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/273555\/avatar.jpg?v=1668535504\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RobN\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8972079\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RobN<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-07T23:28:02+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Of course Sony will allow it in the store &#8211; and happily take their 30% cut on every sale. They don&#8217;t care if it&#8217;s AI-generated. It costs almost nothing to host it, and if it sells, Sony profits.<\/p>\n<p>What, you expect them to turn away free money, because of&#8230;ethics or something?<\/p>\n<p>In their defense, do you really want Sony to be the arbiter of which game infringes on which IP? There&#8217;s a lot of room for conflict of interest there. Your game has a raccoon, well, a Sony studio owns Sly Cooper!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not defending this game (heck, I don&#8217;t know anything more about it than I read in the article, for all I know it&#8217;s Lazy Flock who is ripping off the other studio &#8211; how would I know?). But I am warning that before you ask Sony to police their store more aggressively, be very careful about what it is you&#8217;re wishing for.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8972107\" data-author=\"users\/339738\" data-subject=\"comments\/8972107\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8972107\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Makeshift\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8972107\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Makeshift<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-08T00:23:57+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Cats are better and smarter than dogs. Seems legit<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8972111\" data-author=\"users\/310923\" data-subject=\"comments\/8972111\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8972111\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hi569\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8972111\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hi569<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-08T00:31:37+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Slop is everywhere in the wishlist area<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8972167\" data-author=\"users\/322563\" data-subject=\"comments\/8972167\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8972167\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Drago201\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/haunted-paws-dev-accuses-new-cosy-ps5-ps4-horror-of-being-a-copycat#comment8972167\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Drago201<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-08T03:27:41+00:00\">53 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Balaam_ ngl this is a great idea for publicity \ud83d\udc4f so I&#8217;m now believing it as the only truth \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; 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