Anthropic loosens Claude Code's rule against recreating existing games
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Anthropic has updated Claude Code's rule against recreating existing games in version 2.1.317, after the original wording interfered with legitimate projects, according to Andrew Curran, who reported the change on X. Users can now name a game to describe the mechanics they want, and Claude should build an original game in that genre. If a user asks for a copy, Claude offers a similar original instead.
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Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_XAnthropic loosens Claude Code's rule against recreating existing gamesAIAnthropic has updated Claude Code's rule against recreating existing games, which had interfered with legitimate projects, in version 2.1.317. Users can now name a game to describe the mechanics they want, and Claude should build an original game in that genre, offering a similar original if asked for a copy.
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