This includes Fortnite so I guess it’s real money…

Absolutely. There are no signs to me that this is AI. This is comped by some artist either with stock photography or with material from the set.

I read that as “We O(we) U” and to make it fit the theme they painted a 4 in the middle.

Over-working is a common thing in Japan in general (this is oversimplifying things of course). So I wouldn’t be sure the anti crunch movement has reached Japan’s part of the industry fully.

The final boss fight was good though. It fits the character and the final cutscene hit the tone of the series in my opinion.