Indie Game Awards Retracts Expedition 33 Prizes Over AI Use
📋 Key Facts ✓ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year from the Indie Game Awards last week. ✓ The awards were retracted due to...
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📋 Key Facts ✓ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year from the Indie Game Awards last week. ✓ The awards were retracted due to...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lost Game of the Year and Debut Game awards ✓ Disqualification due to generative AI use for p...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2025. ✓ Indie Game Awards retracted Game of the Year ...
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📋 Key Facts ✓ The Indie Game Awards (IGAs) retracted both awards given to Sandfall Interactive. ✓ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was accus...
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