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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Stripped of Game Of The Year Award for Using AI
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was disqualified for using generative AI assets despite initial denial, leading to reassignment of awards to next-highest ranked games at the Indie Game Awards.
- On Saturday, the Indie Game Awards retracted Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Game of the Year and Debut Game honors, which it had won on Thursday.
- The Indie Game Awards' eligibility rules state representatives agreed no gen AI was used on submission, and confirmation on the day of the Indie Game Awards 2025 premiere disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
- Users on X and Reddit spotted suspected AI-generated textures at launch, which Sandfall replaced with custom assets in a swift patch five days after release, while François Meurisse admitted 'We used some AI, but not much.'
- The IGAs reassigned the awards to Blue Prince as Game of the Year and We're Closed as Debut Game, and the IGAs Nomination Committee also retracted one Indie Vanguard recipient.
- Social media attention surged last week as quotes from Sandfall Interactive's François Meurisse made the rounds amid the broader generative AI debate sparked by Swen Vincke, and Polygon sought comment.
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Indie Game Awards Strip Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of GOTY Award Over AI Use
The The Indie Game Awards have made the decision to retroactively strip Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of its Game of the Year and Debut Game awards—after the ceremony had already been recorded and aired—citing the use of generative AI during development. The post Indie Game Awards Strip Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of GOTY Award Over AI Use appeared first on That Park Place.
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