Indie Game Awards retracts Expedition 33 prizes due to generative AI

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 had earned different Game of the Year grant by the Indie Game Awards past week, but the enactment has since announced that the grant would beryllium retracted due to the fact that developer Sandfall Interactive utilized generative AI during development. The Indie Game Awards besides rescinded the Debut Game grant fixed to Expedition 33.

Here is the Indie Game Awards' explanation, from an FAQ:

The Indie Game Awards person a hard stance connected the usage of gen AI passim the information process and during the ceremonial itself. When it was submitted for consideration, a typical of Sandfall Interactive agreed that nary gen AI was utilized successful the …

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