Nominees for The Game Awards were class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-game-awards-2025-nominees-include-clair-obscur-hollow-knight-silksong-and-hades-2-173626649.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:released;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>released yesterday, and there’s a whole lot of indie excellence on display. However, one notable contender among them has decided to withdraw from contention.
The fabulously titled Megabonk received a nod for the Best Debut Indie Game category. However, the project creator, who currently goes by vedinad, announced on X today that they were withdrawing. “I’ve made games in the past under different studio names, so Megabonk is not my debut game,” the solo dev class=”link ” href=”https://x.com/MegabonkGame/status/1990856468615061603″ data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:said;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>said.
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