The Indie Game Awards has stripped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of two major awards, including Game of the Year and Debut Game. This is due to developer Sandfall Interactive’s use of generative AI, .
This looks to be fairly cut and dry. The awards ceremony that any game that uses generative AI in the development process would be “strictly ineligible” for nominations. It was recently revealed that Sandfall while making Clair Obscur.
The company says it was only for placeholder textures that were later…

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