Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been raking in all the awards this year, including the big one at the Indie Game Of The Year Awards. However, it was stripped of the award just hours after the ceremony due to the alleged use of AI in its development, and fans were expectedly disappointed. The GOTY title eventually went to Blue Prince.
The backlash was pretty strong, as you'd expect, but The Indie Game Awards said that it has a "hard stance on the use of gen AI throughout the nomination process and during the ceremony itself." With all this going down last night, Blue Prince publisher Raw Fury has released a statement to clarify that no AI was used during the development of the game.
"For people that need confirmation: There is no AI used in Blue Prince," said Raw Fury's. "The game was built and crafted with full human instinct by Tonda Ros [Dogubomb] & his team. It is the result of eight years of development, fueled by imagination and creativity, and we are extremely proud of what Tonda has achieved."
The Indie Game Awards explained in an FAQ how Clair Obscur got nominated in the first place and why the...
