Turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cemented itself on many best game of the year lists, including the top title at The Game Awards. However, one of its most recent award wins has been retroactively removed, and it’s due to the studio’s use of artificial intelligence tools. The Indie Game Awards (IGA) gave Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 both its Debut Game and Game of the Year awards on Dec. 18. Two days later, the organizers announced it would be removing both accolades from the title made by developer Sandfall Interactive. The IGA Nomination Committee announced its decision citing its rules which say how games “developed using generative AI are strictly ineligible for nomination." The IGA says a representative of Sandfall Interactive previously told the organizers that no generative AI was used in the development of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. However, in an interview in July, a producer of the game told El Pais that Sandfall Interactive used "some AI, but not much." The gam...