#game-awards

#game-awards

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 clearly states in its FAQ that any game that uses generative AI in the development process would be "strictly ineligible" for nominations. It was recently revealed that Sandfall did indeed use generative AI while making Clair Obscur.

It's been a busy week for industry speculation after Geoff Keighley started posting about a mysterious, glowing monolith in the middle of the California desert, which was later moved into Los Angeles. Now, it appears the monolith's mystery might have just been solved through a trademark filing. Rumors that the monolith was erected to tease new Diablo 4 content, Elder Scrolls 6, God of War, or Lords of the Fallen 2 were all shot down by people in the know.

Pay no attention to the low-paid worker virtually operating your Tesla hydration bot A short clip of an Optimus robot at a Tesla autonomy event in Miami over the weekend is going viral. That's because the robot appears to try to take a headset it's not wearing off before going completely limp and falling backwards. It suggests the real-life operator needed to go on a piss break or something and forgot part of the shutdown sequence.

If I may, can I put my petition forward for why we need to have a motion capture category?

Dragon Age: The Veilguard won three awards at the Gayming Awards 2025, including Game of the Year, Best LGBTQ+ Character, and Best LGBTQ+ Voice Actor for Erika Ishii.

Keeper, however, looks like perfect bait for The Game Awards jury. It’s a wordless yet surprisingly emotive action-adventure about a sentient lighthouse and its bird companion.