My people, wetin dey happen for indie gaming world? This year Indie Game Awards na correct wahala o!

Last week, dem don announce winners wey carry all the glory but come Saturday, dem don come reveal say one game wey dem give award, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, don lose all because of generative AI wey dem use.

Initially, dem give the game Game of the Year and Debut Game recognition. But as dem check am well, na during di ceremony dem realize say Sandfall Interactive, wey be di developers, use AI for di game development. Wahala! Na wetin make dem strip em all di awards.

As e be, dem first award di Debut Game go Sorry We’re Closed and Game of the Year go Blue Prince. E be like say Clair Obscur no go fit gree let dem carry di matter enter dem head.

According to di organizers, dem don set rules well-well to no allow any generative AI enter di nomination process. No be small hammer dem take strike Sandfall Interactive when dem discover di truth. Dem talk say, when di company submit di game, dem gree say no generators inside.

But wahala come burst when di game launch and people see say some AI-generated assets dey inside, wey dem later patch out. E be like joke wey turn serious.

Some fans na gree with di organizers, dem say rules be rules, but some feel say na small matter. Abi just to use AI for placeholders go make dem lose awards? E no too make sense like dat, sha!

Many pipo don dey talk say di AI mata don turn to food for thought, especially as we dey try balance creativity with technology. Dey dey fear say if we allow AI enter everywhere, di original creators fit lose their shine.

Wetin you think? You dey follow matter of Clair Obscur? Drop your gist for comment area, make we hear you!

No worry, di game still get cheers for other awards, including nine trophies for di Game Awards earlier dis month, so no be so wahala as e be.