One of the best examples of the impact of indie games this year was Blue Prince, a quietly moody and effectively engaging puzzle game. Blue Prince stands out as one of the year’s most effective debuts ...

King Charles III is royally unhappy about chatter surrounding Prince William’s succession. The monarch specifically has reportedly “not [been] thrilled” by speculation that his elder son is running ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Over the weekend, The Indie Game Awards shook up its winner's circle by stripping Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of its Game of the Year Award over the ...

Hi everyone. We’re coming at you early this week with a list of this year’s best video games. Game On will be off until January, so allow me to wish you happy holidays and a fantastic new year. Thank ...

The indie scene loves a good underdog story, but this week it delivered something far messier: a full‑blown awards‑night plot twist complete with controversy, confusion, and a surprise new champion ...

Once Blue Prince inherited the trophy, bad-faith posts using the same “they used gen AI too” framing began flooding timelines. The IGAs Nomination Committee is officially retracting Debut Game and ...

2025 has been a rather heated year for genAI and its ever-increasing use in videogames. Most recently, the year's awards darling Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was disqualified from the Indie Game Awards ...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominated major award shows in 2025, including The Game Awards 2025 and the Indie Game Awards 2025. However, the game ultimately lost its Indie Game Award after organizers ...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was just stripped of its Game of the Year award from the Indie Game Awards due to AI use. AI has become a super touchy subject in the gaming community. So much so that I ...