Overview
- The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley confirmed Megabonk’s removal from Best Debut Indie and thanked the developer for the clarification.
- The developer, who publishes as vedinad and signs posts as “John Megabonk,” said the game is not a first release due to earlier projects under different studio names.
- The category is intended for a new independent studio’s first shipped game, a definition organizers reiterated while honoring the withdrawal.
- Coverage notes renewed debate over what counts as “indie” or a true “debut,” citing how funding, publishers and prior credits complicate eligibility.
- The developer has not disclosed their past work, and Megabonk remains a Steam hit with reports of 1 million sales in two weeks and a new update “coming soon.”