Overview
- Game Awards host Geoff Keighley confirmed the request was honored and Megabonk was removed from Best Debut Indie.
- The developer, known as vedinad and signing posts as John Megabonk, said they had released games under other studio names.
- The category now lists Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Despelote, and Dispatch, with no replacement nominee announced.
- The withdrawal has refocused attention on how ‘debut’ and ‘indie’ are defined, as some nominees include industry veterans or external backing.
- Players and peers broadly praised the decision, and unconfirmed theories about the creator’s identity, including links to Dani, resurfaced.