Overview
- Geoff Keighley said The Game Awards will honor the request and remove Megabonk from the Debut Indie ballot for the Dec. 11 ceremony.
- The developer asked fans to vote for other first-time studios and noted a new Megabonk update is coming soon.
- Megabonk launched on PC in September, drew more than 100,000 concurrent players, and holds Very Positive reviews on Steam.
- It remains unknown whether organizers will name a replacement nominee for the category.
- The withdrawal has renewed scrutiny of how “debut” and “indie” are defined, with coverage highlighting nominees backed by larger partners such as Kepler Interactive’s support for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.