Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was disqualified from the Indie Game Awards—but not for the reasons you think

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has swept through every single award show it has appeared on, claiming the most The Game Awards wins of all time. It’s a stellar game, one that revolutionized its genre, but also proved that games are a true art form.

However, the Indie Game Awards disqualified it, not because of its strange funding and debatable “indie” status, but its use of AI.

This was confirmed by the Indie Game Awards itself, which posted a statement on its FAQ page explaining why Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was excluded from the awards on the day of the ceremony, given that it was already nominated for the Debut Game and Game of the Year categories. It explained that IGA has a “hard stance” regarding the use of AI in video game development and that it had, prior to the ceremony, been told by Sandfall that no AI was used in the production of Expedition 33.

However, Sandfall Interactive did say it used “some AI” when making Expedition 33 a few months ago (via El Pais), which apparently came to the IGA’s attention on the day the ceremony was supposed to take place.

“In light of Sandfall Interactive confirming the use of gen AI art in production on the day of the Indie Game Awards 2025 premiere, this does disqualify Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 from its nomination,” the organization said.

“While the assets in question were patched out, and it is a wonderful game, it does go against the regulations we have in place,” it added.

The IGA has heavy-handed regulations when it comes to the use of generative artificial intelligence models, but are apparently willing to rework and reconsider its guidelines for future ceremonies, given how popular the technology is becoming (unfortunately).

Even so, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been excluded from at least one major awards show, though it doesn’t really matter. It won every category it was nominated for at the 2025 Golden Joysticks, took home nine Game Awards, and was even crowned Destructoid’s own Game of the Year (and even the community agreed).

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Winter Wildcards Team 2 is coming soon to FC 26 Ultimate Team, and it’s rumoured to feature some outstanding cards for you to find.

Team 2 will be a part of the Christmas festivities and usher in a new season. So far, EA Sports has remained tight-lipped about what cards we will be able to find. However, social media rumors have already potentially leaked the whole team of items.

All FC 26 Winter Wildcards Team 2 players (leaks)

Here’s the complete list of all leaked cards that are rumored to be part of Team 2.

• Baidoo
• Odriozola
• Elliot Anderson
• Noni Madueke
• Nico Gonzalez
• Jerzy Dudek
• Aya Miyama
• Morgan Rogers
• Nico Schlotterbeck
• Zico
• Sonya Bompastor
• Julian Alvarez
• Lauren James
• Kevin De Bruyne
• Rodrygo
• Litmanen
• Pedri
• Lothar Matthaus

All the leaked cards mentioned here will be present in packs. We should be able to find more items as part of SBCs and objectives when Team 2 goes live. Unlike cards available in packs, finding SBC and objective-based cards doesn’t have an element of luck.

FC 26 Winter Wildcards Team 2 release countdown

Team 2 will release globally on Thursday, Dec. 25. For a whole day, you’ll be able to find both Team 1 and Team 2 cards in packs. The following countdown will expire once the new team goes live.

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The countdown is based on the following timings.

• 10am PT
• 12pm CT
• 1pm ET
• 6pm UTC
• 7pm CEST

This is the same schedule that EA Sports typically follows for all promos. It will be interesting to find out how many of these leaks finally make it to the packs. If the leaks turn out to be true, the non-baby version of Zico and Miyama will be high on the wishlist of many players.

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