Recreation Awards host Geoff Keighley has as soon as once more been accosted by an irreverent, clout-chasing youth, this time on the 2023 Gamescom Opening Evening Dwell showcase. A person rushed the stage to inform the viewers that “Invoice Clinton needs to play GTA VI.” Keighley’s disappointment was palpable.
The incident occurred within the opening minutes of the multi-hour “celebration” of gaming, between Starfield composer Inon Zur performing one of many fundamental themes from the open-world sci-fi RPG and director Todd Howard approaching stage to stroll viewers via the gameplay. Keighley was gloating about attending to play the sport early proper earlier than an viewers member walked up the platform and tried to get just a few seconds on the host’s sizzling mic.
“Very disappointing,” Keighley stated a number of occasions as stagehands escorted the person and his buddy out of the room.
The unscripted interruption recalled a second throughout final 12 months’s Recreation Awards ceremony when a child snuck up on stage behind the Elden Ring improvement crew and proceeded to speak nonsense about Invoice Clinton and Orthodox Judaism. He was finally detained and questioned by police earlier than later being launched and revealed to be Matan Even, a web-based troll who had gone viral for a number of in-person stunts prior to now.
“That is such a particular night time for thus many builders and it’s actually dissapointing to see somebody act that approach however we’re gonna transfer proper on with the present,” Keighley stated as we speak. “Actually it’s simply so unhappy to see one thing like this occur on an evening we’re right here to rejoice video games hand how a lot they imply to us.”
Happily, Howard confirmed up moments later to the swelling music of Starfield with out lacking a beat. He stated it was his first time ever at Gamescom.
