Interloper shouts out Bill Clinton after ‘Elden Ring’ wins game of the year, ‘Hades’ and ‘Death Stranding’ sequels shown

An unnamed individual who appeared to have gotten onstage during “Elden Ring’s” game of the year win has been arrested, host Geoff Keighley tweeted shortly after the show wrapped. During his brief stint at the microphone before he was escorted offstage by security, he muttered something about rabbis and what sounded like a shout out to former president Bill Clinton.

The Washington Post observed host Geoff Keighley forcing a smile and waving for security as the crasher delivered an incoherent speech. Onlookers interviewed by The Post were not familiar with the crasher. One developer told The Post that it’s possible the person posed as a member of the FromSoftware group as they took the stage, and was set up with a mic by the sound team.

The Game Awards has 31 categories, from best narrative to best esports team. While all eyes may be on the highly anticipated game of the year award, contests for best game direction, indie, score and performance generated plenty of buzz. New to the lineup this year is the best adaptation award for video game-inspired shows and movies. “Elden Ring” took home GOTY, while “God of War Ragnarok” swept the rest of the show with six wins, including best performance for Kratos actor Christopher Judge as well as both best audio design and score/music. Here’s who won Thursday night:

At tonight’s awards, “God of War Ragnarok” leads with 10 nominations in nine categories (the game’s two protagonists, Atreus, played by Sunny Suljic, and Kratos, played by Christopher Judge, were both up for the best performance award, which Judge took home). It ended up taking home six awards on Thursday, the most of any nominee: best action/adventure, best performance, best narrative, best audio design, best score/music and innovation in accessibility.

In his November review, writer Gene Park said “Ragnarok,” the sequel to 2018’s “God of War,” “improves on its predecessor in every way.”

“Bill Clinton” is trending on Twitter following the mystery person who seems to have snuck on stage during “Elden Ring’s” GOTY win, shouting out the former president before being escorted off stage. I’m as confused as you are, but at least the memes are going to be good. Host Geoff Keighley tweeted that the interloper has been arrested.

This year’s Game Awards was amateur hour at the final minutes, with a random person taking the stage after “Elden Ring” won Game of the Year to mutter some quick thanks and a bunch of words that were hard to decipher about rabbis and Bill Clinton.

Keanu Reeves isn’t the only Hollywood star in “Cyberpunk 2077” anymore. The new gameplay teaser for the upcoming DLC “Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty” showed Idris Elba playing a key role in the story.

The trailer opens with digital ghost and rockstar revolutionary Johnny Silverhand (Reeves) ranting about the endemic corruption within the New United States, the sovereign government of North America in “Cyberpunk’s” dystopian future. Elba is portraying Solomon Reed, who is described as an FIA Agent in the game’s trailer, presumably “Cyberpunk’s” equivalent to the CIA.

When FromSoftware’s name hit the screen, the crowd roared. In a brief trailer, mechs battled each other in an apocalyptic-looking future. Then, the reveal: “Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon” will come out in 2023 for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X | S and PC.

Things aren’t looking great for “Horizon Forbbiden West.” The sequel to “Horizon Zero Dawn” from Guerrilla Games has been shut out by “God of War Ragnarok” and “Elden Ring” in six of the seven categories it’s been nominated for. All that’s left is game of the year, where it will go up against both...

“Kill Bill” and “Reservoir Dogs” star Michael Madsen went on stage to reveal “Crime Boss: Rockay City," a first-person heist game from Czech studio InGame. Madsen plays Travis Baker, a career criminal aiming for the top of the Miami underworld in the 1990s.

Madsen is joined by a bevy of fellow ’90s media stars including Kim Basinger, Chuck Norris, Vanilla Ice, Danny Glover and Danny Trejo. “Crime Boss: Rockay City” is set to release March 28, 2023.