It was a great night for gaming at The Game Awards 2022, a celebration of the past year of accomplishments across the industry. The night had its highs and lows, with the quality of jokes and references varying over the night.
But one of the most unbelievable moments came at the end of the night when an unknown person joined the stage during the Elden Ring Game of the Year speeches.
This stage crasher took to the mic and gave a nomination of his own that immediately became a meme on various social media sites. Here’s what we know about The Game Awards 2022 hijacker and what he said while on stage.
What did the stage crasher say on The Game Awards stage?
Right after the acceptance speech from Hidetaka Miyazaki and his translator, the camera cut to a stage crasher who had apparently taken to the stage alongside Elden Ring‘s director.
The larger broadcast seemed to only catch part of what he said, but others reported it as something close to: “Hey my turn, I just want to thank everybody and say I want to nominate this award to my reformed orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton, thank everybody.”
This immediately caused confusion and speculation across the viewing audience while Keighley tried to reign in the broadcast and proceed as normal.
As expected, it immediately spawned memes and jokes across Twitter.
It seems to have taken a serious turn when Keighley tweeted out that the person had been arrested. Kotaku’s Ethan Gach reported, however, that the Los Angeles Police Department had said no arrest was made.
It seemingly gets worse. Some are claiming that the person has ties to right-wing media organizations and that what he said on stage was a form of an anti-Semitic phrase, according to several users on Twitter.
We will likely need to wait for more information, whether it be from Keighley or people who are familiar with the individual.
In the meantime, it raises questions about the level of security that The Game Awards invested in at the Microsoft Center for some of the world’s top gaming minds.
Update Dec. 10 3:18pm CT: This article has been updated to reflect new information regarding the alleged arrest of the person who interrupted The Game Awards.
