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The kid who interrupted the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards 2022 was Matan Even, a 15-year-old high schooler known for his clout-chasing IRL stunts, and he was arrested after the incident. The young stage crasher suddenly took the microphone and gave a shoutout to his “reformed orthodox rabbi, Bill Clinton“, before being detained and later released by the authorities.
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About the Incident
- What happened at the Game Awards?: The Game Awards 2022 ended with a kid taking the microphone immediately after Hidetaka Miyazaki’s Elden Ring Game of the Year speech to give a shoutout to his “reformed orthodox rabbi, Bill Clinton”.
- Who was the kid at the Game of the Year?: The kid who crashed the Game Awards was later revealed to be Matan Even, a high schooler with a penchant for clout-chasing IRL stunts.
- What did the kid say at the end of the Game Awards?: After Miyazaki gave his acceptance speech, the kid said: “I just want to nominate this award to my reformed orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton“.
About the Game Awards
- What happened at Game of the Year award?: Hidetaka Miyazaki accepted Game of the Year and Best Game Direction for Elden Ring.
- Where is The Game Awards held?: The Game Awards streams live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
- When is The Game Awards?: The Game Awards ceremony took place on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
About Matan Even
- Who is Kid Matan?: Matan Even is a 15-year-old who rose to fame from his stunt at the Game Awards, but he’s been crashing events for publicity for a lot longer than that.
- Who was the Bill Clinton Kid?: The kid who said “I want to nominate this award to my reformed Orthodox Rabbi Bill Clinton” was Matan Even.
- What does Bill Clinton have to do with Elden Ring?: An Elden Ring modder created a playable Bill Clinton character in the game.
About the Game Industry
- Who will win Game of the Year 2023?: It is difficult to envisage that a game could be released this year that would dethrone the likely recipient of the 2023 Game of the Year award, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
- Who rushed the stage at Gamescom?: Matan Even, an online troll who had gone viral for several in-person stunts in the past, rushed the stage at Gamescom.
- Is Rockstar at Gamescom?: Neither Rockstar Games nor its parent company Take-Two Interactive has given any indication of their presence at Gamescom 2023 or any scheduled announcements.
About the Host and Awards
- Who was the girl who hosted the Game Awards?: Sydnee Goodman hosted The Game Awards preshow and presented one of the night’s awards.
- How long did Christopher Judge talk at The Game Awards?: Christopher Judge’s speech at The Game Awards was seven minutes and 59 seconds.
- What is the most watched Game Awards?: In 2022, the Game Awards ceremony reached its highest number of live stream viewers, with 103 million people watching the event across multiple platforms and networks worldwide.