Unlike most gaming events, The Game Awards have mostly avoided getting involved in major controversies and falling prey to meme culture. However, since the event is livestreamed every year, it is always vulnerable to unexpected intrusions or technical difficulties.
The latest iteration of The Game Awards, which was held on December 8, became the casualty of one such intrusion when an unidentified individual walked up on stage right after FromSoftware’s Elden Ring won Game of the Year. They had some interesting words to say about former United States President Bill Clinton:
While many people immediately began posting memes and jokes about Bill Clinton winning the Game of the Year award and being on the cover of Elden Ring, one dedicated fan went a step further and developed a fully-functional mod that adds the former president to Elden Ring itself.
The fan, identified as a modder named Arestame, showcased his mod on Twitter. He posted a video and joked about a collaboration between Elden Ring and Bill Clinton in the caption. The modder even jokingly referred to the teenager’s words at the event as an announcement for the collaboration.
The 45-second gameplay clip, which has garnered over a million views in less than 24 hours, starts off with a shot of President Clinton rocking a suit and standing in the middle of the game’s starting area, Limgrave. The next few shots are probably some of the most amusing that one has ever seen in a videogame.
Bill Clinton strolls across a fantasy land with a giant club in his hand. Soon enough, he encounters an enemy and engages him in combat, swinging his club with skill and prowess. What follows is a short but intense fight that ends with Clinton’s defeat, and the final shot shows him
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