It was written in the stars, but it's now official. Keanu Reeves, who is famous because he acts in films and things, will be joining Geoff Keighley at The Game Awards.
Reeves has formed a connection with gaming due to his heavy involvement in Cyberpunk 2077. Playing the role of Johnny Silverhand, he stays with main character V through the story, and will probably give you bad advice.
This news more or less confirms the CD Projekt RED game will make an appearance in some form. We imagine that, once Reeves has presented a trophy, a flashy Cyberpunk trailer will kick in. You know it makes sense.
Keanu joins the likes of Tom Holland, Stephen A. Smith, Brie Larson, Gal Gadot, Troy Baker, Nolan North, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, film director Christopher Nolan, YouTuber Jacksepticeye, and of course, the Swedish Chef as guests during the awards show. The Game Awards 2020 gets started tomorrow.
[source twitter.com]
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Damn, that YouTuber really stands out as a weak link. It's like a band with Jimi Hendrix, Freddy Mercury, John Lennon and that woman that sang Barbie Girl.
Okay. That list of guests is so random but makes me have to watch.
Gotta wonder if Eddie Vedder is presenting a Last of Us award - hope he plays Future Days
@BalsBigBrother This is what I've been doing for every award show since about 2014. Why waste 2+ hours when you can spend them doing something better and get all the same info in 5 minutes after the fact.
A guest that makes sense, since he's actually directly involved with games.
Eddie Vedder? Now that's a surprise for me.
I hope he shows up carrying his own Funko Pop.

Christopher Nolan...please tell me he's writing a new Sony game. Would be even more amazing than say Guillermo Del Torro writing a video game....sigh...
Nolan will deliver his award over the course of three long hours, with no bathroom breaks. Then it will turn out the award was inside us all, the audience, all along.
@rjejr I have this one, it's great lol
Anyway I'm starting to worry the presentation will be pre recorded videos!
@nessisonett I thought you were talking about Nolan North then I looked the list lol
@AFCC "...the presentation will be pre recorded videos!"
I asked a question about the format about a week or so ago in 1 of the many previous TGA articles. I think Keighly might be live on a stage but I'd have to assume everyone else will be zooming in. Zooming is better than pre-recorded, you can have banter.
"What kind of show will it be during the pandemic? Surely they can't have a packed auditorium. Find it odd no mention of format in the article."
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/12/when_is_the_game_awards_2020
They had me at Swedish Chef, not gonna lie
I don't know if I'd call him terrible but I don't think he's a great actor. He does undeniably have some kind of charm though
He should be the official presenter of the game award from now on
@Menchi cause seeing an awesome announcement like Joker in Smash live is cooler than reading about it online afterwards
@mariomaster96 I guess I just value my time more than you.
@Medic_Alert He's been thought of as a terrible actor for over 30 years but he's good looking and a genuinely good and humble person so he gets away with it.
Wow gaming awards is grabbing some heavy weights from the movie industry. With cinemas taking a hit from Covid, perhaps 'now' is truly the time actors realise the potential of game culture. I must admit I find more interest and excitement with game stories than blockbuster movies nowadays. Perhaps movies are restricted by a 2-3 hours block of time, whereas games allows characters to development over a much longer period with more variety of tales.
@Matroska Yeah, he’s not a brilliant actor but he’s one of the nicest dudes out there. My favourite bad Keanu role has got to be his utterly dreadful accent in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Sounds like he has a mouth full of marshmallows.
@nessisonett Yeah, I love that film. It almost seems intentional since you have two amazing actors in Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins facing off against each other over the fates of Keanu and Winona who're displaying all the acting ability of a bowl of potatoes. Kind of like they're two pawns who Dracula and Van Helsing are fighting over.
@Matroska The "girl that sang Barbie Girl" there would be Brie Larson, if you ask me. Not only is what Sean/Jack does more intrinsically related to videogames than any of the other guests listed, but he's also arguably a much better person than most.
I'll be playing as a mercenary with Keanu in my brain rather than watching the man himself.
They should of had Angry Joe there as a guest.
@rjejr Well this is...awful but understandable
@AFCC Less than 24 hours and then we'll know.
With Geoff likely fawning all over the celebrities he'll probably forget to announce the award winners. 😂
Fantastic lineup for sure. Something for everyone! Won't be watching live but looking forward to catching up with it tomorrow.
@rjejr only if Kojima-san shows up lol in that case he will be drooling for Kojima
@AFCC What Geoff does when Kojima is around, or even when he isn't, is way beyond "fawning". That's like 50 shades of gray levels of submission.
Geoff will be "fawning" over ALL of the celebrities though. He know's who's paying the bills.
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