Unlike any other award show, this year’s The Game Awards was jam-packed with World Premiers and announcements, but the moment that really top all off was a small segment of Josef Fares, CEO of Hazelight and Writer/Director of A Way Out, with host Goeff Keighley, which was downright hilarious and has been already declared as “The Best Moment” out of The Game Awards 2017.
It all started when Geoff Keighley called out Josef to talk about his new upcoming co-op only game A Way Out, where he announced the release date and a free friend trial pass for the same, but it seems like Josef had come to the show for breaking the ice. He talked about serious issue (like EA’s MTX/Loot Crates controversy) casually and also blessed Oscars very politely.
Watch it for yourself:
Josef Fares brought a new trailer for A Way Out to #TheGameAwards. And he has a message for The Oscars, too. pic.twitter.com/pvyXfVLmln
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2017
And here’s how the internet feel about it:
https://twitter.com/FloppyWafflez/status/938977775850987520
Josef Fares is my GOTY.
— Marty Sliva (@McBiggitty) December 8, 2017
Josef Fares is my hero. I wish I could speak as candidly and passionately about my work as he does about his new game. Sure it’s probably a nightmare for PR, but he’s so god damn interesting and there’s no one out there that wouldn’t take him at his word. #TheGameAwards
— Sean Finnegan (@_seanfinnegan) December 8, 2017
How do we get Josef Fares to host next year?
— Spawn Wave (@SpawnWaveMedia) December 8, 2017
Never realised 'A Way Out' was Josef Fares hinting about his future with EA lmao
— Robin (@RobinGaming) December 8, 2017
Play him off, Geoff.#TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/FvuNE2HuRg
— Polygon (@Polygon) December 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/ReverantFX/status/938993600796360705
https://twitter.com/SmashBros_Nin/status/938991517066149888
i'm done#TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/P5ODhXymoG
— Kiwo (@Kiwion) December 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/938977890502414336
This also led ResetERA community to create a thread dedicated to his off the cuff remark, which has about 530+ posts as of this writing.
This also started off a bunch of reddit posts (on multiple sub-reddits) with active discussions going on. (One on r/gaming, another on r/PS4 and a heck lot more)
Tell us what you think about it in the comments below.