The Game Awards introduced some star energy early within the present, as Harrison Ford dropped by for a shock look throughout the presentation for Finest Performer. Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle’s lead performer Troy Baker–who voices Indy within the game-initially got here out alongside Bethesda’s Todd Howard, who pitched the sport to George Lucas years in the past. But it surely did not take lengthy earlier than Ford got here out on stage to John Williams’ iconic Raiders of the Misplaced Ark theme.
Ford was very gracious to each Baker and Howard, as he praised The Nice Circle and requested the viewers to cheer for them. He additionally gave Baker excessive marks for his efficiency as Indy and joked that if he had identified that the voice over actor was so good that he would have completed the position himself.
In an amusing second, Ford motioned for the teleprompter to advance to the nominees for Finest Efficiency. Melina Juergens received for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II. Sadly, Ford mangled her title throughout the announcement. It could remind some viewers of John Travolta’s “Adele Dazeem” second from the Oscars in 2014.
Ford is not the primary A-list celeb to lend some Hollywood credibility to The Game Awards. In 2022, Al Pacino introduced the Finest Efficiency to Christopher Decide for his main position as Kratos in God of Warfare Ragnarok.