While The Game Awards' cast of official presenters may not always seem imperative to the nominees or awards categories that they present for, many fans like to interpret the presenter selections each year as an indication of what world premiere announcements might be made. Recently, the latest presenter pair has been announced that would give excitement tofans ofEnter the MatrixorThe Matrix: Path of Neo.
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The Matrix Resurrections' Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss have been announced as the newestpresenters for The Game Awards next week. The actors' paired appearance at the awards show suggests that they will promoteThe Matrix Resurrections, which releases later this month, though it is not confirmed if a new trailer or any new information in general will be shared. Further, the star-power of Reeves and Moss' Neo and Trinity is a huge pull for The Game Awards' exposure and proves mutually beneficial to all parties involved.
Interestingly, Reeves and Moss' announcement arrives conveniently around the same time as a rumored leak associated toThe Matrix. Theallegedly titledThe Matrix Awakensis described as an “Unreal Engine 5 Experience” and a “movie tie-in.” If a newMatrixvideo game is announced at The Game Awards, that would certainly be the stage for it. It is currently undetermined whether this rumored initiative alludes to its own full game or other such project, but fans will just have to tune in to find out if there is any truth to the rumors.
Keanu Reeves' memorable appearance at E3 2019 forCyberpunk 2077’s marketing spawned a viral meme with his infamous and “breathtaking” response to a fan in the audience. With the viral scale of this incident in mind, it is a no-brainer nonetheless that Geoff Keighley would want to bring Reeves aboard. Because regardless of whether a game announcement is made, fans who tune in next week may anticipate anotherviral moment from theCyberpunk 2077actorand The Game Awards' live audience will likely take advantage of this opportunity.
The Game Awards 2021premiere on June 18, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. PST.
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