The Game Awards usually tries to stay away from big controversies. If someone is upset about what it has to offer, it tends to be because they don't agree with what title won Game of the Year. Host and organizer Geoff Keighley appears to know that for the most part he shouldn't "take sides," and instead try to stay above the fray. As someone who wants to be seen as an ambassador for the gaming industry, he tries to stay out of the worst light.