Amir Satvat Wins TGA Game Changer at The Game Awards 2024

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  • Опубліковано 13 гру 2024

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  • @mateusgsc243
    @mateusgsc243 19 годин тому +157

    I've been watching TGA for years and this is the closest I've seen you guys being an actual celebration of videogames, rather than gaming ads with more focus on Hollywood celebrities cameos than on the people who work on the industry.
    Putting a "nobody" on the spot because he helped devs get a job back, the same people who make great games possible, games like Hi Fi Rush that had their entire teams laid off and even won past TGA awards... It's honorable.
    I hope to see more of that in the future.

    • @andropovstyle69
      @andropovstyle69 10 годин тому +4

      He is the lead biz dev for tencent north america, not exactly a nobody... But I totally agree with everything you said. What a guy.

    • @mateusgsc243
      @mateusgsc243 8 годин тому +3

      @andropovstyle69 That's good to know!
      But I didn't mean he couldn't be of great importance in the industry.
      What I mean is that any dev is a "nobody", in quotation marks really, compared to all these Hollywood cameos they choose to put on the spot all these past few years.
      Remember last year when Antony Mackie and Simu Liu got several minutes for speeches but devs that received awards couldn't even speak for 2 minutes?
      They were already on billion dollar movies and extremely recognizable, but devs that were being "celebrated" couldn't have half their time to speak on a Game Awards show.
      Putting attention on actual people of the industry is what TGA should have been doing all along, so that's about what I meant.
      It really wasn't meant to down play Amir or his importance to the industry in any way and I'm sorry if it came across that way.

  • @solidpat221
    @solidpat221 19 годин тому +171

    This is an incredible addition of an award. Honestly this award should be at the top of the show next to GOTY. An award celebrating those saving those in the industry.

    • @carl5939
      @carl5939 15 годин тому

      until you realise the game awards are rigged, this guy is literally a CCP industry plant who didn't actually help anyone...

    • @johndenise5639
      @johndenise5639 12 годин тому +7

      He's a Tencent Director. Which they conveniently failed to mention. Specifically for Development & acquisition.
      He's presented as the everyday gamer while he's full Corpo.

    • @Rin_ku
      @Rin_ku 12 годин тому

      @@johndenise5639He joined tencent after doing all the things he’s currently being celebrated for.

    • @leetab1x
      @leetab1x 11 годин тому

      @@johndenise5639Yes, he works in the game industry and the connections he’s cultivated have been used to help support those affected by layoffs. He’s never mentioned his role or employer when engaging with the community and I’ve only ever known him to be kind and helpful.

    • @Shad3y583
      @Shad3y583 9 годин тому +2

      @@johndenise5639you must be great at parties

  • @BlurryStars
    @BlurryStars 21 годину тому +117

    2:46 is me! Thanks Amir for supporting game developers! I am in the purple hoodie with the glasses on the top right!

  • @JoeyStrombolli
    @JoeyStrombolli 20 годин тому +34

    Love this idea of giving awards and recognition to more people like Amir. He really seems like a truly good human being. He deserves it

  • @austinherrington7049
    @austinherrington7049 20 годин тому +85

    I was really disappointed when the layoffs weren’t acknowledged at last year’s TGAs. I was laid off by Embracer Group, alongside thousands of others. My studio had made a really cool game with a really strong community, every project was profitable, we were doing great. Embracer Group gutted our studio, and I still have former coworkers that haven’t found new game dev jobs over a year after being laid off.
    Something’s gotta change, we have to talk about this, and I’m so happy that Geoff finally acknowledged us.
    If you’re not in the industry this all might seem silly - other industries experience layoffs too. This is a small industry though. In terms of developers, it’s a VERY small industry, and it’s radically shrinking. Some of the people who made your favorite games will never find another game job because the jobs just don’t exist anymore. It’s sad as hell and it will only hurt the players.
    Thank you for talking about it, Geoff. Thank you for creating an award for Amir. Thank you for giving a voice to so many people whose careers have been ended.
    To any devs reading this that have been laid off: keep your head up. If Geoff and others keep talking about this, change will happen, and the jobs will come back. Good luck to you, and stay strong!

    • @mateusgsc243
      @mateusgsc243 19 годин тому +9

      @@austinherrington7049 thank you for sharing! Good luck out there to you and your fellow developers.

    • @alexmott507
      @alexmott507 18 годин тому +2

      Were you at Free Radical? I will hate Embracer till the day I die for the way they screwed FR over

  • @Baby-oh4xq
    @Baby-oh4xq 20 годин тому +75

    Bro got a standing ovation. Well deserved!

  • @P13Rat
    @P13Rat 20 годин тому +37

    Incredible, incredible speech from this guy! I had no idea bout Satvat but now I will not forget that name; i really appreciate geoff keighley and tga team for recognizing the layoffs and industry issues, and adding this segment.

    • @LionHeartChardonnay
      @LionHeartChardonnay 5 годин тому +1

      He’s on LinkedIn super nice guy. And he’s willing to talk to you any time

  • @jungler34
    @jungler34 22 години тому +63

    Best thing the game awards have ever done hands down

  • @seanbalsanoillustration
    @seanbalsanoillustration 14 годин тому +26

    This was exciting to see. I remember when Amir sent me a Linkedin connection request during the Pandemic. I had a chance to chat with him a bit & his passion for not only games, but gamers and the people who make them is so evident. He bleeds passion & he's never asked a dime for his services.
    It's cool to have become a part of his community before it blew up. Major congrats Amir, you deserved this moment & my eyes legit watered a bit for you when I saw this. :)

    • @seanbalsanoillustration
      @seanbalsanoillustration 14 годин тому +8

      Also, I once saw a higher up at a studio in Spain trashing Amir on Linkedin. So arrogant, so hateful. There will always be people who will try and tear you down.
      I can honestly say, that other guy will never get a standing ovation like Amir got last night. Never.

  • @TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine
    @TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine 22 години тому +61

    Amir is a class act! More people should emulate this guy.

  • @FinxOmally
    @FinxOmally 10 годин тому +29

    “My parents taught me, my value lies in how I treat other people”
    If only every CEO in the industry had parents like Amir’s.
    An award incredibly well deserved.

  • @WhiteboardGMs
    @WhiteboardGMs 22 години тому +41

    Wow it was very unexpected to pop-up in the Game Awards!
    Thank you Amir for everything you do for the industry! And thank you for sharing our job searches!
    We are creating a very unique and ambitious title, that we are aiming to be the next Game of the Year award winner (yes, we dream big), so popping up here was like a message from the Future.

  • @magnificentfoxface5982
    @magnificentfoxface5982 7 годин тому +6

    My value lies in how I treat other people❤

  • @legacyoftheash7327
    @legacyoftheash7327 3 години тому +4

    This moment really was necessary. It should remind everyone that there are people behind these games and they should be treated as such. Some consumers/gamers should take pause next time they consider absolutely trashing a development team for putting something out that they're not a fan of. For many developers, these games are a part of their life's work. It's a big deal to them if a title fails to meet expectation or bombs. For the gamer, it's just a minor inconvenience and it's into the next product.

  • @yvo84
    @yvo84 2 години тому +1

    That was heartwarming. TGA actually standing for something good. This is the right direction.

  • @RoseGoldenPetal
    @RoseGoldenPetal 12 годин тому +5

    Be like Amir, be a beacon of hope for the industry, we need more folks like him.

  • @christinathea5737
    @christinathea5737 19 годин тому +8

    Thanks for existing Amir, youre an emotional beacon of light for me that i could make it in this industry, even though i am located in germany and a total rookie, stuck in a draining 9 to 5

    • @rupel190
      @rupel190 5 годин тому

      If it's your passion... you can. We can!

  • @espresso574
    @espresso574 6 годин тому +2

    Amir has been such an awesome contributor to the industry and a massive source of positivity during a pretty bleak few years. This award is well deserved and honestly is a nice acknowledgement of a part of the industry that often gets overlooked. Congrats, Amir. The world needs more people like you.

  • @AK_Arshi
    @AK_Arshi 3 години тому +3

    What a guy! Deserves even more recognition 🙏🏾♥️

  • @daniloallegro7757
    @daniloallegro7757 20 хвилин тому +1

    This ranks among the most notable awards The Game Awards has presented. Amir Satvat's accomplishments are genuinely inspirational, making this tribute truly captivating. ❤

  • @jaredwalton3135
    @jaredwalton3135 3 години тому +2

    This was the single best part of the entire show. Dude got a standing ovation from his peers, just pouring out his heart in stage. I sat thru the entire show and this is the only part that stuck with me as truly meaningful. Props to Amir for caring!

  • @crimsonstyles
    @crimsonstyles 3 години тому +1

    Much appreciated for your continued work on helping those that lost jobs, get hired on. all around seems like a humble, genuine individual with legitimately altruistic feelings towards helping others.

  • @aggrogahu
    @aggrogahu 4 години тому +1

    5:30 "my value lies in how I treat other people" is the key to true happiness

  • @-Subtle-
    @-Subtle- 12 годин тому +5

    This man won the show.

  • @a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi
    @a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi 22 години тому +25

    We need more people like him in the world. A true hero.

  • @robtibbetts890
    @robtibbetts890 5 годин тому +1

    I've been watching Amir build his community on LinkedIn over the last year or so, and it's nice to see his impact get attention.

  • @Seraphima249
    @Seraphima249 14 годин тому +5

    Hands down the best and most important award of the night. Good call Geoff!

  • @AsaNoGaijin
    @AsaNoGaijin 17 годин тому +4

    This is the best thing that has ever been done at The Game Awards.

  • @Carlos_lolclp
    @Carlos_lolclp 9 годин тому +7

    Never going to forget this man. To me he is now the spirit of gaming

  • @davideitalianguy4533
    @davideitalianguy4533 22 години тому +29

    I want to hug this guy 😢. Thanks for everything you do Amir💌

  • @vividcyclone2143
    @vividcyclone2143 11 годин тому +2

    The true highlight of the entire event.🏆

  • @nilocblue
    @nilocblue 5 годин тому +1

    I can't tell you how much I appreciated the awards this year where you moved away from pure commercialization (which obviously DOES have a place, you do need money) and moved towards highlighting the devs and the gamers.

  • @LuiCambio
    @LuiCambio 22 години тому +14

    This man is awesome for what he did 💪 Big w for real 🏆 Definitely well-deserved 💯💯

  • @darkblastoise9199
    @darkblastoise9199 15 годин тому +4

    I am in awe of this man 😮 bravo sir ❤

  • @FizZiZPvP
    @FizZiZPvP 10 годин тому +2

    Thank you to this incredible man

  • @SpookyScarySkitarii
    @SpookyScarySkitarii 4 години тому

    Protect this man at all cost. We need more people like him.

  • @natler0438
    @natler0438 22 години тому +12

    A great man and very passionate, hats off to you, good sir

  • @StewNWT
    @StewNWT 18 годин тому +3

    Well done!!! Way to go Amir!

  • @Ep347
    @Ep347 10 годин тому +2

    This guy is awesome!

  • @ShadowBaneling
    @ShadowBaneling 7 годин тому +7

    And the Tencent game changer award goes to...
    *CLAP CLAP CLAP*

  • @FujioParis
    @FujioParis 16 годин тому +3

    What a beautiful soul ❤️

  • @mrchiefbs
    @mrchiefbs Годину тому +1

    Brilliant speech.

  • @Wraiven22
    @Wraiven22 2 години тому

    What an awesome guy! Thanks for acknowledging this, TGA! These are the people we should be celebrating, not random celebrities who probably haven’t played a videogame since Mario Kart.

  • @FalcoPontificus
    @FalcoPontificus 2 години тому

    This is it, Geoff. THIS is your tone for TGA going forward. Amir Satvat is the way you address industry layoffs. Take some of that $$$ you're making for trailer spots and pour it into helping those game developers. "You cannot make great games without great people." - Amir Satvat, 2024

  • @REAPERAPO
    @REAPERAPO 14 годин тому +2

    Screw reveals, teasers, trailers, game news. This is what we need to know about. Every good person like Amir in Gaming industry

    • @xsxxc1
      @xsxxc1 4 години тому +1

      😂

  • @Jobocan.
    @Jobocan. 4 години тому +4

    This man is a Tencent director who works on IP acquisition. When Tencent buys Ubisoft and a ton of people there lose their jobs as a result, that will be his doing.
    This is some weird shit Geoff.

    • @johndenise5639
      @johndenise5639 Годину тому

      They fell for it. TO his credit he does spend his own money to aid people but he's part of the machine.

  • @normarossler506
    @normarossler506 8 годин тому +5

    Together we can do anything!

  • @sapr76
    @sapr76 5 годин тому +1

    I wonder what Phil Spencer in the first row was thinking during this segment...

  • @Yoshixandir
    @Yoshixandir 20 годин тому +6

    Hold up isn’t that the tencent director?

  • @leatherhitman7401
    @leatherhitman7401 8 годин тому +3

    Well deserving for a man going out of his way for others especially those struggling in the layoffs situation. Little equivalent to the Walter Payton Award but for gaming.

  • @HitnRunTony
    @HitnRunTony 8 годин тому +3

    Great new award and perfect person to receive it

  • @JackNewman-b3r
    @JackNewman-b3r 22 години тому +8

    Very high quality content! Thank you for your hard work and diligence! 🍓🌺

  • @Syfcobra8549
    @Syfcobra8549 4 години тому +4

    This dude works at Tencent lol stop trying to present this guys a a Savior😂

  • @KangarooCourt-n8i
    @KangarooCourt-n8i 12 годин тому +6

    Isn't this guy a director in Tencent?

    • @TheKilaby
      @TheKilaby 9 годин тому +2

      you are actually right. Had to look it up as well. But i wouldnt start blaming him for working. What he did here was on his own helped a lot of people and all of that out of his own pocket. Tencent is a HUGE company not all people working there are bad.

  • @That_one_guy_with_a_beard
    @That_one_guy_with_a_beard 18 годин тому +2

    I like this guy

  • @mattallenclosedforum9505
    @mattallenclosedforum9505 7 годин тому +1

    Im cutting onions

    • @Wraiven22
      @Wraiven22 2 години тому

      I didn’t even know about this guy before this and I teared up! What a legend

  • @bruh_moment294
    @bruh_moment294 22 години тому +9

    what a class act

  • @MJeffSantos
    @MJeffSantos 7 годин тому +1

    What a legend! Congrats on the awards and thank you so much for helping the people that work to give us the things we love the most: games.

  • @Fardawg
    @Fardawg 9 годин тому +6

    Why did you hide that he works for Tencent as "Business Development Director?" You made it seem like he was some humble, laid off dev with a small youtube channel.

    • @johndenise5639
      @johndenise5639 Годину тому +1

      They deleted top comments and replies pointing this out.Truly honest people with nothing to hide!

    • @BK-ob3lo
      @BK-ob3lo 35 хвилин тому

      I mean he's still taking tons of unpaid free time to help others.

  • @nerdgeekman
    @nerdgeekman 22 години тому +3

    “All this mf said was good morning and was cool af and y’all hated him”

  • @TayelMachete
    @TayelMachete 12 годин тому

    Damn 👏

  • @TamvA
    @TamvA 11 годин тому

    Absolute chad.

  • @BigUlises97
    @BigUlises97 6 годин тому

    goated

  • @MelanieLewis-v4l
    @MelanieLewis-v4l 22 години тому +1

    Your videos are always so entertaining and informative! Thank you for this! 🍭💝

  • @Square1production
    @Square1production 15 годин тому +4

    This guy is Director of Business Development at Tencent, by the way. He's not just some guy with a UA-cam channel you've never heard of.

    • @seanbalsanoillustration
      @seanbalsanoillustration 14 годин тому +7

      That was a role he entered into long after he had already started this career support service. He was at Amazon Games when he first reached out to me, but that was a role he had worked his way up to in recent years before that. It wasn't too many years prior to that in which he didn't work in games at all, as stated in his video here. Let's celebrate his recent rise into the gaming world, bc if you've had the chance to speak to Amir, it's very apparent that he wants to help other people rise up just like he did.

    • @Square1production
      @Square1production 10 годин тому

      @@seanbalsanoillustration I didn't mean to imply anything untoward about it. It's just that his position gives his efforts more leverage and a particular bias, and most of his success has come with having the connections necessary to actually accomplish the goal of getting layoffs back into the industry in some capacity. It's just strange that they didn't mention it, because that would actually help make it clear exactly how he's had enough of an effect to earn the award.

    • @seanbalsanoillustration
      @seanbalsanoillustration 9 годин тому +3

      @@Square1production ​​ Yea I get you. Even if I'm not particularly a big fan of Tencent either (I've always worked and loved to stay in the smaller indie scene), I do think it's admirable that he's using his gained power and influence to help others rise up though. Many upper level people aren't always so altruistic and often forget about the little people once they get big. Amir seriously devotes a whole lot of freetime, I'd say most of it, to helping others with no expectation of payment. At the very least, we need more empathetic voices in these higher level positions like this. It wasn't too long ago that he was in fact a random unknown UA-camr who was getting like 10-20 views on each of his gaming videos! That was only like 5-6 years ago.
      I do agree that they should have mentioned his position in the industry.

    • @Fardawg
      @Fardawg 9 годин тому +2

      @@seanbalsanoillustration You work for the CCP too? They do love planting dei failures in other companies so they can acquire them for nothing when they tank, thanks to work Amir and others like him are doing for them.

  • @bingbashbosh1
    @bingbashbosh1 10 годин тому +2

    Amir is a director for Tencent 😂

  • @GloriousAO
    @GloriousAO 9 годин тому

    3:37 is that vince gilligan?

    • @GloriousAO
      @GloriousAO 9 годин тому

      nah I doubled checked, not him

  • @AnthonyPaterson-f6q
    @AnthonyPaterson-f6q 22 години тому +1

    Continue to please us with such interesting videos! You are a real professional! 🐱💞

  • @zack54236
    @zack54236 5 годин тому

    Actual TOP TGA moment

  • @TaediumVitae5700
    @TaediumVitae5700 4 години тому

    Amir should be the icon of the gaming community

  • @helenrichard7606
    @helenrichard7606 2 години тому +1

    Bravo! Congratulations dear Amir! So proud of you and happy for you🎉🎉❤❤❤

  • @ChiefCrewin
    @ChiefCrewin 9 годин тому +6

    These comments are pathetic, this is partially why the industry is failing. You wouldn't have to be laid off if you just gave us good art without trying to push your agenda.

  • @thehighoverseer7083
    @thehighoverseer7083 6 годин тому

    Really feel like his website should be linked in the description.

  • @danschneider8996
    @danschneider8996 22 години тому +3

    Who's the chick in the thumbnail?

  • @BlackCastle3323
    @BlackCastle3323 15 годин тому +3

    The layoffs is a demonstration of the gaming industries lack of good creativity. AND THEY ALL NEED TO REALIZE THAT.

  • @HSE331
    @HSE331 10 годин тому

    SAAR PLEASE NO FIRE ME SAAR

  • @carl5939
    @carl5939 15 годин тому +5

    CCP industry plant, yawn.

  • @Tomorrow_Beach
    @Tomorrow_Beach 22 години тому

    3:51 Who is this purple-haired woman?

  • @thepostman257
    @thepostman257 13 годин тому +2

    Who is he and What did he do. honestly I don't know. I read how he's a great guy and he is the embodiment of gaming but nothing on what he did

    • @realamanda1943
      @realamanda1943 8 годин тому +1

      When all the layoffs started, he made a free job board that turned into a free mentorship service and a bunch of other amazing free career guidance resources tailored to the games community to get as many affected folks back into jobs!

    • @thepostman257
      @thepostman257 4 години тому +2

      @realamanda1943 So he's a job recruiter. I mean why can't they just say that

    • @johndenise5639
      @johndenise5639 Годину тому

      @@thepostman257 There are numerous things they failed to mention about his "repertoire".

  • @Theo.s.h.
    @Theo.s.h. 16 годин тому +1

    Bro thinks he is Keanu 😂

  • @soulsolis3096
    @soulsolis3096 17 годин тому +1

    Well, don't sign your souls to the devil...?

  • @robcoguy6909
    @robcoguy6909 20 годин тому +3

    Dude's gonna be busy in the next few years when naughty dog and gearbox lay off their staff for those terrible looking games.

  • @GuillermoDelTorro100
    @GuillermoDelTorro100 22 години тому +13

    HAHAHAHA A I GOT FIRED FOR BEING WOKE AWARD. give me a break. Lmao.

    • @brandoncontreras6994
      @brandoncontreras6994 20 годин тому

      ??? You obviously have no connection or knowledge of how or why the layoffs happened. Do you think that is how they fired people? How does it feel to be a mouth breathing idiot

    • @BK-ob3lo
      @BK-ob3lo 16 годин тому +25

      There will come a time where you will mature and cringe when you think back to the nasty things you used to say. Teenage years are tough but they pass.

    • @ChiefCrewin
      @ChiefCrewin 9 годин тому

      ​@@BK-ob3lono I think not. Clearly the industry is failing because they refuse to learn their lesson. I hate the CCP but they're going to eat the Western gaming industries lunch because they refuse to give us what we want, good art. From the show, it's clear the Western devs want to keep pushing their bullshit.

    • @xsxxc1
      @xsxxc1 3 години тому +1

      @@BK-ob3loThis segment was cringe foh

    • @BK-ob3lo
      @BK-ob3lo 32 хвилини тому

      ​@@xsxxc1What's cringe about highlighting outstanding, egalitarian behavior or is that just a buzzword you throw around for anything you don't like? Are you forgetting that the point of an award show is to celebrate an industry and the people who empower it?

  • @nermax7022
    @nermax7022 16 годин тому +3

    If you don’t wanna be fired, make better games.

  • @Walt_Xander94
    @Walt_Xander94 22 години тому +8

    Just a 6 min commercial. That had no business being on the VGAs.

    • @Jordanzts
      @Jordanzts 22 години тому +23

      Relax, we're celebrating an amazing kind thing. Try to show some kindness back

    • @Walt_Xander94
      @Walt_Xander94 21 годину тому +9

      ​@@JordanztsWhat part of VIDEO GAME Awards don't you get? We watch this for this games.
      And it was honestly annoying when some of those devs are saying why layoffs happen, when those 2 hair dyed activists damn well know why it happens. Or partly I should say.
      If most Western games stopped being political, at least half of the laid off studios would still be standing.

    • @Celticelery
      @Celticelery 20 годин тому +25

      ​@@Walt_Xander94
      It must be fascinating in your head. Living in a reality so thoroughly divorced from anything tangible and real.

    • @chad3232132
      @chad3232132 20 годин тому +5

      @@Walt_Xander94 So non-Western game studios are thriving? 🤣

    • @mateusgsc243
      @mateusgsc243 20 годин тому +18

      Are you kidding?
      This is the closest TGA ever got to being a "celebration of videogames" rather than gaming ads coupled with Hollywood cameos.

  • @daamoonlord2696
    @daamoonlord2696 15 годин тому +1

    Amazing moment❤

    • @Fardawg
      @Fardawg 9 годин тому +2

      I had a tear in my eye at the thought that a humble Tencent "Business Development Director" (did they fail to mention that...?), who seeks out companies the CCP can gobble up, helped people who destroy games get back in the industry. Truly a moment in history.