The Game Awards finds a new icon: Steam Deck winner Milf Hunter

Steam Deck review — (Image credit: Valve)

It's hard to imagine a video games show without some kind of meme-worthy moment - don't forget, Keanu Reeves thinks we're breathtaking - and the good news is, this year's The Game Awards was no exception.

No, I'm not talking about Christopher "Kratos" Judge's eight-minute speech; this particular moment was caught in the award show's chat, in which Valve was giving away a Steam Deck to every qualified viewer throughout the entire show.

Yes, you read that right - one Steam Deck was given away every single minute. But it wasn't the competition that got a reaction as much as the name of one of the lucky recipients.

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"Congratulations, Milf Hunter, our latest Steam Deck winner!" an official notification exclaimed during the show's live stream. Luckily for us, Chicago Tribune's Joe Fourhman snapped the moment it happened:

congrats to Milf Hunter pic.twitter.com/QVN9pwiiahDecember 9, 2022

The name caused such a stir that for a brief moment, the name Milf Hunter trended on Twitter in the US. You'll have to take our word for it, though; Google it, and you may find yourself straying to, uh, some NSFW content…

"It felt almost historic to see it live, didn’t it?" Fourhman said to a commenter. "We’ll never forget it."

If you're wondering, the full list of 171 winners is available on the Steam website. Congrats if you managed to secure one!

The Game Awards 2022 has come and gone, but don't panic if you missed it - we've rounded up everything announced at The Game Awards 2022 right here.

Geoff Keighley may have hinted that the show would be shorter this year, but The Game Awards 2022 ran for almost four hours (including the pre-show, that is), so it covered a lot of new stuff, including an update on the Super Mario Bros. movie, Horizon Forbidden West's upcoming DLC, confirmation that a Hades sequel is on the way, plus Final Fantasy 16's release date.

That's not all, either. Halsey showed up to sing a song dressed as Lilith from Diablo 4 and Hideo Kojima took to the stage wearing a Death Stranding 2 suit.

Looking for something new to get stuck into on Steam Deck, Milf Hunter? Here are the best PC games right now.

Vikki Blake is GamesRadar+'s Weekend Reporter. Vikki works tirelessly to ensure that you have something to read on the days of the week beginning with 'S', and can also be found contributing to outlets including the BBC, Eurogamer, and GameIndustry.biz. Vikki also runs a weekly games column at NME, and can be frequently found talking about Destiny 2 and Silent Hill on Twitter.