Twitch streamer Michael "Shroud" has garnered attention on social media after saying that Arc Raiders deserves to win 2025 GOTY, adding that people should "not let that Expedition game win Game of the Year." On November 5, 2025, a minute-long video from Shroud's Arc Raiders livestream surfaced on X.While expressing his admiration for the game developed by Embark Studios and Nexon, Shroud stated that multiplayer gamers are the "minority."He elaborated:"Dude, we've got to make sure that this game wins Game of the Year, by the way. Do not let that Expedition game win Game of the Year. Do not let it! Absolutely, do not! We all have to band together to make this game win. Us, multiplayer gamers, are the minority. Okay? We are the minority being the multiplayer gamers, but I believe we can win. I believe. Just need to tell everybody. I've never voted for anything ever. But I think I'm going to vote this year for this game."When fans asked if he had voted for Elden Ring to win Game of the Year in 2022, the former esports athlete responded:"'You didn't vote for Elden Ring?' No, I've never voted, ever. I mean, not like votes actually matter, dude. All the f**king awards are rigged anyway. Who cares? When have you ever seen an award that's actually legit?"Not the first time Shroud's opinion on a Game of the Year contender has garnered attentionDuring a livestream in May 2024, Shroud had predicted that Black Myth Wukong would win the Game of the Year award. While claiming that if the game did not win the highly coveted title, The Game Awards would be considered "rigged."The Twitch streamer had stated:"I don't want to say this because it might piss you off. But it's going to win Game of the Year. It's going to! 100%. 1,000%! It's going to. It has to! There's just, like, if it doesn't, it's rigged. Simply put. 'What's the competition?' (Warhammer 40,000:) Space Marine (2), but I doubt it. How is a Warhammer game going to win? I don't know... f**king Helldivers (2). Palword. I don't know. I think it clears hard!"Shroud made headlines on July 24, 2025, when he named Zack "Asmongold," Hasan "HasanAbi," Ethan Klein, and Steven "Destiny" as the four problematic streamers.