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Ebert’s Game

Hello friends and enemies. Some time in the past, film critic Roger Ebert stated that video games are not art - scratch that - can never be art, like film can be. As a film critic, there's probably some built-in prejudice to his position. Additionally, it would appear that he has never played any video games at all, let alone some (or one) of the titles that are often cited as artistic - examples being Shadow of the Colossus, Psychonauts and Fallout. Our immediate thought regarding the debate was, "why does it matter?" Why would Mr. Ebert be concerned with stating...
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