Personally, I think there is a lot more writing out there than these guys read, so I hardly take their opinion very seriously. However, "Bow, Nigger" was certainly one of the best pieces I read last year.
Edit: To add - I met Kyle Orland, Video Game Ombudsman over at Gamestop the other day. Apparently he went to college with me. We chatted about gaming websites a bit. He told me he wrote for Gamespot on and off. I chuckled. He was buying RE4. Hell, I don't know where I'm going with this other than - why was he one of the people on that little circle jerk panel?
I'm sorry Bruce, but your choice is to obvious and was written to pander to the educated elitist who likes pointing out shit like that.
Man that link screams elitist art fag. I mean comparing an early video game to a museum film that I'm guessing most of the population has no knowledge of. The writer is clearly talented, but the subject matter is lacking.
You should finish reading it. I read it BEFORE I saw the Matthew Barney piece, which I know have. It is an elitist art piece, I'll grant that, but the gaming read is awesome.
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