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PixlTalk Episode 55: Are Games Art?

Are games art and why does it matter if they are?

Our fearless leader Nick joins the heroes this week as we take a look at Jesse’s article, which argues that games are not art. In the process we attempt to define art, discuss whether or not games are art, or have the potential to become art. Ultimately our discussion leads us to possibly a more pressing matter: Why is it so imperative for gamers/game enthusiasts that video games are considered an art form?

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Medal of Honor: Warfighter Stacking Up This October

The sequel to the 2010 reboot was previously teased.

The next Medal of Honor game is on its way. According to the latest issue of the Official Xbox Magazine, the game will be titled Medal of Honor: Warfighter. The sequel to the 2010 reboot is again being developed by Danger Close studios, this time working on both single player and multiplayer, and it follows the story of Tier 1 Operators.

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Games Aren't Art and That's Okay With Me

We can argue all we want about whether games are art or not. The real questions is, why does it matter?

The debate of whether or not games are art has been a long and tedious one.  I do not think that Roger Ebert had any idea what kind of bee hive he was kicking when he famously declared that not only are games not art, but they likely never would be.  He would later go on to amend his comments to say that he believed that games could eventually become art, but that he hadn’t seen any real evidence to say that time was soon coming.  It was a kind of back handed apology to furious gamers for taking such an absolute stance on a subject he admittedly knew little about.  Gamers more or less ignored this amendment and demonized Mr. Ebert; holding steadfast to the idea that not only could games become art, but that they indeed already were.

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Nintendo Direct [2.22.2012]: Reggie Fils-Aime Presents Nintendo Updates

Reggie Fils-Aime, and Bill Trinen host this latest Nintendo Direct showcasing their upcoming line-up.

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Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir - Teaser Trailer

Experience the frightening curse in this survival-horror title for the Nintendo 3DS.

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Dillon's Rolling Western - Gameplay Tips

A few tips for all the rolling players out there.

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Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom Review

A unique and beautiful swan song for the PSP.

I’ve never been so deceived by a game before, as I was with Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom. It’s my own fault really, since I requested the title for review without knowing anything about it. Which is why, two hours in, I was confused as to why I was stuck reading a gratuitous amount of text. Impatient, I scoured the menus for anything that would clue me into the “gameplay” I was awaiting. Rather than control options I found nothing but text speed, romance animation, and other odd selections. Bewildered, I pressed on hoping for something to happen; finally it did. Suddenly, reading didn’t bother me as much, I didn’t care about controlling a character, and my impatient anticipation for gameplay dissipated. All that mattered was the winding storyline, the fascinating characters, and making choices to define my own in-game destiny.

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Sony Working On Kinect Like Peripheral

A patent filing reveals this development.

A patent filed in late 2011 reveals that Sony is working on its own version of Microsoft's Kinect peripheral. The patent is for a "USER-DRIVEN THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERACTIVE GAMING ENVIRONMENT", which involves plugging a camera into a PlayStation device and using it to track a person's movement and positioning in a 3D space.

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Twisted Metal Review

New hardware, new ideas -- is that too much to ask?

Playing Twisted Metal is a lot like going to your ten year high school reunion.  Sure it’s great to hang out with old friends, bask in nostalgia and relive some of the good ole days but at the end of it all you go home and thank god that you aren’t in high school anymore; that you’re not wearing the same clothes, that you aren’t living with your parents and that you aren’t as stupid as you were back then. But then again there are those like Twisted Metal that peaked in high school and would give anything to go back.

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Mass Effect 3 - "Take Earth Back" Full Trailer

Here it is the full CG trailer for Mass Effect 3, "Take Earth Back".

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