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16: Press X To Not Live

Feb 02, 20101 hr 5 minEp. 16
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with: Acierocolotl Portaxx Boots Raingear Jack Chick John Toast Squiddy STOG Lemon

reading: escapistmagazine.com

This week, we look at the concept of Video Games as Art from several different angles. First, we take a trip to the forums of The Escapist, where members get awards for watching cartoons and talk about what kind of assault rifle is the sexiest. If we are to believe their hype, these are the new game consumers, so what do they have to say? Secondly, we look at one of the oldest philosophical arguments in history, but through the eyes of a video game fan. Then finally, we get to the content itself, and read lines directly out of Need For Speed Underground 2, just to see the kind of art these video games have

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