2011-05-27
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quote 23:45:06
Somehow Portal 2 and LA Noire manage to be more cinematic than a great deal of contemporary cinema – while being something entirely different, something with the phrase “I LOVE VIDEO GAMES” embedded in their DNA like a cheerful slogan through a stick of rock. These are not replacements for films, but something thrillingly different.
Charlie Brooker in the Guardian: Hollywood shuns intelligent entertainment. The games industry doesn’t. Guess who’s winning?