In Real Life

Rant: Can We All Please Ignore Roger Ebert From Now On? Thanks.

Let’s stop giving a shit what Roger Ebert says about video games, and art, OK? We’ve tried like hell to make him into a punching bag and neither he nor the rest of the world gives a crap for the fact we choose to feel so insulted every time he says something about video games.


March 6, 2012
In Real Life

Roger Ebert Not-So-Subtly Reminds Us What He Thinks Of Video Games

Roger Ebert is a very smart man and a very sharp and entertaining writer who just happens to think very, very poorly of video games.


March 30, 2011
News

Radiant Silvergun And An Argument For Games As Art

While famed film critic Roger Ebert says he still hasn’t changed his mind about video games, and his view that they can’t be art, he recently pointed his nearly 400,000-strong Twitter followomg to what he called a “well-written defence of video games” by musician Blake Williams. Here is the article, with permission, in its entirety.


January 25, 2011
News

Why 3D Doesn’t Work

Kotaku AU

Roger Ebert has been somewhat of a whipping boy for fans of video games, but he is an incredibly intelligent guy, and a critic who deserves our respect. So when he speaks out against 3D, and has arguably the greatest film editor arguing in his corner, maybe it’s time to listen.


December 31, 2010
In Real Life

Roger Ebert’s Past Game Addiction Made Him Sad

This year, famed film critic Roger Ebert said games could never be art – a mistake he later admitted. While Ebert might not be a fan of games, that doesn’t mean he didn’t used to play them obsessively .


September 2, 2010
News

Author On Roger Ebert’s Remarks: Insane

This past April, film critic Roger Ebert wrote a post called “Video games can never be art” that carried dogmatic statements like this:


July 2, 2010
News

Hey Ebert, Play This Game

Roger Ebert did a brave thing today, a terrible thing today: He admitted that he was wrong and said he has no plans on rectifying that.


July 1, 2010
In Real Life

Roger Ebert Admits His Mistake

“I was a fool for mentioning video games in the first place,” writes the famed movie critic. “I would never express an opinion on a movie I hadn’t seen.”


May 21, 2010
News

Pro Wrestler Enters Ebert Art Debate, Armed With Red Dead, Uncharted

Did you know Samoa Joe is an excellent pro wrestler? He is. But if that doesn’t win you over, perhaps his recent Tweets about video games will. Spoiler: He doesn’t side with Roger Ebert in the games-as-art debate.


April 30, 2010
News

Roger Ebert Uses His Powers For Good

Film critic Roger Ebert sometimes uses his powers for bad. But this time he is not.