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Can video games be considered works of art, wonders Ciara O’Brien

CAN VIDEO games ever be art? According to one US movie critic, maybe. Described as the most powerful pundit in America by Forbes, Roger Ebert’s opinion could be said to have some sway. In April, Ebert decried the video game as an art form.