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Pulitzer Prize-winning author says GTAIV not in same league as movies, books

darkzero.co.uk writes: "It's a shame, we were just getting ready to rant at another ignorant old man who's never picked up a game in his life, but we thought we'd better read his article first and it turns out he actually knows what he's talking about. I know, we were as shocked as you!

Junot Díaz won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his debut novel, and writes for the Wall Street Journal. He also happens to be a pretty avid gamer from the sounds of it, and has put in more than his fair share of time stealing cars and robbing the citizens of Liberty City.

Rather than spewing out the tired old 'games arent art' line that so many supposedly intelligent critics seem to spout, Díaz specifically states that he has no doubt that GTAIV is art, but that he doesn't feel that it yet equals what films and TV shows such as The Sopranos and The Godfather have managed."
Alternative Sources:
'Grand,' but No 'Godfather' - online.wsj.com | By: Catastrophe
OgTheClever - contributor
Published: 98 days 14 hours ago | Interview | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Gaming
 
 
 

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