According to Game Informer (which is a horrible magazine) (and why are magazines even in existense anymore, isnt' it an outdated idea? Hasn't anyone heard of the internet by now?), the president of Rockstar claims that "There's a total lack of understanding that games are an art form" and from the I am 8-bit founder Jon Gibson, "Personally, I'm convinced games are art. Objectively, I'm confused."

Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid), has been quoted stating "I believe that games are not art, and will never be art."

So what are games?

The first definition of Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com 's "Art" is "the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance."

So what is art? Are videogames part of that categorey? Why does one of the most respected video game fathers say that videogames aren't art? Is he just trying to be trendy?