Call me cynical, but I suspect the coverage of GTA VI in the media over the next few weeks will follow a familiar pattern. Mostly, it will be five-minute slots wedged in near the end of news bulletins in which games journalists, industry analysts and other pundits will be asked why the game is such a big deal, how much it cost to make and how much revenue it will generate. Perhaps a few will try to reignite the hoary old \u201cviolence in video games\u201d debate, there will be presenters laughingly admitting they\u2019ve not touched a game since Pac-Man, rolling their eyes and wallowing in their ignorance, in a way they never would while discussing any other art form. Somebody will venture the subversive view that \u201cgames are no longer just for kids\u201d; somebody else will say \u201cgames make more money than films and music put together\u201d. And that will be that, job done for another decade \u2026 or until there\u2019s a funny story about Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n
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