The very phrasing of the question betrays the author's weak understanding of the subject. Of course games aren't art. Games are a medium. And like any modern

The very phrasing of the question betrays the author's weak understanding of the subject. Of course games aren't art. Games are a medium. And like any modern medium, it can be used to make art such as the game We the Giants, or the film Un Chien Andalou. It can also be used to make things that some might not consider to be purely art but that at least indisputably contain a lot of art, such as most any RPG or Hollywood movie. And of course there's also your straight-up entertainment - a sports game or a sports broadcast.