Ebert v. Barker in a Sarcastic Gamer Showdown!

September 28th, 2007 · No Comments

by Dave

During a recent interview talking about his new game Jericho, Clive Barker went after movie critic Roger Ebert. The interviewer told Barker about Ebert’s recent quote that video games cannot be art. This set the movie director, turned game maker, into a frenzy. Barker stated that Ebert was a “pompous, arrogant old man,” and then stormed away from the interview.

Barker was not heard from again until a few days later when he decided to crash the taping of Ebert’s show. Barker appeared while the show was taping a segment on High School Musical 2. Richard Roeper was is mid sentence reviewing High School Musical 2, and about to give it a “thumbs up,” when Barker came out of nowhere wielding a steel chair and smashed Roeper in the back, incapacitating Roeper.

Ebert then ran away fearing for his life and Barker gave chase. Once backstage, Barker hurled the chair knocking Ebert to the ground. In seconds he had the chair again and repeatedly nailed Ebert on the head and back.

Barker stood over Ebert shouting, “games can be art!” As Barker turned and walked away from Ebert, Ebert sat straight up and performed a Karate style “sweep kick,” knocking Barker to the floor. With a quick flip, Ebert was once again on his feet and went after Barker with an elbow to the sternum! The parties were quickly separated by the TV show’s staff, but both could be heard yelling at each other from either side of the set.

Vince McMahon then appeared out of nowhere and told the guys that they could settle their score this weekend Live from Las Vegas at the Sarcasticgamer Pay-Per-View! Barker then shouted, “You’ll see this weekend at the pay-per-view! After I beat your ass in the ring, you’ll have to admit that games can be art!”

Remember, the only way to catch the battle extravaganza of Barker versus Ebert, with ringside manager Richard Roeper, is by sending Sarcsticgamer.com 39.95 for the Pay-Per-View. Check with your local cable company listings for further details!

Is your money on Ebert or Barker?