The French: Self-serving or forward-thinking (or both)?

The New York Times reported Monday, November 6th that the French Culture Minister is hoping to guarantee subsidies for the French video game industry, cementing its status along with the cinema industry as a valuable cultural enterprise.

The more cynical of us might judge the French vote of confidence as an act of economic self-preservation in a cutthroat industry.

I prefer to think of this a just another example of how rapidly games are integrating into cultural landscapes across the globe.