Originally Posted by DArtagnan 
I simply think he's completely ignorant about games, and as such - it would suit him to stop talking about them from a position of authority.
I think he's right in his position of authority :
- his books are somewhat popular (I really don't know in how far in East Europe)
- the games wouln't exist without his books.
And furthermore,
they have asked him. Should he just have responded with "no comment" ?