By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, our critics explore the dying cosmos of Outer Wilds and the depths of Metal Gear Solid. Plus, a hearty hello to Super Mario Maker 2…
“It’s just me and the AI politician telling me the untruths I want to hear.” By Harold Goldberg It’s never night in this videogame land, which kind of freaks me out. But I still play within it. I still play The Elder Scrolls: Blades even though the Early Access version is, at its worst,…
By Ronald Gordon One of the biggest fears we have about the rise of technology is that computer systems and Artificial Intelligences will go rogue or adapt to something on their own. But what if you were the system that goes haywire? Why do you think a computer system would stray from its intended purpose?…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, videogames (mostly) take a backseat as the industry gears up for E3, but in the meantime we’ve got insightful looks at an unsightly Game Of…
By Ronald Gordon You’ve heard about the horror that was the Black Death. But what if you could experience an alternate narrative of life during the plague? A Plague Tale: Innocence is a stealth-based adventure game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive. Here, you play as a young girl named Amicia…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, our critics report in from the madness of E3. Plus, reviews of a pair of first-person experiences that couldn’t be more different and a big…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, our critics try to tell Rage 2 apart from the glut of post-apocalyptic violence, find a surprising second coming for Flappy Bird, get touchy-feely with…
By Isaac Espinosa It’s Nintendo at its purest. As Kamek and Baby Bowser set out on a quest to steal the dream stones on Yoshi’s Island, it’s up to the Yoshi to ensure that the duo cannot fulfill their evil plans. Yoshi’s Crafted World, a side-scrolling platformer developed by Good-Feel, is the eighth and…
Come hang with us! The New York Videogame Critics Circle will have some new announcements to share – along with a brand new game to unveil – at WeWork’s 450 Park Avenue South location this Wednesday night. It all begins at 6:30 p.m., 5/15/19, on the third floor of WeWork’s 450 Park Avenue South location (between…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, our members bring you stories from the real-world frontlines of a videogame war and the bloody, traumatizing desks of NetherRealm Studios. Plus, a review of…
By Harold Goldberg It happens every year. There are issues with the Tribeca Film Festival (like waiting outside the Stella Artois Theater for a delayed event, in the rain, for an hour, without being given a reason by staff). But, despite the challenges, this was the second best of the festivals I’ve been to (the…
By Harold Goldberg In its way, it was a mere moment, but it was also a dream come true. The New York Videogame Critics Circle was able to bring the students we mentor from two Bronx schools to the Tribeca Talks panel with legendary game maker Hideo Kojima, Norman Reedus and Geoff Keighley. Geoff was…
