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 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…
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 tussle with the best and worst of Mortal Kombat 11 and take a trip with the latest Oculus VR headset. Plus, more reports on poor…
By Kimari Rennis Due to my young age, when it comes to older, beloved videogame franchises, I sometimes feel like I’ve been living under a rock. The only Resident Evil games I’ve played are the demo for Resident Evil: Revelations on the 3DS, and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, which I’ve been told has absolutely nothing to…
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 return with reports from vastly different worlds: some beautiful and otherworldly, some ravaged by disease and disaster, and some filled with ridiculous memes.…
By Ronald Gordon Many of us want to travel far and explore the world. When I can, I enjoy getting out of the city during vacations, and I always come back feeling good that I actually went somewhere different. But vacations are rarer than ever nowadays. So it’s time to ask the question, why not go…
