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By Ronald Gordon After a terrifying storm and terrible sinkhole leaves Whit, farm hand and family man, with the arduous task of saving his dog Lucy from a pit, he ends up falling into the hole he managed to pull her out of. When you’re met with a life or death scenario, sometimes your mind…
By Harold Goldberg In January during the 10th Annual New York Game Awards, the Circle announced a prestigious, ongoing education partnership with Rockstar Games. We began the program in the spring with senior intern Ronald Gordon, who by all accounts was a stellar addition to the team. Now, senior intern Kimari Rennis is the second Rockstar…
By Isaac Espinosa “Mankind knew that they cannot change society… so instead of reflecting on themselves, they blamed the beasts.” This is the intro that’s the prelude to every battle of Guilty Gear Strive, which was developed by Arc System Works and released to PC and PlayStation in June, 2021. The decades-long series premiered in…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. With June out of the way, I am personally excited for the games expected to be released in the coming Summer months, like Psychonauts 2 or…
Want to hang with Reggie? Donate to our NYVGCC nonprofit now and you can be part of our big Reggie Zoom event on 8/3/21 at 9 pm Eastern Time! All you have to do is go to our Paypal Giving Fund page to register. $50 gets you in. $75 gets you in and you can…
“DISCLAIMER/CONTENT WARNING: Strangeland is a game that deals with mature themes such as grief, mental illness, self-harm, and self-destructiveness. It also contains horrific yet surreal imagery that may be triggering to some players. This may not be suitable for all audiences.” Spoilers lurk ahead. “Now you’re wondering: ‘Am I losing my mind?’ No. You’re finding…
By Jeison Liranzo My name is Jeison and I am an aspiring writer. I like to read, watch anime, and play video games. As I read, I watch and play and think. I love to pay attention to the writing, research, character development, plots, and storytelling. I learn and observe. And then, I write. My…
Here below are all the winners of our 1st Fair Game Writing Challenge in partnership with Games for Change. This is the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s first nationwide writing contest and we’re so glad it worked out well for all involved. Each student entrant from various regions around the country had to write a…
By Makeda Byfield On Christmas of 2012, my nana gave my siblings and me a Wii. We started with two games: Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. After finishing our homework, we’d rush to the living room to make our Miis travel the island and compete against each other in various sports events. The Miis…
By Harold Goldberg Everyone loves a parade, and as I played a thrilling new PS5 game from Sony and Insomniac, I thought of the 76 trombones and the “big parade” in the old Broadway show and movie called “The Music Man.” It’s the stunningly lively parade in the air that got me in “Ratchet &…
By Kimari Rennis Remember those ambiguous, “brain-rotting,” shooter video games that moms in films swore corrupted their sons? Those games were addictive and controlled the minds of young teenagers throughout the night. Housemarque’s Returnal is one of those games come to life, and it is out of this world. As a PlayStation 5 exclusive, Returnal…
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Check out what Critics Circle Founder and President Harold Goldberg has to say about everything from new Reggie news to the 11th New York Game Awards to our Rockstar internship, streaming, giveaways – and more.
By Isaac Espinosa The region of Lental: Home to spectacular vistas, many different species of Pokémon, and most importantly, opportunities for amazing pictures! New Pokémon Snap, developed by Hal Laboratories and Bandai Namco, is the latest addition to the Pokémon line-up of spin-off titles. Building on the original Pokémon Snap released on March 21st of…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. In this installment, our writers give us the dirty details straight from the Epic v. Apple trial and behind the scenes of the PlayStation 5’s next-gen audio tech.…
