By Jeffrey Mizrahi What’s up, everybody! Jeffrey here with another Roundup featuring the latest work by a handful of our greatest Circle members! No matter how hard I try, I just can’t stop thinking about Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. Before bed, when I wake up, when I get home, I keep thinking “I have time for a…
By Kimari Rennis Many gamers out there crave an experience that combines surviving, scavenging, building and killing zombies. Fortnite, via its paid early access program, is happy to scratch these itches. It’s a 3D, third-person tower defense, zombie fighting cornucopia. Zombies are referred to as Husks, which spawn from a malicious purple storm and seek…
By Shane Ferguson Salutations, Circle clan! I’m Shane and I’ll be kicking off August’s first roundup with a well-deserved thank you to everyone who attended the Circle’s first Abrons Arts Center block party. Everyone enjoyed the festivities and the community had a great time! In this week’s Roundup. . . Christopher Byrd reviews Tacoma, Fullbright’s unique…
By Harold Goldberg The 2017 Games for Change Festival stunned me both in a bad way and in a good way. First, I thought I’d see far more New York-based reporters and critics than I did. The lack of mainstream coverage was a bit disappointing because of the deeply educational and wildly fantastic new ideas…
By Kimari Rennis Adventurers! Role-players! Even those who can resist the urge to collect loot! You can come together as knights, wizards, and dark lords in the free to play 3D tower defense game, Dungeon Defenders 2. Trendy Entertainment has released a new game to add to its the small and growing Dungeon Defenders franchise. This…
By Harold Goldberg When the New York Videogame Critics Circle began about seven years ago, there really wasn’t much in Manhattan regarding game events. Kill Screen had a paid event, mainly for industry people. NYU’s Game Center began doing some great panels, which continue to this day. And Playcrafting was just a meetup. Thankfully, we’ve…
By Jonathan G. Lee Hey! Jon here, bringing you another Circle Roundup. This week’s Roundup features some great thought pieces and discussions. Make sure you read this one on your lunch break with a nice salad and a drink. And with that, the Roundup! Joshua Rivera had a debate with his colleague Scott Meslow over…
Hello, Circle readers! Jon here, bringing you your final Roundup of the month. Our members have been busy this week! Today’s lineup features a nice mix of big releases and some indies: Splatoon 2, Destiny 2, Pyre, and yet another piece of Mighty No. 9 drama. Yes, even after Mighty No. 9’s release, it…
by Harold Goldberg It had to be done. The New York Videogame Critics Circle has moved toward helping the New York City community – in more than a few ways. This week on a monsoon-like morning, Tom’s Guide’s Sherri Smith and I traveled to the Senior Planet Exploration Center in Chelsea to mentor older adults.…
By Kimari Rennis SPLAT! Splatoon 2, the colorful, messy, yet fashionable series has returned, this time on the Nintendo Switch. The fast-paced game became available on Friday complete with its feisty little cephalopods wielding new ink-spreading weapons and battles galore for eager fans. So grab your ink rollers and bombs because many memorable showdowns await you –…
Hello, hello, Circlers! Donovan here with this week’s Roundup! So, I may be a little bit (a lot) late to the party but I just recently picked up Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, and I have to say, I can’t get enough of it! Admittedly, this is my first time playing Crash–mainly because I had Spiro instead–so I…
It’ll be our biggest event outside of the NY Game Awards! Join us next Friday, 7/28/17 from 5 pm – 8 pm for our big summer community hoohah. We’re partnering with the Abrons Art Center for a Big Block Party at 466 Grand Street. And it’s going to be awesome. This will be our first…
