By Kimari Rennis Hello, fellow circle members, I am Kimari Rennis and as a rather young intern, this will be my first time writing a Roundup. It’s an honor to do this even when school is up and running again. Right now, I feel hip with the adults. Without further ado, here is the news…
By Shane Ferguson Salutations, Circlerees and Circlerettes, Shane here with another Roundup. This week we have a new Nintendo Direct Announcement, Super Mario 64 Online, and an Apple exclusive game from the developers of Journey. The Switch has been getting a lot of attention this week. With it getting a full complete version of NBA 2K18 and my birthday…
In which Donovan and Jeffrey converse and debate while they play the game – which may take forever. Warning: Spoilers! By Jeffrey Mizrahi and Donovan Floyd Jeffrey: I first jumped into the world of Destiny a little over two years ago. The base game had already been out for a while. Two expansions had come…
By Kimari Rennis There’s no doubt about it. Knack is back and better than ever. With new stylish moves, Knack will kick, punch, freeze, and smash his foes again to save the world and the humans once more. Lucas, his uncle Ryder, and the variable-sized hero travel towards the forgotten remnants of an empty warzone…
By Harold Goldberg *Generally, people know the shooter genre isn’t my favorite. However, I do like shooters when the writing is stellar (like that in the generally terrific BioShock series). But I’m very much looking forward to this blockbuster/juggernaut due to the writing. That’s partially because Jill Scharr, our awesome former intern, is one of…
By Jeffrey Mizrahi When the concept for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was first leaked, I initially thought it was a typo. A Mario RPG? Sure, it’s been done before, nothing surprising there. But the Rabbids? I don’t get it. Why are they here? While I never shared the animosity towards these little Minions predecessors…
By Shane Ferguson Greetings Circlers, Shane here to wrap up August with your final Roundup of the month. It’s been a great week (and month) for gamers. And on the horizon, September is looking even better. This week our Circle presents a special announcement, in depth reviews and Pokemon news! Before we begin, we would…
By Kimari Rennis Here it comes! The award-winning pixelated fencing game called Nidhogg returns years later with a more violent and rather entertaining sequel. Nidhogg 2 is a gruesome, colorful 2-D fighting game. Its “Rock-Paper-Scissors” format provides simple controls and technical movements that test your reaction speed with parrying and getting the final blow on…
Hello, Circle friends! Jon here, with my last Circle Roundup for a while. J-school is amazing but very, very time consuming, so I’ll be stepping down from my Roundup duties. But it looks like I’ll be going out with a bang! A lot has happened this week! Age of Empires 4 and Biomutant were…
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 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 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…
