New York Videogame Critics Circle Celebrates GivingTuesday ahead of 12th Annual New York Game Awards All proceeds go to NYVGCC scholarship fund and paid internship opportunities to support local nonprofits including Bronxworks, Mott Hall III, TapCo, and the DreamYard Project. ** Donate Directly Right Here ** NEW YORK (Nov. 29, 2022) – The New York…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup, the Critic Circle’s method of gathering up all the stories done by members and interns alike to give them a spotlight. This week we’ve got Isaac’s words on Splatoon 3 with a special guest, Karoline’s thoughts on a fun new farming simulator, a review of…
Purchase Tickets HERE NEW YORK (Nov. 21, 2022) – The New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) gave its own “World Premiere” today with the announcement that Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, will receive the Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 12th annual New York Game Awards. Known for being the CEO and spokesperson for…
By Karoline Castillo-Troncoso Have you ever wanted to try something new? As one grows accustomed to the world around them, they tend to neglect the desire for adventure. But that’s the hope of all game makers: to capture the general human need for wanderlust. Coral Island, now in early access on Steam, offers up this…
As we move toward the end of the year and the 12th Annual New York Game Awards in January, our writers will review some of the game we missed. By Isaac Espinosa Swim through ink, run across the battlefield, and mark up as much turf as possible for the third time! Splatoon 3, released on…
By Makeda Byfield My very first review as an NYVGCC intern was for the game Beach Buggy Racing. If I remember correctly, the review was not very positive. And yet, I was obsessed with this racing game. I’d play from sunset to sunrise with no stopping because the thrill and frustration kept me going. What…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s Critics Circle’s way of gathering up the salient news that happened relating to gaming inside and outside of the Circle. This week we’ve got interviews of the people behind Immortality by our talented interns, a God of War: Ragnarok review, a How to on…
By Ronald Gordon For the last two weeks of October, the talented interns of the Critics Circle had been conducting interviews. Aiming at getting the juicy details of Immortality and how it came about, the various names and faces we talked with were all wonderful people with lots to say on the game. With the…
By Valeisha Jackson Immortality is a lauded horror game that is currently our the subject of our Halloween series this year. The game is based on the fictional model turned actress Marissa Marcel (played by Manon Gage), who had starred in three movies from 1968, 1970, and 1999 – but which were never released. Marcel…
By Makeda Byfield In August of 2022, Sam Barlow’s interactive gaming experience “Immortality” hit the market. And if the wave of NYVGCC content about it doesn’t get the message across, then I’ll spell it out for you all: we’re big fans! It’s scary, it’s creative, it’s visually enticing. The game’s protagonist is incredibly entertaining, and…
How do you create Immortality? In Part 3 of our Halloween Week deep dive into the game Immortality, our awesome Bronx intern Khloe Wilkerson interviews the one and only programmer for Half Mermaid, Connor Carson. Connor, coincidently, was once an excellent intern for the New York Videogame Critics Circle herself, and she speaks about her…
This Is Part 2 Of Our Halloween Week Series Which Features A Deep Dive Into The Creepy Horror Game Immortality. Today, Isaac Espinosa Interviews Producer Natalie Watson, Who Does So Much At Half Mermaid. By Isaac Espinosa Natalie Watson does it all. Immortality is a game that’s unique, especially in how it presents its wonderful…
By Ronald Gordon Sam Barlow, the director behind Immortality and head of Half Mermaid, is an compelling man to interview. I got the chance to sit down with him over Google Meet for our Halloween Week series to hear about how he got his start in gaming and what Immortality meant to him as his…
By Harold Goldberg Here at the New York Videogame Critics Circle, we were gobsmacked by the originality of Half Mermaid’s landmark Immortality, the Sam Barlow-led creation which serves up a mystery stippled with horror featuring a lost actress and her three unreleased movies. After I reviewed Half-Mermaid’s game for The Observer, I realized there was…
By Jatin Gundara When asked about the origin of the asymmetric multiplayer nature of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Jared Gerritzen, head of Creative and Design at Illionic studios, told Coming Soon, “If you watch the movies, those montages when they are going and busting a whole bunch of ghosts over and over again, they’re getting tired…
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