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 head to samurai-era Japan for the PlayStation 4’s swan song, get a glimpse at Ubisoft’s future lineup, get lost in the surreal world…
By Ronald Gordon Lately, things seem to have slowed down a bit when it comes to big games being produced and released. Sure, summer’s been slower than usual, but it’s only natural to assume that the COVID-19 pandemic would cause bigger publishers to have to deal with working from their individual abodes as opposed to…
By Danny Castillo It wasn’t an in-person experience this year. Last week’s Games for Change 2020 festival, under the guidance of Susanna Pollack, became an online experience due to the coronavirus. And the result was impressive. These three days of talks and games with a message proved not only that there are some great…
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 critics call for real action against sexual abuse and harassment. Plus, a major change of pace for the developers of Dear Esther, the next…
By Isaiah Soto In Those Who Remain, you start off as a miserable drunk person who has had, I’d say, like four to five whiskeys. And you have a gun. And you’re thinking about shooting yourself when you get a text from your girlfriend, Diane. She asks you to come to a motel to meet…
It’s really “The Last of Us” – for Reggie and Harold. That’s because the two wrap up their seven-episode fundraising podcast. But it’s with an awesome PlayStation Special! Please donate now to help underserved communities now! First, Naughty Dog’s game director Neil Druckmann speaks about the making of and release of The Last of Us…
Our first guest today is Evan Narcisse, writer for Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5) and The Rise of The Black Panther. Evan is a founding member of the New York Videogame Critics Circle as well. In addition, we have news of a brilliant game technology from Square-Enix alums called Genvid. CEO Jacob Navok explains. Finally, Sherri…
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 pick apart Sony’s very big June, with reviews and behind-the-scenes looks of The Last of Us Part II and breakdowns of the big…
First, please donate here. We need your help! To help mentor and educate students of color! Today, Cloud9 owner Jack Etienne talks to Reggie and Harold about the team’s storied history, the effect of Covid-19 on him and the teams, Cloud 9’s first League of Legends team and whether Hai should have been an owner,…
It’s our most important episode yet. Episode 4 begins with an introduction that deals with the tenor of the times. Then, the awesome DrLupo joins Talking Games With Reggie And Harold to talk about BLM, COVID-19, his charity work, and great games including Destiny, Fortnite and Animal Crossing. Then, CODE executive director Dan Goldenberg talks…
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. With protests against racial injustice and police brutality emerging around the world, there are obviously more important things to be discussing and supporting at this time than…
By Danny Castillo Recently, New York University’s Game Center released a Twitch video that shows off students’ 2020 thesis games. As I watched a long stream of the showcase by these designers, the only thing that came to my mind was “this will take me more than a week to finish because it’s a long…
By Kimari Rennis I remember watching the launch trailer for Treachery In Beatdown City during our New York Game Awards. I’ll never forget the smile on my face, and I’ll never regret it either. Let’s get straight to the point: good, taut humor in videogames is a very rare and welcomed commodity, and it is…
Have fun listening to Geoff, Reggie and Harold! But please donate to help us homeless students at charity.gofundme.com/talking-games-…gie-and-harold or nygamecritics.com/reggie. Here, we talk about Geoff beating Reggie at the Wii at E3 and how Reggie fought back to never be beaten again. We talk about the creation of The Game Awards and the loneliness Geoff sometimes feels, and…
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 writers recount their run-ins with some interesting VR experiments, introduce us to Amazon’s first big videogame release, and get the skinny on all those…
