By Isaac Espinosa In this time of self quarantining and isolation, it’s best to look toward the games that allow us to lose ourselves in the fun, and temporarily forget about what’s going on outside. For me, Super Smash Bros. has always been that game. I mostly play from a competitive standpoint, meaning I go…
By Harold Goldberg With Matt Gerardi under the weather, I hope you don’t mind that I’m taking over the Roundup column this week. We all wish Matt the speediest of recoveries. Here in Manhattan, many entities – from sports to arts to public schools – are closing down in an effort to stem the spread…
By Isaac Espinosa Relive the iconic story of Dragon Ball Z in an all-new beautiful light! Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, a semi-open world role playing game andd developed by CyberConnect2, is based on the long-running series created by Akira Toriyama. DBZ: Kakarot depicts the same story as the anime and manga, following a man named…
By Harold Goldberg For the past 12 weeks, the New York Videogame Critics Circle has taught a games journalism course at one of the Henry Street Settlement’s Community Centers on the Lower East Side. The center is generally an after school hang for young people, a welcoming place to congregate. It’s not a place where…
The excellent Nancy J. Parisi, who’s snapped everyone from RBG to Barack Obama to The Goo-Goo Dolls, was the New York Game Awards’ official photographer this year. Here are photos leading up to the show at SVA Theatre. (The exceptions are John Azzilonna’s animation, which begins this post and those with the byline of Harold…
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. After a brief Thanksgiving reprieve, we’re back with what could be the final Roundup of the year. This week, we’re taking a peek back at the last…
By Isaac Espinosa Equip your Pokeballs! Take up your town maps, and travel through Galar for a brand new Pokemon adventure! Pokemon Sword and Shield, the newest entries in the Pokemon franchise, were developed by Game Freak and published to the Nintendo Switch by The Pokemon Company. But unlike most Pokemon games, Sword and Shield…
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, critics celebrate the biggest Pokémon yet and the 15th anniversary of Halo 2’s industry-changing innovations. Plus, the world of Death Stranding gets explained and one…
By Isaac Espinosa Grasp your Ring-Con, and travel through an adventure of fitness and excitement! That’s Nintendo’s hope for Ring Fit Adventure, a brand new fitness game developed and published by Nintendo. Their interesting riff on a Pilates Ring, the Ring-Con, allows for an exercising experience that combines elements of role-playing games with effective workout…
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 critics fall into the wordy embrace of massive, wordy computer RPGs, both new and old. Plus, a new Star Wars game impresses, a new…
