It’s been a decade! This year marks the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s 10th Year in existence. It’s been our honor to spend half of that time working with underserved youth in the Bronx and Lower East Side. Last week, Sony asked senior intern Kimari Rennis, now an NYU Freshman, to write about her experiences…
By Harold Goldberg All of us at the New York Videogame Critics Circle would like readers to note that intern Kimari Rennis has been accepted into New York University’s Future Game Designers program. The prestigious 14-week program, which meets all day on Saturdays through May 11th, is a move forward for the Bronx teen as…
By Kimari Rennis Remember those ambiguous, “brain-rotting,” shooter video games that moms in films swore corrupted their sons? Those games were addictive and controlled the minds of young teenagers throughout the night. Housemarque’s Returnal is one of those games come to life, and it is out of this world. As a PlayStation 5 exclusive, Returnal…
By Harold Goldberg It’s happening! Back in January at the 10th Annual New York Game Awards, we announced an ongoing education partnership with Rockstar Games that we’re proud to say has officially begun. Rockstar, along with the Circle, has created a paid internship program that will be tailored to the interests and prior work of each…
By Kimari Rennis I fondly remember the day when I was first introduced to the Monster Hunter franchise. I came home from high school, turned on my PlayStation 4, and my friends were talking about how they were struggling to fight a pink T-rex that sneezed fire. Curious, I asked for a share play so…
By Kimari Rennis Over the years, I learned that the exact book that you want to read has never been made, but you yourself have the power to make that narrative a reality. That same notion can be applied to the video game industry, where indie developers make the games that they want to see…
We present voices from our present and past 10 years as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the New York Videogame Critics Circle and the New York Game Awards. So here they are! (We’ll add more to this post after the New York Game Awards on 1/26. Daniel Radosh, Senior Writer, The Daily Show with…
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…
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 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…
