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Awards! 13th New York Game Awards Tickets With Reggie Now Available With Early Bird Discount!
NEW YORK VIDEOGAME CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES 2024 AWARDS DATE AND TICKETING 13th Annual New York Game Awards will take place in person on Tues., Jan. 16, 2024. Tickets on sale now! NEW YORK (Sept. 19, 2023) – The New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) today announced the 13th annual New York Game Awards is returning…
The Insight: Perfect For Climate Week, Green With Energy Is Key For Staying Energy Conscious
By Mario Brito Collado It’s Climate Week, and the streets of Manhattan have seen tens of thousands of protesters. I thought of all this as I pondered a question: how can a videogame transmit the main idea of being an ecology-minded engineer, without enduring all the stressful parts of actually being one in real life? Green…
The Insight: Armored Core VI Feeds A Fiery Love Of Mechs That’s Been Burning for Years
By Ronald Gordon Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is everything I wanted in a mecha game. There’s power, there’s speed, there’s weight, and there’s weaponry, all compacted into a game with fantastic combat and understandable, clear challenge goals. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, the Mech Action game developed by From Software and…
The Insight: William’s Roundup Is Full Of Unique Puzzle Games Galore!
By William Baker III It wasn’t easy. But I took the editorial challenge of coming up with some excellent and unique puzzle games for your purview. Here’s my list! Viewfinder by Sad Owl Studios: If you’re familiar with Superliminal, you’re sure to have a great time with this gem. Viewfinder is a game about taking…
The Roundup: Starfield’s Truth Is Out There, SAG-AFTRA, Flame Con, Baldur’s Gate 3, The Expanse, Lenovo Legion Go, Mythical Games, More!
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s way of gathering up the stories that have been published in the past couple of weeks! Summer is winding down to a close and schools are starting back up. But that doesn’t mean that games are stopping anytime soon. Not only…
The Look Back: Jade’s Epic Story About Why Flame Con Was Geek Heaven On Earth
by Jade Entien While summer is almost over, I spent a lot of that time writing about the glamorous event that was Flame Con 2023. It’s hosted by Geeksout, a non-profit with the mission of “rallying, empowering, and promoting the queer geek community.” Flame Con was a two-day weekend soiree, but I was only able…
The Insight: Kimari’s Heart Goes Out To Baldur’s Gate III’s Brilliance, Even When She’s Infuriated
By Kimari Rennis If you are a big fan of Dungeons & Dragons and have a few campaigns under your belt, whether you’ve watched a few episodes of Critical Role in the background, or you collect dice to show off to your companions, I applaud you. Baldur’s Gate III is the game for you! If…
The Insight: Bramble: The Mountain King Is A Horrifyingly Coherent Game
By Ronald Gordon Sometimes a trip into a magical forest can be an excursion filled with splendor and whimsy. Other times, it will lead you through a horrific menagerie of grim, gruesome, and gross horror stories. Bramble: The Mountain King demonstrates how a pleasant journey can go so terribly awry that you’ll dread ever…
The Insight: Karoline’s Trip Through The Expanse Shows Her That Telltale Is On The Comeback Trail!
By Karoline Castillo-Troncoso Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live in space? Specifically, have you ever found yourself in an eerie and uncanny environment with nothing breaking the silence but the sound of calls from your crew mates as you traverse through space in Zero-G. Following the franchise’s various successes within the sci-fi…
The Insight: Pikmin 4 Makes An Unexpected Fan Out of Makeda With Many Flavors Of Fun!
By Makeda Byfield Confession time: I’m usually not a fan of games that are part of a series. That usually stems from the fact that I don’t game enough, and am therefore, am usually unfamiliar with the background and lore. So imagine my surprise when I enjoyed Pikmin 4! The fourth game in the series…
The Roundup: Our Play NYC Experience, Welcome Our New Intern, High On Life, Roundup In A Roundup, Harlem Week Tourney, Destiny 2, More!
By Ronald Gordon Greetings and welcome again to the Roundup! It’s where I write up all the experiences that have happened in the past week in a concise blast for everyone to enjoy! This week we’ve got news from our booth at Play NYC, a mini roundup of Roguelike games, a High on Life review,…
The Intro: Say Hello to Theresa Afful, Yet Another Mott Hall III All-Star!
By Theresa Afful Greetings to all. Theresa Afful here, and I’m happy to introduce myself to all of The Critics Circle’s readers and members. Let me start by briefly describing my background. I am a 14-year-old who enjoys writing and video games. I have always had a strong desire to venture into the enormous realm…
The Insight: Despite Its Crass Nature, High on Life Kept Jatin Locked In
By Jatin Gundara When looking at the vast universe of video game genres, it seems that for each I have a host of preconceptions and expectations. RPGs should be immersive and captivating, strategy games thought-provoking and engaging, metroidvanias cohesive and logical. However, the most fully formed negative preconception I have about any genre pertains to…
The Insight: Here’s A Mini-Roundup Of Roguelikes From Our Hunter College Intern!
By William Baker III Why roguelikes? They’re still misunderstood. So I decided to create a story that’s something like Ronald’s Gordon’s Roundup – except with games. Here are my favorite roguelikes: “Dead Cells” by Motion Twin Dead Cells is a fast-paced action-platformer roguelike that excels in combat and exploration. For me, the fluid movement, tight controls,…
The Roundup: New Interns, Kai Cenat, See Us At Play NYC, Awards Date, Baldur’s Gate 3, Samsung’s New Phone, PS5’s 8 TB Future, And Much More!
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s we gather stories from Members and Interns alike and give them a well deserved blast. This week, while I enjoy the heat of the winding down Summer sun, I also piece together a review of an interesting game about journeying into a mystical forest.…
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