By Harold Goldberg The New York Videogame Critics Circle is seeking two top-notch interns who are dependable, can answer emails very quickly, and are fearless on the phone. We need a Social Media Intern who knows Twitter, Facebook and Twitch. This person has to love games, has to be great with people and has to…
By Steven Petite A film splicer is a device that connects physical lengths of film into one. Obviously, the lengths that are normally connected are ones that will form a cohesive unit when matched. Maybe the film canister ran out, and two reels need to be reformed, or maybe an addition to a project was…
By Jonathan G. Lee Hello! It’s Jon again with your Circle Roundup. Today’s Roundup is dedicated to Doubleagent, the world’s first and only neutral level 100 player in World of Warcraft. Last week, Doubleagent officially entered the World of Warcraft: Legion expansion by dinging to level 101. Doubleagent’s story is a shining example of the larger…
By Jonathan G. Lee Greetings! Today’s Circle Roundup is brought to you by currywurst. I had currywurst for the first time this past Saturday! Up until then, I always wanted to try it and suspected I would like it. I was working a food festival that day and I saw a tent serving German brats,…
By Jonathan G. Lee Hello, hello! It’s Jon here again with your weekly Circle Roundup! I hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend. I have some relatives visiting from the old country and my uncle has never had Mediterranean food before, so my Labor Day was spent eating green lentil stew instead of…
By Harold Goldberg CNET’s Dan Ackerman has been a loyal New York Videogame Critics Circle member pretty much from Day One. This week, Ackerman’s first tome hits bookshelves, and there’s reason for celebration. The Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized The World delves deeply into the stunning narrative surrounding the creation of Tetris, one of the games…
By Jonathan G. Lee Hello, hello! Jon again with your weekly Circle Roundup. This week’s Roundup is brought to you by the wonderful month of September, the harbinger of fall. Thank you, September, for your apple cider, beautiful foliage, sensibly cool weather, Halloween, and being by far the best time of the year to play…
