By Harold Goldberg Recently, I sat outside at a cafe on a cold, damp-ish day in San Francisco. Dealing with the chills usually makes me tense up and that yields a kind of sullenness that’s hard to hide. But these moments were worth it because I was able to speak to folks associated with Arte,…
By Desiree Bonilla At times, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life almost feels like Grand Theft Auto. I remember watching the trailer and thinking about how this game would be fun since there was so much action. It reminds me of the fighting in Sleeping Dogs. Although I have never played the entire Yakuza series, this…
By: Ronald Gordon Dungeon games are some of my favorite pastimes, mainly because all of them feel special. Some have different stories and characters while others have different skills and weapons to choose from when fighting monsters. However, some of them are unique enough that lumping them in with the other dungeon games would undersell…
By Kimari Rennis There are many painful feelings out there that can bring people down. But for some, the most painful feeling in the world is the disappointment you have in a game you had high hopes for. PixARK from Snail Games is no exception. Yes, it’s in beta, but the horrific experience I…
By Shane Ferguson You may have missed it, but that would be a shame. Rogue Aces is incredibly addictive, a 2D, side-scrolling free roam air combat shmup arcade game. While that’s a lot of adjectives, it’s a game that’s nuanced and intriguing. Developed by Infinite State Games, Rogue Aces is a spiritual successor to classics such as Wings of…
What an excellent evening it was! Last night, The New York Videogame Critics Circle’s guest speaker was iNK Stories’ Navid Khonsari. who’s given the world deep media such as 1979 Revolution and most recently, Hero: A Verite VR Experience. We were hosted by the good people at Samsung. Samsung’s the newest partner for our non-profit…
By Harold Goldberg There’s nothing quite like it. Hero: A Verite VR Experience takes you, the traveler, through a Syrian town that’s being bombed. It features a VR headset, backpack and special effects. But what makes it feel even more real is the humans you deal with during the experience. This is the virtual meets real,…
