By Isaac Espinosa Can you do it? Can you above and beyond, avoiding an array of obstacles, and rise past all other players in order to claim the crown! Be the last player standing as you make it through the chaotic fun of “Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockdown”! Fall Guys was developed by Mediatonic and published…
By Ronald Gordon Corporate secrets. Every major company has them, and when it comes down to it there’s no way to hide them forever. And it seems like the bigger the corporation, the more devastating its confidences. The Outer World’s new downloadable content demonstrates this with a disastrous secret, one that explains the existence of…
By Jade Entien Do you like action fantasy retro games made with pixels and love? Then you’d definitely be into “The Ambassador,” TinyDino Games’ charming twin stick shooter with RPG elements that’s rife with matrimony and magic. In the game you play as a mage named Gregor who is also the Ambassador of Time and…
This is Part III in our series about the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s nonprofit mentoring work in homeless shelters. By Harold Goldberg Recently, I wrote about the challenges and joys of working with young people in Bronx shelters. Over the summer, the Circle worked tween and younger girls during the time of the pandemic.…
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 run down all the deets of Microsoft’s next-gen strategy and tell us why the Xbox Series S might be the real star of…
Entertainment and Gaming Industry Legends Globally Join the 10th Annual New York Game Awards New format allows for unprecedented access to fan-favorites New York City, Sept. 10, 2020 – Now in its 10th year, the annual New York Game Awards, presented by the New York Videogame Critics Circle will be offered virtually with the most…
By Harold Goldberg This column is Part II in our New York Videogame Critics Circle series of newsworthy updates regarding our nonprofit arts education mentoring and scholarship activities. Many of you know that we have had an ongoing partnership with the Bronx’s excellent DreamYard Project. In their 25-year history, we are the Obama-lauded nonprofit’s longest…
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 fill us in on the legal battle between Epic and the app stores; Netflix’s new, disappointing game-history docuseries; Warner’s long-awaited game announcements; Geoff…
By Harold Goldberg During the course of the next few weeks, I’ll have some stories to tell you. I want to detail the latest work of the New York Videogame Critics Circle in underserved communities such as the Bronx and the Lower East Side during the pandemic. First, you may know that the Circle produced…
By Ronald Gordon If you’ve been a part of the gaming community for long enough, you’ve most likely heard of something called Half-Life, the beloved science fiction franchise made by Valve Software, developers of the Portal and Team Fortress series. From the time of its launch in 1998, Half-Life stole the hearts of many, but…
