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The Roundup: Anthem And Far Cry New Dawn Reviews, Circle News, And Unionizing Games

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. This week, our critics are wrestling with the glut of new releases that hit in February. Plus, we welcome and congratulate the Critics Circle’s two newest interns.…

14 hours ago February 22, 2019 in The Roundup.

Inside The Circle: Our Kimari Rennis Accepted Into NYU’s Future Game Designer Program!

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…

2 days ago February 21, 2019 in Inside The Circle.

The Insight: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy Is Breathtaking, Challenging And Frustrating

By Zante Barker Action-adventure games can bring me a mix of feelings, a sense calm, joy and also, frustration. Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy from THQ Nordic (Switch) is a single player game where you as Sphinx travel through Egypt. There’s a circuitous plot involving Sacred Crowns and Canopic Vases. It’s kind of hard to…

3 days ago February 20, 2019 in The Insight.

The Roundup: Critical Origins, Fortnite’s Appropriation, And Your Brain On Esports

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. This week, our writers are looking inward, whether at the unseen effects of intense gaming on the brain or at the unremembered moments that made them the…

1 week ago February 15, 2019 in The Roundup, Uncategorized.

The Insight: Are The Evil Twins Enough To Make Far Cry New Dawn The Next Game You Buy?

By Ronald Gordon It’s back! In Far Cry New Dawn, the post apocalypse returns in a world where “power is the only currency.” This action-adventure/first person shooter from Ubisoft Montreal takes place after the events of last year’s Far Cry 5 in a place called Hope County, a lovely, bucolic area that managed to survive…

1 week ago February 14, 2019 in The Moment.

The Roundup: Shaking Up The Crossword, Growing Up Sora, And A Touching World Of Warcraft Tale

  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. In this installment, our writers look at the evolving landscapes of two genres that couldn’t possibly be more different: battle royale shooters and newspaper word games.…

February 8, 2019 in The Roundup.

The Insight: A Lauded Mario & Luigi RPG Gets An Update. Is It As Good As The Original?

  By Isaac Espinosa When the Mario Brothers are trapped within the gut of their spiked-shell-backed nemesis, will the Mushroom Kingdom ever be safe again? Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey is an HD enhancement of a 2009 role playing game for the 3DS. In order to sell it again (as…

February 5, 2019 in The Insight.

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