By Harold Goldberg In our opening video for the 11th New York Game Awards, game people from the world over spoke about dealing with the pandemic. That video included a segment from Ukranian game executive Elena Lobova. Three weeks later, Russia began its terrible siege of the Ukraine. and Elena Lobova, like so many millions,…
In the opening video for the 11th New York Game Awards, one of the featured game industry people involved was Elena Lobova from Kiev. Elena is the co-founder of GDBay, and she has helped to bring game devs far and wide together online and in person. We wish Elena – and everyone in Ukraine –…
By Harold Goldberg It’s happening! Back in January at the 10th Annual New York Game Awards, we announced an ongoing education partnership with Rockstar Games that we’re proud to say has officially begun. Rockstar, along with the Circle, has created a paid internship program that will be tailored to the interests and prior work of each…
By Harold Goldberg If you read Lewis Hyde’s A Primer for Forgetting: Getting Past the Past, and you think hard about each little potent firecracker nugget from ancient history to the beautiful wreckage of longing you feel today, you might notice that The Last of Us Part II‘s themes of love and hate have a…
Industry Legend Reggie Fils-Aimé Says Game-On to New York Videogame Critics Circle Board of Directors Reggie to help the NYVGCC’s mission of mentoring and scholarships in underserved communities New York City, Sept. 17, 2019 – The New York Videogame Critics Circle (the multicultural organization comprised of the finest videogame critics, writers, reporters and bloggers in the…
By Harold Goldberg It’s been many years in the making. But yesterday in a spacious, new classroom in the Bronx, the New York Videogame Critics Circle and The DreamYard Project began a daily journalism course for underserved high school students. The DreamYard created this artful, warm temporary space while a larger Bronx game center…
By Harold Goldberg It’s on! Hideo Kojima will speak with Geoff Keighley about his long-awaited “Death Stranding” game for Sony’s PlayStation. The discussion will take place during the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) on April 25 at 6 p.m. at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street.Joining the two will be lead actor Norman…
*Early Bird Discount Tickets Available NOW from Eventbrite! *Emmy-winning “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” writers to host the New York Game Awards. *Our First Woman Legend Award Winner to be revealed soon! Mark your calendars for January 22, 2019 at 8 p.m.! The New York Videogame Critics Circle, a 501(c)3 non-profit group of 40 multicultural journalists, is…
By Harold Goldberg Good news came via Gmail today. I’ll be speaking at the Games for Change Festival in New York City’s New School in late June. The subject of the talk is “When Journalists Educate With Games: How and Why the New York Videogame Critics Circle Mentors Students and Older Adults.” What I hope to…
By Harold Goldberg I’m sitting on a couch in a hotel suite in New York City. To my left are two members of the ESA, in town for the Webby Awards. It’s not the usual game demo suspects. This afternoon, there is no hands-on gameplay for Far Cry 5, just a mysterious presentation. Executive producer…