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…
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…
Yesterday, we received info from Loot Crate stating that an Marvel oven mitt is unsafe and being recalled. In other words, don’t use it. Since many gamers and some Circle Critics have Loot Crate subscriptions, here’s what Loot Crate said: “Loot Crate has recently been made aware of isolated incidents with the Infinity Gauntlet Oven Mitt…
By Harold Goldberg After three great years at New York University, we’ve bid them adieu. Our great, new venue for the New York Game Awards is Villain in Williamsburg, New York! Villain’s hard-working staff will give us the attention we need to put on an event worthy of the games we’ll honor on February 16,…
John Azzilonna, the Circle’s newest member, was privy last week to an early peek at Battleborn, the new game from Gearbox and 2K that will launch sometime next year. As Azzilonna interviews the game’s creative director and then, the narrative lead, you’ll see that what’s compelling about the game is twofold. Firstly, the characters created…
Each summer, the New York Videogame Critics Circle holds a rollicking community event. We’re happy to announce that this year, it’s at the newly opened Barcade New York on August 6 at 6:30 p.m. at 148 West 24th Street. We don’t often invite the community to our regular meetings (probably because of the great amount of…
By: Sarah Awad Kick off 2014 with some diverse and insightful writing about this year’s past, and what’s coming up next… Jeff Bakalar’s 404 Podcast takes us to the future Unwinnable’s Stu Horvath has the best board games of 2013 Jason Schreier has some news about The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky via Kotaku Mashable’s Chelsea…
After some serious discussion, our esteemed critics have named the following games as official New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards Nominees. The Awards will take place on February 11, 2014 at NYU/Poly’s Pfizer Auditorium in Brooklyn. Stay tuned for how you can get free tickets. And a hearty congratulations to all of our worthy nominees!…
We’re happy to announce the third annual New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards. The ceremony will be held on the evening of February 11th, 2014 at NYU Polytechnic’s Pfizer Auditorium in association with NYU’s Game Center. Right now, we’re hard at work on disseminating ballots to our 30 critics. Once again the event, which attempts…
By Harold Goldberg A few moments ago, Nintendo officially released some heretofore unannounced plans for this holiday season, a new handheld device called the 2ds. As part of this announcement, Nintendo had me over to their offices to see the 2DS in action. With a release date of October 12 and a price of $130,…