By Harold Goldberg Yesterday in Midtown at the Microsoft Experience, NYVGCC students from the Bronx’s Mott Hall III middle school were invited to embark upon a tour and talk that included Xbox employees talking about their pathways to success, Forza Horizon gameplay, and the announcement of three Critics Circle college scholarships for the best review,…
By Harold Goldberg My Bad Fall Begins Our Update, But There’s So Much Positive News, Too! Just over a month ago, I fell while working on my house in the mountains. A helicopter flew me to the trauma center at Albany Med, where I found I’d broken my pelvis in three places, had a small…
By Isaac Espinosa The Pokémon series has always been grounded in two core aspects: catch all of the Pokémon you can, and challenge the gym leaders before eventually reaching the Elite Four and finally, the Champion. While formulaic, it’s also tried and true. This has been the foundation of the Pokémon series for decades now.…
By Harold Goldberg While we love producing the New York Game Awards for fans, we love giving back to the community even more. Particularly, the New York Videogame Critics Circle is entering it third year of partnership with the Bronxworks network of homeless residences. Last week at the Jackson Street location, assistant mentor Isaac Espinosa…
Want to hang with Reggie? Donate to our NYVGCC nonprofit now and you can be part of our big Reggie Zoom event on 8/3/21 at 9 pm Eastern Time! All you have to do is go to our Paypal Giving Fund page to register. $50 gets you in. $75 gets you in and you can…
Here below are all the winners of our 1st Fair Game Writing Challenge in partnership with Games for Change. This is the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s first nationwide writing contest and we’re so glad it worked out well for all involved. Each student entrant from various regions around the country had to write a…
It’s nationwide! Students around the country can join us on Zoom on 3/9 & 3/16 for workshops that will help you to write reviews and narrative – to win cash! For the March 9 workshop, register here. For the March 16 workshop, register here.
By Harold Goldberg For the past 12 weeks, the New York Videogame Critics Circle has taught a games journalism course at one of the Henry Street Settlement’s Community Centers on the Lower East Side. The center is generally an after school hang for young people, a welcoming place to congregate. It’s not a place where…
On Sunday, Sherri Smith, Isaac Espinosa, Connor Carson and Harold Goldberg participated in the awesome Henry Street Settlement Community Day Block Party. The five-hour event on a sunny late summer afternoon included a DJ, dancing, giveaways, and free food from food trucks. We had over 100 people stop by our booth and we gave away…
Come see us on the Lower East Side! The New York Videogame Critics Circle will have a booth with games at the big Henry Street Settlement Block Party at 265 Henry Street. It all happens this Sunday, September 15th from noon until 5 p.m. We’ll raffle off an Urban Ears headset and you can meet…