Happy Holidays! Jason, One Of Our Nonprofit’s Star Students, Won A New Gaming Laptop. Here’s How He Reacted.

Tickets for the 14th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/21/25 are now available! Throughout the fall and into the beginning of winter, the New York Videogame Circle taught three-day-a-week course at the Bronx’s Lab School for Finance and Technology. The class was near the top of our nonprofit’s best experiences with a school. Spearheaded by…

Flame Con 2024 Part 4: A Tabletop Developer, An LGBTQIA+ Developer, And Celebrity Voice Actor J. P. Karliak!

By Ronald Gordon Tim (Moth) Rodriguez is the co-founder of Galileo Games, a Tabletop games developer who makes all types of interesting projects to be played and explored. Having recently fallen heavily into the trap of Tabletop Role Playing Games, I was excited to see some more representation at this con, especially from Indie Developers.  …

Community Events: Our Awesome Talk At Games For Change And G4C Awards Winners!

By Harold Goldberg Yesterday, at the 21st Annual Games For Change Festival, the New York Videogame Critics Circle put together a sold-out event called Empowering Diversity In Gaming: Fostering Inclusivity Through Youth Engagement And Storytelling. Helmed by Circle executive director Ryan O’Callaghan and co-hosted by Microsoft’s Albert Dankwa, the well-attended talk focused on the Circle’s…

The Event: Our Bronx NYVGCC Students Take Over The Microsoft Experience, Win Our Scholarships

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,…

Community News: Playing With Purpose In The Bronx

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…