A week or so ago, the New York Videogame Critics Circle sent a few of its core members to the Pax East conference in Boston. Reporter John Azzilonna and videographer Victor Kalogiannis came back with a deep story about SuperGiant Games‘ upcoming Pyre, to be released in 2017. SuperGiant’s offerings, which have won various New…
John Azzilonna and Gregg DellaRocca packed up their video gear and took it to Sony‘s recent evening of game demos on the West Side of Manhattan. Specifically, the John and Gregg focused on games that have a spooky, creepy aspect to them — to say the least. You’ll see other Critics Circle members throughout the video…
Our latest Full Circle video program, shot at Two Bits Retro Arcade, is a good one. Circle member Jeremy Voss of Shouts from the Couch waxes on about the narrative, adventure game wonders of Gone Home. Host Sarah Awad dives into three devilishly fun, point-and-click indie games. And then, Voss and Victor Kalogiannis discuss the…
It’s really one of our best Full Circle shows yet. Host Sarah Awad went to XCubicle on Hester Street to find out about the art they sell — and the rumor of cockroaches in a PS3! Founder Harold Goldberg talks about the subversive nature of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. And there’s some serious discussion between…
Right in the midst of the heat wave that hit the city that never sleeps (or gets cool in summer), Ubisoft brought its fall lineup to Manhattan. Sarah Awad, our new Full Circle host, traveled to the Ace Hotel to interview devs from Watch Dogs (four and a half years in the making) and Assassin’s…
In this episode of Full Circle we visited the Museum of Modern Art in downtown Manhattan, whose newest exhibit on Integrated Design includes 14 videogames. We also made some (pretty bad) jokes about Electronic Arts’ exclusive deal with Disney to make Star Wars videogames for the next few years, and talked about Polygon’s examination of…
We shot our third installment of Full Circle at the release party for Injustice: Gods Among Us, held at Fashion Forty Lounge in Times Square and co-organized by Mashable Tech and Midtown Comics. The place was packed with gamers, cosplayers, and everything in between, but we still managed to film and even snag an interview with Batman…
Transcript: Welcome back for the second episode of Full Circle, from the New York City Videogame Critics’ Circle. Everyone in the games world has spent the past few days either at the Game Developers’ Conference in San Francisco, or playing BioShock Infinite. The game is easily the most anticipated of 2013 and already looks like…
By Jill Scharr and Victor Kalogiannis Welcome to the NY Videogame Critics Circle’s newest feature: a videoblog recapping the week’s games journo news. This isn’t more videogame news–our members have that covered. Rather, this feature will focus on the journalists, particularly East coasters and members of the Circle. We’ll compare coverage, reporting styles, and approaches…