In which the author learns much and hears the sage words, “Fuck the internet. I swear to God.” by Jill Scharr It’s one thing to write about videogames. It’s quite another thing to write for them. That’s why I attended NYU’s weekend long “Games Writing Master Class” a few weeks ago. The class was taught…
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…
It’s Saturday morning. Outside, the sun over the river is like Kanye’s finest gold. But I’m distracted, looking forward to Tuesday night. I’m looking forward to Tuesday night because we all get together, a community of proud nerds because honorary member Daniel Radosh of the Daily Show is intelligent and funny and droll because former Rockstar…
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…
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 We’re big fans of Penny Arcade’s PAX conventions–they’re known for being friendly, open and inclusive, with panels on diverse topics, everything from sexuality to tabletop games to games journalism. This year, the games journalism panels themselves covered a range of topics, from freelancing to breaking into IGN. Here’s a rundown of the…
This is a week of and for women. On the cover of Time is Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg. The cover line: Don’t hate her because she’s successful. Sandberg’s new book, already number 2 on Amazon, is called Lean In. It’s a new feminist manifesto by the company’s chief operating officer, one for the social media age.…
Was Sony’s PlayStation 4 presentation last week in Manhattan a boom or a bust? Jill Scharr, the Circle’s senior associate editor, and Victor Kaliogiannis, our videographer, have put together this excellent, nearly 25-minute video program. Here’s you’ll find deep, immediate post-presentation insight from Kotaku’s Evan Narcisse, Newsarama’s Lucas Siegel, Engadget’s Ben Gilbert and author/Circle founder…
As we stood among the throngs of journalists on a sub-freezing 34th Street awaiting our admission into Sony’s event on Thursday, I said to Susan Arendt, ‘I don’t think I need a new PlayStation that features an incremental upgrade in graphics.’ But as I came out of the cold and into the heat of the…
Our ace videographer, Victor Kalogiannis, put together a montage of the 2nd Annual NY Videogame Critics Circle Awards. He also uploaded the full, complete awards video shot by NYU-Poly to YouTube. Check them out right now, below: