By Harold Goldberg Call it Rockstar Day. On Monday, the New York Videogame Critics Circle brought Simon Ramsey, Rockstar Games’ Head of Communications, to mentor at the DreamYard Prep School in the Bronx. (The Circle has a history of mentoring students there.) As many journalists know, Rockstar keeps a very low profile across the board. Yet…
By Harold Goldberg Each year, our partnership with the DreamYard Prep School in the Bronx grows by leaps and bounds. We began our first workshop earlier this week with 25 students in attendance. With some essential help from Eb Samuel, the New York Daily News’ videogame critic, I talked about Madden’s Longshot story. Eb had…
By Harold Goldberg The 2017 Games for Change Festival stunned me both in a bad way and in a good way. First, I thought I’d see far more New York-based reporters and critics than I did. The lack of mainstream coverage was a bit disappointing because of the deeply educational and wildly fantastic new ideas…
By Harold Goldberg As I entered the Tribeca Games Festival last Saturday afternoon, I stopped to say ‘hello’ to one of the panel moderators with whom I’m acquainted. This person was with a younger moderator, someone I did not know. Without looking at me at all, the panelist I knew said, “Maybe he can join…
It’s here! Nintendo’s new Switch console in now available for purchase around the world. Many seem thrilled, at least generally. To that end, here’s our Nintendo Switch video coverage. Victor Kalogiannis does a yeoman’s job shooting and editing video. And John Azzilonna holds court with thoughtful, scripted voiceover. Enjoy!
By Harold Goldberg Recently, one of my game developers acquaintances suggested that I moderate panels at the New York Media Festival, particularly at the NY Games Festival. In reality, I’m an utter introvert who’s forced by virtue of leading the Circle to become an extrovert when onstage. It’s difficult for me, but I’m always happy…
By Jorge Jimenez There they were, these generally unsung heroes of videogames. The Maestros of Video Games Panel at PAX East brought together some truly talented videogame composers. During the course of the panel, they explained the process of music in games along with useful advice for breaking into the scene. Emily Reese (Level With…
by Lucy Ungaro Welcome to the first installment of NYVGCC’s new interview series, in which I interview illustrious game developers based in New York City about their games and ideas. This week, I interviewed James Marion, who recently released the game Peter Panic for iOS. Peter Panic is an adorable and witty collection of fast-paced mini-games, and is also a…
Sporting a fancy new cowlick, the intrepid John Azzilonna searched the nooks and crannies of Pax East with ace videographer Gregg DellaRocca. Amid the crowds, the sweat and the lines, what wonders did they discover? A passel of truly great and amazing indie games. We admire Divorce: The Game the best. But we’re not exactly…
At Pax East, Jorge Jimenez from Dual Shockers, Chelsea Stark from Mashable and John Azzilonna from The Away Cast did a kind a stealth, guerrilla podcast. They probably shouldn’t have set up camp where they were. But, hey, we have no fear. We’re the Circle. Joined by Gregg DellaRocca, Jorge, Chelsea and John took over…