At the New York Videogame Critics Circle, we’re always striving to improve the work that we do. Much of that happens behind the scenes. While we work with community groups and offer the occasional public event, we have two highly visible community functions. We present the Circle Awards each February. And we publish salient essays…
As he finds himself ensconced in a brand, new world, Founding Circle Critic Andrew Yoon writes insightfully about his past in game journalism and his future in game development. by Andrew Yoon I remember as a little kid, I used to say: “when I grow up, I’m going to be a Yoshi.” Eventually, it dawned…
The New York Videogame Critics Circle had a fine time at Barcade Manhattan at our 3rd Community Event and Hoohah last Wednesday night. We met many awesome gamers and journalists so it turned out was a great hang for all of us. (Stay tuned for more!) We enjoyed: 1) Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, Digital Trends’ Adam…
by Harold Goldberg SIGNIFICANTLY UPDATED: MAY 13, 2014 May 13 will likely be lucky for author and filmmaker Blake J. Harris. That particular Tuesday is the day Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined A Generation (It Books), his well-researched and compelling narrative history of Sega, Nintendo and Sony’s battles, will be released.…
By Harold Goldberg If you’re a fan of EVE Online, you likely know at least some of the lore. But wait. There’s more. Like the “The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia,” “EVE: Source” by CCP Games and Dave Marshall features a vast compilation of almost everything EVE – short pieces on characters, long stories about…
by Harold Goldberg Should a videogame music composer write a book about the trade that’s completely inside baseball? Or should it be more readable, a tome that appeals to the general public as well as to musicians. If it’s the latter, the writer walks a dangerous tightrope. He or she risks alienating the core with…
by Harold Goldberg Recently, Polygon’s Colin F. Campbell wrote Piranha Frenzy, a full-length novel that’s a labor or love. Within this taut fiction about what’s it’s like to be a videogame journalist, Campbell offers a motley mix of characters. There’s an older guy/mentor who raises his eyebrows at youthful idiocy tempered with younger folks with…
by Harold Goldberg There are times when the fates allow for those who are in the video game industry to change directions – and careers. Recently, I had the chance to speak with John Batter, the CEO of M-GO, a movie streaming company which launched early in the year. I was looking forward to speaking…