By Ronald Gordon Corporate secrets. Every major company has them, and when it comes down to it there’s no way to hide them forever. And it seems like the bigger the corporation, the more devastating its confidences. The Outer World’s new downloadable content demonstrates this with a disastrous secret, one that explains the existence of…
By Jade Entien Do you like action fantasy retro games made with pixels and love? Then you’d definitely be into “The Ambassador,” TinyDino Games’ charming twin stick shooter with RPG elements that’s rife with matrimony and magic. In the game you play as a mage named Gregor who is also the Ambassador of Time and…
This is Part III in our series about the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s nonprofit mentoring work in homeless shelters. By Harold Goldberg Recently, I wrote about the challenges and joys of working with young people in Bronx shelters. Over the summer, the Circle worked tween and younger girls during the time of the pandemic.…
By Harold Goldberg During the course of the next few weeks, I’ll have some stories to tell you. I want to detail the latest work of the New York Videogame Critics Circle in underserved communities such as the Bronx and the Lower East Side during the pandemic. First, you may know that the Circle produced…
By Ronald Gordon If you’ve been a part of the gaming community for long enough, you’ve most likely heard of something called Half-Life, the beloved science fiction franchise made by Valve Software, developers of the Portal and Team Fortress series. From the time of its launch in 1998, Half-Life stole the hearts of many, but…
By Isaac Espinosa Prepare to fold yourself into a new and extravagant origami adventure! Paper Mario: The Origami King, is the latest installment in the “Paper Mario” series. Developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo to the Nintendo Switch, this amazing adventure finds Mario navigating the paper world as he tries to put a…
By Ronald Gordon Lately, things seem to have slowed down a bit when it comes to big games being produced and released. Sure, summer’s been slower than usual, but it’s only natural to assume that the COVID-19 pandemic would cause bigger publishers to have to deal with working from their individual abodes as opposed to…
By Isaiah Soto In Those Who Remain, you start off as a miserable drunk person who has had, I’d say, like four to five whiskeys. And you have a gun. And you’re thinking about shooting yourself when you get a text from your girlfriend, Diane. She asks you to come to a motel to meet…
Our first guest today is Evan Narcisse, writer for Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5) and The Rise of The Black Panther. Evan is a founding member of the New York Videogame Critics Circle as well. In addition, we have news of a brilliant game technology from Square-Enix alums called Genvid. CEO Jacob Navok explains. Finally, Sherri…
First, please donate here. We need your help! To help mentor and educate students of color! Today, Cloud9 owner Jack Etienne talks to Reggie and Harold about the team’s storied history, the effect of Covid-19 on him and the teams, Cloud 9’s first League of Legends team and whether Hai should have been an owner,…
