We are excited and honored to announce that NYVGCC is a recipient of a Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This award will be instrumental in the expansion of our Playing With Purpose games education program, bringing writing-intensive education in journalism and narrative writing directly to underserved…
It’s launch day for “The Skinny,” Circle Founder Harold Goldberg first novel! The taut noir mystery is a page turner that’s set in 1990’s New York City from the Lower East Side to Greenwich Village to Harlem to Astoria. Here are two early reviews: “Classic New York Noir … a real nail biter to keep…
We’ve been posting the best clips and moments from the 15th NY Game Awards to our YouTube channel! Here are the top 5 moments we’ve gathered, including the entirety of the show’s live recording, the recording of Coral Crown from the Supergiant Unplugged concert, Nintendo of America President Devon Pritchard‘s words to the Circle, our…
By Harold Goldberg Honolulu – It was night in Waikiki. The boisterous hubbub of the Disney-esque Hilton Hawaiian Village grew silent and fans flocked to the beach like it was a purposeful grunion run. But there was no spawning here, at least not visibly. Pokémon throngs were on the beach to watch a drone show…
By Isaac Espinosa On August 8, 2014, the indie game scene was changed forever by things that go bump in the night. In what seemed to be the magnum opus for game developer Scott Cawthon, Five Nights at Freddy’s released unto the world. And since that fateful day, the name of this iconic horror franchise…
By Ronald Gordon Spider-Man 2 for the PlayStation 5 came out last week. Of course, Sony had to do something big to announce its release. Taking over a significant part of Brooklyn’s Jay Street stretch, Sony set up a Spider-Man themed Scavenger Hunt for those excited to see the game. Five locations were chosen and…
By Ronald Gordon, Makeda Byfield and Khloe Wilkerson Mario, and Sonic, and Pikachu-Oh My! Last week, New York Videogame Critics Circle senior interns Makeda, Ronald and Khloe had the opportunity to attend a Nintendo event at Daylight Studios in Manhattan. Over the course of two or so hours, they had the opportunity to play five…
By Isaac Espinosa Recently, I had the honor of attending a game demo event in Manhattan, organized by Team17, a British organization that publishes Indie titles. They’ve put forth some incredible games such as Trepang 2, Earthless, and Undead Inc. But at this event, I was able to play through four different demos, each of…
By Harold Goldberg Colin Kaepernick is playing football again – in a crazy arcade game that’s fun, punishing and addicting. I was antsy and nervous as I waited for Colin to talk Wild Card Football, waiting at a bar table at 8:45 am in the remodeled video game industry meeting temple, The Figueroa Hotel. Two…
By Ronald Gordon Mobile games often get a bad rap when it comes to their status within the gaming community. While some find them enjoyable and can stay engaged, others are turned away by the predatory nature of monetization that many mobile games suffer from nowadays. Luckily, those who are on the hunt for quality…