By Harry Rabinowitz Judging from this week’s Roundup, it looks like I’ll be picking up The Witcher 3 some time soon… Jeff Bakalar is joined by Kevin VanOrd (Gamespot) to discuss The Witcher 3 and it’s GOTY murmurings. Harold Goldberg writes his (largely favorable) thoughts on The Witcher 3, mid-way through his playthrough. It’s a…
By Harry Rabinowitz Currently exists partially out of phase. Will be back soon… Ebenezer Samuel reviews Project CARS, Slightly Mad Studios’ take on the racing simulator genre. Ben Gilbert details Nintendo’s future for mobile games, with the company planning a “quality over quantity” approach. Chelsea Stark reports on the official release date of the Oculus…
By Harry Rabinowitz I want everyone to give a warm welcome to Matt Gerardi, the newest member of the Critics Circle! You can check out some of his work here at the A.V. Club. You may know Nintendo’s first party studio HAL Laboratory as “those folks who make Kirby”. Not anymore! Anthony John Agnello interviews game director Yasuhiro…
By Harry Rabinowitz Wherever you are this week, I hope the Circle’s high quality content brightens your day. (Well, except for the Silent Hills thing…) Evan Narcisse reminds us that, although Silent Hills is canceled, the amazing teaser/demo P.T. is still available on the Playstation Store…until Konami pulls it. Dan Ackerman reviews the Origin PC Eon15-X (2015), the powerful gaming laptop…
By Harry Rabinowitz This week’s Roundup, quite a bit of news on the new Guitar Hero. I’ve always been more of a Rock Band man myself, but I will admit the change in direction is quite intriguing and worth the read. Joshua Rivera has his impressions of Guitar Hero Live, the new installment of Guitar Hero…
By Harry Rabinowitz Your Critic’s Circle and Roundup host have been busy doing very different things, with the Circle delivering quality writing (as always), and your faithful host attending this year’s Spring Fighter. As a follow up to last week’s story, Chelsea Stark gives us the Games for Change nominees and voter’s ballot. Ebenezer Samuel…
By Harry Rabinowitz I think it is safe to say that it’s officially springtime here in NYC. And with it comes warm weather, non-violent breezes, and sunny skies. I’ve never really been into any of those things, so, of course I’ve got this week’s Roundup for you! Jorge Jimenez (joined by Ryan Meitzler) talks Bloodborne, Hideo…
By Harry Rabinowitz Like many others, I am both enthralled and enraged by From Software’s latest title Bloodborne. If, like me, you don’t own a PS4, I recommend going to a friend’s place and having a sleepover (remember those?). If you’re tired of hearing about Bloodborne, I’ve also got this week’s Roundup for you! Ebenezer Samuel reviews…
By Harry Rabinowitz This week, Nintendo has decided to raid our Roundup. Phantom Dust, Final Fantasy Type-0, and TouchTone are also along for the ride. Nintendo announced its foray into the world of mobile gaming last week. Chelsea Stark analyzes what that means for Nintendo and for consumers. For some history behind Nintendo’s decision, Ben Gilbert charts…
By Harry Rabinowitz In this week’s roundup, we’ve got kids games, space VR games, Greek god-fighting games, Metroidvania games, and more! Craig Goldstein collects 8 kids games that are total fun for adults, especially when you get to beat your nephews. John Azzilonna and The Awaycast talk a bit of PAX East and a lot…