By Harry Rabinowitz IGF, upcoming games, current games, interviews, and tech are all featured in this week’s Roundup. Circle newcomer Joshua Rivera wraps up the 2015 Independent Games Festival with a list of winners and videos. Check it out! Dan Ackerman reviews the NVIDIA Shield, “the world’s first Android TV console”. Jason Schreier has a…
By Harry Rabinowitz In this installment of The Roundup, we’ve got business, reviews, videos, and VR. Outside The Roundup, everybody’s packing up and heading out to the Game Developers Conference. Maybe we’ll see you there! Chris Plante talks with Polygon’s Megan Farokhmanesh about why you (yes, you) should care about GDC. Chelsea Stark takes us back…
By Harry Rabinowitz It’s been a while, but we’re back! A quick reminder that if you missed the Awards, you can still check it out on our Twitch channel. But this is The Roundup! Jeff Bakalar and John Azzilonna review The Order: 1886. Both laud the games graphical fidelity but are dissapointed by other aspects of the…
By Harry Rabinowitz 6 days until the New York Videogame Awards. We’ve got an awesome venue, moonshine, the Downtown Pidgeons and us, the Critics Circle! If you haven’t bought a ticket yet, what are you waiting for?! Anthony John Agnello and Joystiq staff get together for one last Joystiq Stream. I’ll certainly miss these… Ben…
By Harry Rabinowitz This week’s Roundup comes to you with a heavy heart. Evan Narcisse gives his impressions of Gravity Ghost, the Super Mario Galaxy-esk physics puzzle platformer by Erin Robinson. With the recent release of Grim Fandango Remastered, Dan Ackerman is one step closer to having all his “out of print” PC classics back in…
By Harry Rabinowitz It’s a bit snowy outside, isn’t it? Hope my fellow east coast residence are coping well. I can tell you one thing though, bad weather never stopped our members! Ben Gilbert discusses HoloLens, Microsoft’s newly unveiled “mixed” reality” headset, and what it means for the virtual reality marketplace. Chris Plante looks at how…
By Harry Rabinowitz 27 days left until our Williamsburg-bound New York Game Awards. Speak the word, spread the hype! Kevin L. Clark, Tanya Depass, Shareef Jackson, Catt Small and many more took a stand against police brutality with #Spawn4Good, a gaming stream marathon dedicated to raising awareness. Lead by SpawnOnMe’s Kahlief Adams, the collective accomplished…
By Harry Rabinowitz IGF, AGDQ, CES, OS VR, our members have all the acronyms for you in this week’s Roundup! Mike Futter brings you the list of finalists for the 2015 Independent Games Festival. The list shares some similarities to our very own New York Game Award nominees! Jason Schreier’s been watching Awesome Games Done…
By Harry Rabinowitz Did you really think we were done talking about 2014 just because it’s 2015?! How very wrong you were. This week, Members go all in with their Games of 2014 lists. Stu Horvath, Jeremy Voss, Jill Scharr, and Team Unwinnable pick their favorite games of 2014. Sara Clemens picks her top 5…
By Harry Rabinowitz We’re nearing the end of 2014 and boy has it been one heck of a year. This week, Circle members got together and reflected on 2014. From all of us, have a wonderful new year! Chelsea Stark lists her top 10 must-play games of 2014 over on Mashable. Scott Stein has the…