Purchase Tickets HERE NEW YORK (Nov. 21, 2022) – The New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) gave its own “World Premiere” today with the announcement that Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, will receive the Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 12th annual New York Game Awards. Known for being the CEO and spokesperson for…
Sporting a fancy new cowlick, the intrepid John Azzilonna searched the nooks and crannies of Pax East with ace videographer Gregg DellaRocca. Amid the crowds, the sweat and the lines, what wonders did they discover? A passel of truly great and amazing indie games. We admire Divorce: The Game the best. But we’re not exactly…
Photographer Edward Inzauto graciously approached us after the New York Videogame Awards to say he had taken candid shots throughout the event, which reached nearly 135,000 viewers on Twitch. So here’s Mr. Inzauto’s look at the festivities at Villain in Brooklyn — everything from the show onstage to the reactions in the audience to the…
In which the writer, a creative director and Circle contributor who knew Andrew Yoon for many years, remembers her friend in a tribute to his work. By Robin Yang My first glimpse into Andrew’s creativity was during a holiday party he hosted back in 2011. We were feasting on some gigantic hunk of lamb leg…
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 Harold Goldberg I first met Andrew Yoon in Dubrovnik almost a decade ago at a Sony PlayStation event. Back then, he was the driving force behind a blog called PSP Fanboy. Andrew, Donna Mei-Ling Park and I hung a lot at the event and Donna and I marveled at Andrew’s intelligence. Andrew was the…
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…
It’s been a bit of a rough week. But it’s great to know that Critics Circle member Andrew Yoon has a landed a new gig as East Coast Editor of Shacknews. Yoon’s got a fine, critical eye and a properly ascerbic writing style. I’ll be checking out Shacknews much more often now that Andrew’s there.…