Photos! New York Videogame Awards

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…

The Insight: On The Work of Andrew Yoon

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…

The Roundup: The Circle Speaks

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…

On The Greatness of Andrew Yoon

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…

Saturday Note: Congrats to Andrew Yoon

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.…