The Roundup: Mario Strikers: Battle League, A PC Game Collecting Scandal, Laptop Spotlight, Tina Leaves IGN, Modern Warfare 2 Meets Kojima, Loot Crate Crackdown, And More

By Ronald Gordon  Hello and Welcome Back to the Roundup, the Critics Circle’s way of recapping the various news and reviews that happened both inside and outside the Circle during the week. This time around we’ve got plenty of Beyond the Circle news relating to current events, as well as some well-written reviews from our…

The Roundup: Epic’s Fortnite Fight, Netflix’s Gaming Docuseries, WB Games’ Big Announcements, and More!

By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. In this installment, our writers fill us in on the legal battle between Epic and the app stores; Netflix’s new, disappointing game-history docuseries; Warner’s long-awaited game announcements; Geoff…

The Roundup: Game of the Year, FF XV, Unexpected Joy & Yonder!

(I will totally play a Stranger Things x Final Fantasy crossover. There needs to be an serendipitous elevator encounter between the Duffer Brothers and Phil Rogers to make this happen.) Hello Circle people! It’s Jon again, back with another Circle Roundup and hoping you’ve all had a lovely Thanksgiving. Today’s Roundup is brought to you by my…

The Roundup: The Circle Speaks

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…

The Roundup: The Circle Speaks

By Harry Rabinowitz If you’re like Circle member Stu Horvath, then this is the time of year where you want a quiet place to warm up and read.  What better reading material than this week’s Roundup? Jason Schreier reports on The Game Awards, a new videogame awards show being produced by Geoff Keighley. Chris Plante…

The Roundup: The Circle Speaks

By Harry Rabinowitz Happy Hallow… post-Halloween week!  Circle members have been busy with all things spooky as well as bringing you the most important content around! Stu Horvath reflected on Halloween, his childhood, Costume Quest, and, once again, being the “enemy of fun”. Also in Halloween spirit, Jorge Jimenez hosted the “Horrorcast” Dualshockers podcast, with special guest Jill…

Arcade Fire #1: September 15 – 20th ||

Hello, Gamers! This is the inaugural post for our new franchise entitled ARCADE FIRE. By Kevin L. Clark Here, we spotlight the movements, mods, and works of art within gaming culture for your ultimate enjoyment. The weekly post will be your central point to see just how video games influence the world around us. KILL SCREEN‘s Jamin…