By Kimari Rennis I needed this. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is an incredibly fun and engaging game produced with a movie-like quality that, because it’s a game, extends far beyond the hour and 45 minute standard. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach begins 11 months after the events of the first game. Sam,…
The Circle sent two of its writers to a recent Apple games showcase. Here are Ronald’s and Karila’s impressions. By Ronald Gordon and Karila-Monique Warner Ronald Recently, Apple has been doing a lot to improve the quality of mobile gaming far beyond what people expect. From their rapidly expanding Apple Arcade roster to the various…
Hideo Kojima Honored with New York Videogame Critics Circle’s Andrew Yoon Legend Award in Advance of 10th Annual New York Game Awards Ceremony Legend Award recognizes the father of the stealth genre New York City, Jan. 21, 2021 – The New York Videogame Critics Circle will honor world-renowned game creator Hideo Kojima, with its Andrew Yoon Legend…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. After a brief Thanksgiving reprieve, we’re back with what could be the final Roundup of the year. This week, we’re taking a peek back at the last…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, critics celebrate the biggest Pokémon yet and the 15th anniversary of Halo 2’s industry-changing innovations. Plus, the world of Death Stranding gets explained and one…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, our critics unspool the secrets of Death Stranding, bust some ghosts with Luigi, and take a look back at Call of Duty’s uncomfortable history of…
By Harold Goldberg In its way, it was a mere moment, but it was also a dream come true. The New York Videogame Critics Circle was able to bring the students we mentor from two Bronx schools to the Tribeca Talks panel with legendary game maker Hideo Kojima, Norman Reedus and Geoff Keighley. Geoff was…
Greetings! Jon here, back again with the Circle Roundup. If you haven’t heard, NASA confirmed that it’s discovered seven planets with Earth-like conditions just 40 light-years away from us! Why is that important? Well for one, cosmologists say that water is the foundation of all life, so a planet that has liquid water would be…
By Steven Petite I never thought I would see the day when the great English poet, William Blake, is mentioned in a video game. But if I had to pick the most likely creators to do so, Hideo Kojima would be near the top of the list. When Kojima took the stage to announce his…