By Imani Brown I have been playing Fortnite for four years and I still love it. Out of all that time playing, it has been a crazy journey. I was only nine years old when I started. Before I began playing, I wondered, What is this thing? I think one of the things that keeps…
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 members bring you stories from the real-world frontlines of a videogame war and the bloody, traumatizing desks of NetherRealm Studios. Plus, a review of…
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 members return with reports from vastly different worlds: some beautiful and otherworldly, some ravaged by disease and disaster, and some filled with ridiculous memes.…
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 writers are looking inward, whether at the unseen effects of intense gaming on the brain or at the unremembered moments that made them the…
By Desiree Bonilla Hello, Critics Circle members and fans. My name is Desiree Bonilla. I am the new 15 year old intern for the New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC). Perrsonally, I am a fan of video games like Kingdom Hearts and Fortnite Battle Royale. Kingdom Hearts, in my opinion, has a great…
By Kimari Rennis Hello, fellow circle members, I am Kimari Rennis and as a rather young intern, this will be my first time writing a Roundup. It’s an honor to do this even when school is up and running again. Right now, I feel hip with the adults. Without further ado, here is the news…
By Jeffrey Mizrahi What’s up, everybody! Jeffrey here with another Roundup featuring the latest work by a handful of our greatest Circle members! No matter how hard I try, I just can’t stop thinking about Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. Before bed, when I wake up, when I get home, I keep thinking “I have time for a…
Hello hello! Jon here again with your Circle roundup. It’s E3 season, so naturally, today’s Roundup features E3 content. But in my constant effort to give you a diverse Roundup, it also features pieces on DRM, killing players in PUBG for their beans, theme parks, and even a little esports. To all of you heading…
By Harry Rabinowitz With E3 looming, Circle members are prepping for the monstrously busy week to come. Good luck to everybody on the team! Anthony John Agnello sat down to play Fortnite, the new team based, fort-building, online experience from Epic Games. Ben Gilbert argues that, amidst Sony and Microsoft’s battle for VR dominance, Sony is…
By Harry Rabinowitz Have you heard about The New York Videogame Awards? Word on the street is the event is going to be pretty spectacular. Just keep an eye out for it! Anyway, here’s your weekly Roundup! Samit Sarkar reviews Destiny’s first “expansion”, The Dark Below. Mike Futter talks with art director Pete Ellis about…