By Tina Lam Growing up, my mom would always say, “When in doubt, ask others for help.” At the time, I brushed it off, thinking that the key to success meant figuring everything out on my own. As I sat in the living room, intensely watching the network news on our big flat-screen TV, all…
By Ronald Gordon Fortnite is doing a lot to improve its reception and player base beyond what is normally expected through Battle Royale. Aside from what’s known already, such as skins from Peter Griffin and Solid Snake coming to the game, Fortnite demoed three new modes here in NYC that are all separate games in…
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…