The Podcast: All About Borderlands 3’s New Gameplay And Story With Senior Writer Danny Homan. There’s Irony! Cynicism! And Hope? You Decide!

It’s all Borderlands 3! After playing two new hours of this humor-filled open world experience, New York Videogame Critics Circle president and editor in chief Harold Goldberg and senior DreamYard intern Kimari Rennis interviewed Borderlands 3 Senior Writer Danny Homan. Danny expounds upon the motivations of those wonderfully insane Calypso Twins, the brilliance and loneliness…

The Insight: Here Are Nine Things Our High School Intern Learned At The Game Devs Of Color Expo!

By Kimari Rennis I’m still thinking about what I learned at the recent Game Devs of Color Expo, a supportive environment for game developers and their fans from various backgrounds held each year in Harlem. The GDoC Expo is very young, but it’s helping the community learn and think about games in important ways. (The…

The Podcast: In Part 2, The Concrete Genie Creators Talk About The Game’s Origins, Art, Narrative, Maurice Sendak And The Zen Of Post-It Notes!

Sly Cooper, Jet Set Radio, Ico! In Part 2 of this New York Videogame Critics Circle podcast, founder Harold Goldberg and Senior DreamYard Intern Kimari Rennis talk to PixelOpus creative director Dominic Robilliard and Art Director Jeff Sangalli about *their artful inspirations, *the compelling new content within Concrete Genie, *how the art style was created…

The Insight: Fear And Loathing And Love In The Elder Scrolls: Blades

“It’s just me and the AI politician telling me the untruths I want to hear.” By Harold Goldberg It’s never night in this videogame land, which kind of freaks me out. But I still play within it. I still play The Elder Scrolls: Blades even though the Early Access version is, at its worst,…

Community Event: The Circle’s Panel At The American Museum of Natural History

Photos by Libe Ackerman, except where noted. Recently, the New York Videogame Critics Circle was thrilled to partner with the American Museum of Natural History. Our first event with the historic, 145 year old museum on Manhattan’s Upper West Side included a spirited panel comprised of Circle members Sherri Smith, Dan Ackerman, Matt Gerardi and…

The Moment: In Angry Birds AR, I’m Like A Turkey Vulture Circling Its Prey From Above

By Harold Goldberg There was a period that spanned years when Angry Birds was such a wild phenomenon. It was everywhere. Writing a Boys’ Life game column for kids as I did for 10 years, it seemed there were as many letters and emails sent to me about the feisty birds as there were about…

Event Alert: Come To Our Panel At The American Museum of Natural History On March 21!

By Harold Goldberg Today, the New York Videogame Critics Circle is proud to announce a new partnership with the American Museum of Natural History, one of the shining gems of New York City. Whether it’s the multimedia within the brand new T. rex exhibition or a classic diorama, the 150-year old museum is a national…

Tribeca Film Festival: Full VR & AR Listings, Every Dang One!

By Harold Goldberg Dubbed Tribeca Immersive, The Tribeca Film Festival’s VR and AR programs are jam-packed with narrative-oriented experience, some with game elements as well. The challenge for those who want to check these out during the April 26 to May 4 window is the sheer number of works placed within a fairly small footprint.…

The Insight: In Fallout 76, The World Is Not Enough, Says Our 16 Year Old Intern

From my experience, players in Fallout 76 are either complete assholes or very awkward to communicate with. By Kimari Rennis When you fall in love with a franchise, game company, or even a TV show, you eagerly look for the new content that will be produced by that revered source. Feverishly, you crave that series…

Awards: New York Magazine Says “Go To The NY Game Awards!”

We’re so happy that New York Magazine just chose the New York Game Awards as an essential pick in their brand new issue. It’s a highly curated list of entertainment choices, so we’re honored to be on it. While we’re not so bold as to say we’re the Oscars of video gaming, if New York…