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…
By Ronald Gordon If you’ve been a part of the gaming community for long enough, you’ve most likely heard of something called Half-Life, the beloved science fiction franchise made by Valve Software, developers of the Portal and Team Fortress series. From the time of its launch in 1998, Half-Life stole the hearts of many, but…
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 dive headfirst into Valve’s big virtual-reality gamble, the history of Metal Gear and Final Fantasy, and Animal Crossing’s world domination. Plus, our young…
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 venture into a different kind of hell on Earth with Doom Eternal, spend some self-isolation time with Apple Arcade’s growing library, and fill…
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 give Google Stadia a workout under real-world conditions and find that it’s definitely got some room to improve. Plus Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order…