By Serenity Cruz Hello, my name is Serenity, the 14-year-old latest arrival to the New York Videogame Critics Circle. I love to draw what comes to mind, yet most of my drawings always have to do with video games. From the small Megaman doodles to the Mudkip and Slowking drawings on almost every card stock…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome once again to the Roundup, where the Circle’s Interns and Members are highlighted for their excellent work. The summer is heating up, and while I’m trying my best not to melt in the sun, I’ve also been finding it hard to not think about the game releases to come…
By Isaac Espinosa Recently, I had the honor of attending a game demo event in Manhattan, organized by Team17, a British organization that publishes Indie titles. They’ve put forth some incredible games such as Trepang 2, Earthless, and Undead Inc. But at this event, I was able to play through four different demos, each of…
Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s where the Circle researches stories from friendly faces, members and interns to give them a blast! This week we’ve got some great news, including a new addition to the Circle’s Board of Directors, a Valedictorian Graduation speech, an interview with Colin Kaepernick, and so much more! First,…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back once again to the Roundup, where we gather up the stories from inside the Circle and give writers a shoutout! After a long while of being rather unenthused about fitness, I recently started getting back into it thanks to a neat mobile game called Run Legends. It was…
By Isaac Espinosa She and you travel the gloomy depths, stepping down, down, down, the footfalls loud and echoing. But you’re not alone. As the Demon King emerges from his seal underneath Hyrule Castle, Zelda fans realize that their last line of defense will be Link. Tears of the Kingdom, the long awaited sequel to…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s method of gathering up stories from interns and members alike to give them a shoutout! Personally, while looking into the purchase of a new system because I’m a victim of Pre-Planned Obsolescence with my Day One Xbox One, I’ve come across…
By Harold Goldberg It’s time. For years now, we’ve wanted to expand the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s educational outreach program about Journalism in Games into Brooklyn. While much of our mentoring work is done in the Bronx, some has been done in Lower Manhattan. But we want to expand in Brooklyn with the right…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s Critics Circle’s method of gathering up stories from interns and members alike, and giving them a shoutout. This week we’ve got news on a showcase of Apple’s new gaming capabilities, the PS VR2 and how it plays, a review of Fire Emblem: Engage, and…
By Isaac Espinosa As you rise after a millennium of sleep, shaking off a hazy dream, you become aware that your destiny is to save the world from ruin. Fire Emblem: Engage for the Switch is the newest title in the Fire Emblem franchise. As the 17th game in the series, Engage feels almost like…