By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome once again to the Roundup, a series created to gather the works of members and interns alike to give them a shoutout! Back to School season is starting, and with it comes some last minute summer reviews! This time around we’ve got news on a whimsical noir point and…
By Karoline Castillo-Troncoso I didn’t expect humor in Case Solved: London Files, a cozy noir point and click game where players solve puzzles by piecing clues together in order to crack cases. Despite this game being characterized as noir, often associated with crime, Case Solved: London Files is rather whimsical. The 2D characters, emulating the…
By Ronald Gordon Hello, and welcome back to the Roundup, a column which gathers up articles written by members and interns alike to give them a shoutout! This time around, we’ve got news of Harold Goldberg’s “The Skinny,” Reggie Fils-Aimé in the Hall of Fame, Park Ranger Simulator, Apple Arcade’s Retrocade, Minos the puzzle game, Potential…
By Karoline Castillo-Troncoso What’s their job like? Sometimes, I look at the employees of different occupations and can’t help but wonder: Do they like their job; how do you obtain a position for a job like this? Jobs that would lead me to raise these questions were usually unconventional or unlike your typical nine-to-five gig.…
By Ronald Gordon Hello once again from the Critics Circle! It’s been a while and both GG Fest One and 15th Annual New York Videogame Awards were a huge success in January! Not only did people thoroughly enjoy the litany of panels before the Supergiant Unplugged Concert on the 17th, Awards night was bustling with…
By Karoline Castillo-Troncoso Will I be able to flee the darkness or will I be consumed by it? I’ve never been one who is inclined to play horror games. In fact, I tend to flee from such scenes. As young children, a common fear we may have shared at some point in time is the…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome once again to the Roundup, where we gather articles written by Members and Interns alike to spread the word about their fine work! This time around we’ve got news of the first ever Second Person game, the new TMNT game from Strange Scaffold, Mario Kart World and its hollow…
By Karoline Castillo Troncoso Dreams. They are described to be a product of brain activity during sleep, drawing from recent and remote events; typically a combination of sensory experiences, emotions, memories, and thoughts. But how cool would it be to see our dreams projected, to be reminded of pleasant experiences from our past, reviving the…
By Ronald Gordon Happy Spring and welcome back to the Roundup, where we gather up the stories of members and interns alike to give them a shoutout! This time around we’ve got news about: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2, AC Shadows and its amazing world, the beautiful world of Koira the best Gaming…
By Karoline Castillo Troncoso Developed by Studio Tolima and published by DON’T NOD, Koira is a touching adventure game where players embark upon a trek through an enchanted forest, solve puzzles, encounter enemies, save captured animals, and illuminate paths all alongside a newfound friend, a puppy dog! The story begins with the introduction of the…