By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup, where we gather up articles from Interns and Members alike to give them a blast! The weather is finally heating up now that the sun isn’t being blocked out by weather or an entire eclipse. With that, new games are coming out for the Spring…
By Kimari Rennis Palworld is unironically one of the best games I have ever played. How did a game with little marketing or attention during development suddenly take the gaming world by storm and win over my heart within minutes of playing? Palworld is a clever and expertly crafted amalgamation of the most successful games…
By Ronald Gordon Hello once again and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the column that’s filled with nothing but news from our beloved members and interns! The weather is heating up and with it, more games are expected for the Spring and upcoming Summer months. I myself got to review the phenomenal Final Fantasy…
By Kimari Rennis Day 4 – Mar 21 10:00 AM PST I attended the “Ticket to Redemption: How CD PROJEKT RED Utilized Technical Support Data and Insights to Improve ‘Cyberpunk 2077’” talk given by Karolina Niewęgłowska. This session gave us context as to what went wrong during the release of Cyberpunk 2077 and the process…
All week long, Kim is covering GDC for the Circle. This is Part Four of her coverage there. All included photos are by Kimari Rennis. By Kimari Rennis Day 3 – Mar 20 9:00 AM PST As a game designer and a vehement fan of Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West, it was my duty to…
All week long, Kim is covering GDC for the Circle. This is Part Three of her coverage there. All included photos are by Kimari Rennis. By Kimari Rennis Day 2 – Mar 19 10:20 AM PST Tuesday was the day I was most excited about because the game production workshops prime on my agenda. I…
Kimari is covering GDC for the Circle. This is Part Two of her coverage there. By Kimari Rennis Day 1 – Mar 18 6:00 PM PST After a long day of touring San Francisco with the school, the NYU Game Center hosted an outdoor Alumni and Student Event, where I enjoyed the company of my…
By Kimari Rennis Sunday Trip – Mar 17 3:00 AM EST My mom and I have this ritual where every morning you have a flight, you should be leaving the house three or four hours beforehand. Our flight to San Francisco from New York is at 7 am, which means I don’t get a wink…
The New York Game Awards will be held on 1/23/24 at SVA Theatre in Manhattan. Get your tickets here. Note: we’re almost out of VIP tickets. So get them now. One of our best events of the year (beyond our NY Game Awards) happened just over a week ago. It was our New York Videogame Critics Circle…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome once again to The Roundup! It’s where we gather up articles from members and interns alike to give them a blast. This particular column has been a long time coming and there’s been plenty of news of events while you’ve all been waiting. I got the chance to go…