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 critics give thanks for their gaming beginnings and lessons learned at the Game Devs of Color Expo. Plus, we dig into the latest political…
By Connor Carson It was through my mother’s eyes that I first discovered video games. She was a loyal patron to Sierra On-Line, the developer and publisher cofounded by Roberta and Ken Williams in 1979, and I watched, wide-eyed and delighted, as she played through their many titles – most frequently, King’s Quest (1984 –…
By Harry Rabinowitz Surprising no one, I could not get a ticket to tomorrow’s League games. Hopefully you were luckier than I. Who knows, maybe you’ll bump into Harold Goldberg while you’re there! Ben Gilbert gives a break down of tomorrow’s League of Legends series happening right here in Madison Square Garden. Chelsea Stark debuts…
By Harry Rabinowitz A big thanks to those who came out for our community event this week! We all had a great time. Scott Stein reviews Samsung Gear VR, the first-out-the-gate VR machine powered by the Samsung Galaxy S6. Jason Cipriano reviews Game Freak’s Tembo the Badass Elephant, in which Tembo the elephant must stop an armed…
By Harry Rabinowitz Somehow, I was convinced to start playing Dark Souls. 30 hours later, mistakes have definitely been made. Luckily for you, the Circle doesn’t make those kinds of mistakes in this week’s Roundup! Ben Gilbert outlines one of the HoloLen’s less well known features: an extremely limited field of view. Dan Ackerman talks Nvidia G-Sink, the technology…