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 run down all the deets of Microsoft’s next-gen strategy and tell us why the Xbox Series S might be the real star of…
First, please donate here. We need your help! To help mentor and educate students of color! Today, Cloud9 owner Jack Etienne talks to Reggie and Harold about the team’s storied history, the effect of Covid-19 on him and the teams, Cloud 9’s first League of Legends team and whether Hai should have been an owner,…
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…
You, too, can vote in the 6th Annual New York Game Awards in the Ebbetts Field Award for Best eSports Team! Fans, here are your nominees! Now, go ahead and vote! May the best team win. Winners will be announced at the New York Game Awards in Manhattan on 1/19! Which Was The Best eSports…
(I will totally play a Stranger Things x Final Fantasy crossover. There needs to be an serendipitous elevator encounter between the Duffer Brothers and Phil Rogers to make this happen.) Hello Circle people! It’s Jon again, back with another Circle Roundup and hoping you’ve all had a lovely Thanksgiving. Today’s Roundup is brought to you by my…
By Jonathan G. Lee Greetings! Jon here with your weekly Circle Roundup. Did you know General George Patton was an Olympian? He placed 5th in the pentathlon for the 1912 Olympics. Perhaps more relevant to us, that same year Pierre de Coubertin (the founder of the modern day Olympic Games) introduced an arts competition. The gold…
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 Kevin L. Clark Here, we spotlight the movements, mods, and works of art within gaming culture for your ultimate enjoyment. The weekly post is your central point to see just how video games influence the world around us. A huge salute and congratulations goes out to New York Videogame Critics Circle founder, Harold Goldberg.…
By Harry Rabinowitz This week, we have features, interviews, videos, explainers, and reviews, all from the lovely members of the Critics Circle. Harold Goldberg published his long-in-the-making, 5000-word cover story on League of Legends, eSports, and Cloud9 HyperX over at Playboy Magazine. Alex Navarro sat down with Vinny Caravella for another GiantBomb quick look, this time for Duck…
By Harry Rabinowitz. Lethal League’s design oozes spectatability. Yes, I am aware that spectatability is not a word. But the game, more so than any other game I’ve played, seems to be designed with an audience in mind. Similar to games like Divekick, Samurai Gunn, and Towerfall, Lethal League falls into an emerging genre I…
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