The New York Videogame Critics Circle is proud to announce that noted literary novelist Joshua Cohen will present the Herman Melville Award for Best Writing at the New York Game Awards on February 9. When “Book of Numbers,” Cohen’s most recent work, was reviewed in The New York Times, critic Mark Sarvas wrote, “Comparisons to…
by Jill Scharr Thanks to everyone who came out to the second annual awards ceremony! The Walking Dead swept the show with four wins: Best Writing, Best Indie, Best Game, and Best Voice Acting for Melissa Hutchison’s Clementine. Journey, Dishonored, The Room, The Unfinished Swan and Sound Shapes were all honored as well. The full awards listing is as follows:…
I take much pride in announcing that the brilliant Lev Grossman, Time magazine’s book critic and the lauded author of The Magicians, will be presenting at the New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards this February 5th. I was honored to have Lev as my editor back in the Time Digital days. I’ve also been to readings…
Today, I received an email from the great MC Frontalot. In it, MC Frontalot confirmed that he’ll perform for the 2nd Annual New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards on February 5, 2013. I’ve only met the nerdcore rap master once – at a landmark, packed Lev Grossman reading of The Magician in Brooklyn. Man, was…