Presenter Alert: Book of Numbers’ Joshua Cohen

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…

Wrapup: NY Videogame Critics Circle Awards

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:…