By Harold Goldberg WeWork has certainly had its issues. But after making a request of WeWork Pilot through Meetup, I came away with this feeling: Because of their technology and perhaps because of certain uncaring individuals, both companies are not doing enough for nonprofits and those who offer education to underserved communities. And that’s an…
By Kimari Rennis Unlike a lot of gamers in today’s day and age, I’m not old enough to say that I’ve grown up playing the Snes or the Sega. Most of my gaming memories from when I was young came from the PlayStation 2. My older brother and I spent a lot of time stockpiling…
By Harold Goldberg Today, I’m proud to announce that the New York Videogame Critics Circle is an officially recognized non-profit organization. It’s been a long road. Just as we’ve helped many in the community along the way, many have helped us. But this is just the beginning. It was six years ago that a good friend penned…
In a rare release day meeting with The Circle, the Mushroom 11 developers talked candidly about the ups and downs of gamemaking during a long, four-year gestation period. by Harold Goldberg Jazz from a turntable lilted, the old school highs and lows of an alto saxophone amplified through analog means. Nearby, at an oak table…
The New York Videogame Critics Circle will have what we hope will be an awesome panel discussion at IndieCade East on Friday the 13th at 4:45 p.m. Here’s the scoop on Meet The Press: Game Journalists Discuss Indie Games and What It Takes to Get Noticed “A panel of celebrated video game journalists comes together…
John Azzilonna, the Circle’s newest member, was privy last week to an early peek at Battleborn, the new game from Gearbox and 2K that will launch sometime next year. As Azzilonna interviews the game’s creative director and then, the narrative lead, you’ll see that what’s compelling about the game is twofold. Firstly, the characters created…
Daniel Radosh, the stop-it’s-too-funny, Emmy Award-winning writer from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, made the 3rd Annual New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards the best one yet. He skewered everyone, including us, and we loved it. Here, we see Radosh and his willing minions. Then at the After Party, we see Radosh being congratulated…
“The History of Future Folk” is everything an indie movie should be: touching, cool, quirky, inventive. When we discovered that Jay Klaitz, one half of the Sci-Fi inspired duo, played Lester in Grand Theft Auto V, we just had to have them play at the Circle Awards. We’re so very happy that they agreed to perform.…
During the course of the week, we’ll publish photos from the 3rd Annual New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards. They’re by Victor Kalogiannis. Here are two shots of the great Steven Ogg, who won the Great White Way Award for Best Overall Acting in a Game for playing the demented Trevor in Grand Theft Auto…
During a rousing evening full of sly, cutting, rapid fire jokes from Daniel Radosh (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), we presented our nine Critics Circle Awards. Game developers arrived on the cold Brooklyn evening from the U.S., Canada and Switzerland. In addition to a wild and lively Radosh, the audience was treated to appearances…