By Tina Lam Growing up, my mom would always say, “When in doubt, ask others for help.” At the time, I brushed it off, thinking that the key to success meant figuring everything out on my own. As I sat in the living room, intensely watching the network news on our big flat-screen TV, all…
By Mary-Ellis Ryan If you’d ask me about my interests, developing games definitely wouldn’t have been one of them. I’d usually lean towards art, music or fashion but I found myself landing a gaming internship with the New York Videogame Critics Circle. It offers practical experience and skill development in a real-world setting. Additionally, it…
By Aeth Finch Everyone has a question running around in their minds every day, sometimes two questions. Actually, I have two questions. The questions I have are: 1) How am I going to describe my favorite game, especially on a nearly empty Google Doc, and 2) How does someone make a big impact on, well,…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome to our post-New York Game Awards Roundup!! I’m so glad to be back, once again highlighting the talented interns and writers within the Circle to give their work a well-deserved blast. With the Awards having come and gone, it’s about time we look at not only the many photos…
In partnership with the NYC Department of Education, The New York Videogame Critics Circle is joining the 2024 Battle of the Burroughs Minecraft Build Challenge with a unique writing competition called the Minecraft Writing Challenge. The Minecraft Writing Challenge is a competitive high school writing competition for Grades 9 – 12 with a cash prize…
By Kimari Rennis If you are a big fan of Dungeons & Dragons and have a few campaigns under your belt, whether you’ve watched a few episodes of Critical Role in the background, or you collect dice to show off to your companions, I applaud you. Baldur’s Gate III is the game for you! If…
By Theresa Afful Greetings to all. Theresa Afful here, and I’m happy to introduce myself to all of The Critics Circle’s readers and members. Let me start by briefly describing my background. I am a 14-year-old who enjoys writing and video games. I have always had a strong desire to venture into the enormous realm…
By Mario Brito Collado My name is Mario, and I was born in a small city in the Dominican Republic called Bonao, a city that is best known as “Villa de las Hortensias.” The hortensia is the local flower of the city and can only grow in this part of the country. The memories that…
By Serenity Cruz Hello, my name is Serenity, the 14-year-old latest arrival to the New York Videogame Critics Circle. I love to draw what comes to mind, yet most of my drawings always have to do with video games. From the small Megaman doodles to the Mudkip and Slowking drawings on almost every card stock…
Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s where the Circle researches stories from friendly faces, members and interns to give them a blast! This week we’ve got some great news, including a new addition to the Circle’s Board of Directors, a Valedictorian Graduation speech, an interview with Colin Kaepernick, and so much more! First,…