By Ronald Gordon Greetings once again and welcome to the Roundup, where we gather stories from interns and members alike to give them a blast! With things in the Circle are gearing towards the inevitable big bang that is the New York Game Awards, we’ve got plenty of new stories covering possible games of the…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup, where the Critic Circle compiles stories from friendly faces both in NYC and beyond to give them the spotlight. Aside from my recent review of 9 Years of Shadows, which is a lovely Metroidvania Platformer that stands out amongst the others, I’ve also played the…
By Kimari Rennis When you work alongside a team of talented writers who have spent years in the marketing industry, and they tell you that both you and the work you do is of value, you step away from your keyboard in shock. It feels like only yesterday you were a high school freshman writing…
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. With protests against racial injustice and police brutality emerging around the world, there are obviously more important things to be discussing and supporting at this time than…
By Danny Castillo Recently, New York University’s Game Center released a Twitch video that shows off students’ 2020 thesis games. As I watched a long stream of the showcase by these designers, the only thing that came to my mind was “this will take me more than a week to finish because it’s a long…
By Elizabeth Ballou Ape Out, independent developer Gabe Cuzzillo’s latest beat-’em-up game, is a smash hit – literally. Playing the titular ape, players smash, blast, and scramble through gauntlets of guards as they escape captivity. Isaac Espinosa, who reviewed Ape Out for the Critics Circle, wrote that the game was “sure to bring out…
By Kimari Rennis Greetings, fellow Circle members! I am Kimari Rennis, and I will be delivering this week’s Roundup. There’s a lot of Mario in the air this week! That’s because Super Mario Odyssey seems to be getting the best reviews of any Mario game – ever. Plus, it’s Halloween-time. There’s just so much going…
By Harold Goldberg On Saturday, I took an umbrella to the heavy rain and traveled to NYU’s Game Center where a large group of college seniors were celebrating their imminent graduations and the occasionally dismal reality that is the real world. But in a small room farther away from the festivities, about 15 high school…
by Lucy Ungaro We’re back with a rainbow assortment of games. (Fallout 4 Week has passed by relatively smoothly.) So let’s get to it! Ask and you shall receive: the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD is heading to the Wii U soon, and it comes with an adorable amiibo surprise. Check out the article by Chelsea Stark for more details. Speaking…
By Harry Rabinowitz Still in that line to get your iPhone 6? Luck for you, Circle members have been busy covering everything from phones to VR to loads of games. So relax and catch up on last week while you wait with today’s Roundup. Jeff Bakalar and Scott Stein of CNET answer all your iPhone 6 and…