Hey y’all! Jeffrey here with this week’s roundup! With everyone back into Zelda mode with the release of the new DLC, I went returned to the world of Hyrule to finally collect all 120 shrines. With only about 10 left for me to find, I kind of wished there were more. Stumbling across hidden shrines…
By Harold Goldberg Last week, when Blizzard came to town to promote Overwatch and the game’s first anniversary, I was thrilled. As a seasoned critic, I actually can’t remember when Blizzard was last in the city to do a dog and pony show for journalists. Almost certainly, they haven’t been in town in this way…
Hello, Circle people! Jon here. No long-winded intro this time. It’s been a busy week in gaming news, but today’s Roundup is especially good. I loved Matt’s review-in-process approach, and I wish it became the standard in game criticism. I loved Chelsea’s eulogy for Mad Catz. I love Gita’s report on Shard and the tragic…
Hello beautiful Circle people! Jon here with our weekly Circle Roundup! Thank you to all the lovely people who made our 6th Annual New York Videogame Awards so memorable! If you missed it, you can catch the VODs here, complete with trolly Twitch comments. Someone saw my smirking and thought I was a smug…
Hello, Circle family. Jon here again with your weekly Circle update. Today’s Roundup is dedicated to actress, writer, memoirist, playwright, producer and mental health advocate, Carrie Fisher. The massive debt that videogames and geek culture owes to Star Wars doesn’t require explanation. But Fisher also worked uncredited as script doctor on films such as Sister Act…
Season’s greetings, Circle gang! It’s Jon again with your weekly Circle Roundup. Today’s Roundup is brought to you by snow! So when you think of snow, you probably think of Christmas. And when you think of Christmas, you (hopefully) feel happy! Christmas trees, candy canes, nutcrackers, Santa Claus, and the Sticky Bandits. Snow =…
By Jonathan G. Lee Greetings! Jon here with our first Circle Roundup of November. This week’s Circle Roundup is brought to you by chickens, which are delicious, but did you know they also make excellent pets? Plus, free eggs. How many pet owners can say they get compensated for their TLC with groceries? And with that,…
By Jonathan G. Lee Hello friends! Jon here with another week of The Circle Round Up. Am I the only person that’s been enjoying this rain? I love rain. In fact, when I’m writing, I don’t play background music, I play background rain. When it’s pouring, I’ll even open my window a crack so I…
Right now, we’re witnessing the first waves of transition that transforms Blizzard from being a game developer to a multimedia company, and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that all these moves are happening within the same year as Overwatch.
by Steven Petite The scene: the majestic remains of the Shimada Castle in Japan’s Hanamura suburb. Tight lanes and streets are decorated with the occasional lonely vehicle. Numerous open buildings feature spacious rooms at their core, a luxurious staple of Japanese architecture called the “moya.” Rooftops are visually dominating, eaves extending past walls held…