By Ronald Gordon Hello, members of the Critics Circle and the fans that follow us. My name is Ronald Gordon and I am the 17 year old intern here at the NYVGCC. I enjoy games with action, adventure, fighting, and story. I love a good game of Skyrim or Dragon Age: Inquisition but…
By Harold Goldberg Outside, the wet snow feels like cold pigeon crap hitting my face. I run into the brownstone nearby, trying to free myself of those half-freezing glops from hell. Moments later Richard Garriott, astronaut and Ultima creator, is showing off his repository of prehistoric and futuristic things. So along one wall, there’s an…
By Harold Goldberg It’s a cold, pre-Spring night at the Explorer’s Club and the livin’ is wild. I never expected to roam freely around this private enclave on the Upper East Side. The rich, dark mahogany. The prevalent, elegant taxidermy. The very smell of history. And yak meatballs. Probably, I first heard about the Explorer’s…
By Harold Goldberg Just 10 days before the New York Game Awards, members of the New York Videogame Critics Circle convened at my home. The purpose? To try, in some small way, to say something poignant about Richard Garriott, our worthy Legend Award winner. After some pizza and a gulp of moonshine, Tom’s Guide’s Sherri Smith,…
Here’s a large grouping of photos via ace photographer Ira Pfeffer from last Thursday night’s New York Game Awards, which were shown on Twitch to 50,000 viewers. We’ll try to publish more photos in the coming days.
By Harold Goldberg Here’s one of the greatest reasons to attend the New York Game Awards on 1/19! The New York Videogame Critics Circle is proud to announce that the Andrew Yoon Legend Award will go to Ultima creator and astronaut Richard Garriott. Richard Garriott will appear onstage at the New York Game Awards to…