Climbing Everest In New York: Inside The Explorers Club

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…

Awards: Our Richard Garriott Tribute Video!

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,…

Photos! New York Game Awards ’17

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.

Awards: Richard Garriott To Receive Our Legend Award!

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…