By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome once again to the Roundup, a series created to gather the works of members and interns alike to give them a shoutout! Back to School season is starting, and with it comes some last minute summer reviews! This time around we’ve got news on a whimsical noir point and…
By Ronald Gordon Recently, the Critics Circle had the chance to run our nonprofit Playing with Purpose course over at M.S. 131 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. In the computer lab of the school, we gathered two groups of students and taught them how to create a game narrative. This Playing with Purpose workshop was…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! This is one of a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the work of members and interns alike! This time around we’ve got news on Theresa’s enjoyment of Pokémon Fire Red, the not-so-perfect society within D-Topia, Dicero being more than just a mobile game, the…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! This is one of a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the brilliant works of our Members and Interns alike! This time around we’ve got a two-part story on Beatdown City Survivors, our Circle Efforts being rewarded with a NEA Grant, Playing with Purpose Student…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s our series dedicated to gathering the stories of interns and members alike to give them a shoutout. Summer Game Fest was a blast for a lot of people, and that means much more news to cover. Featured are stories about Osaze’s time in an…
By Ronald Gordon If you’ve ever encountered a situation where someone just doesn’t understand the positive impact that gaming can have on an individual, we’ve got some very important information for you! For those like me who haven’t heard of them, The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is an organization focused on advocating for gaming as…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s a column made with the purpose of gathering stories from Critics Circle members and interns alike to give them props for the hard work. This time around, we’ve got news on Pokopia’s wholesome fun, the simple addictiveness of Titanium Court, Mixtape’s purposefully unlikeable protag,…
By Ronald Gordon There’s something strange about Pragmata that I can’t quite put my finger on. After first, finding out about it through a TikTok trailer, I was hooked almost immediately by Diana, the game’s deuteragonist. She’s a small, adorable android whose jacket is too big and brain is too full of hacking knowledge for…
By Ronald Gordon Hello, and welcome back to the Roundup, a column which gathers up articles written by members and interns alike to give them a shoutout! This time around, we’ve got news of Harold Goldberg’s “The Skinny,” Reggie Fils-Aimé in the Hall of Fame, Park Ranger Simulator, Apple Arcade’s Retrocade, Minos the puzzle game, Potential…
By Ronald Gordon I’ve been trying to make a change in my life recently, which is an ironic thought as I used to be quite afraid of change. I believe that we, as humans, are burdened by the fact that someday things will change, that something in our everyday experience will be different in a…