By Harold Goldberg The mayor was listening. During an in-person meeting with New York City’s Digital Games Industry Council yesterday morning at the Microsoft Experience Center, Mayor Eric Adams listened to members’ opinions regarding the future of games in New York City. I am a member of that group, which includes representatives from the disciplines…
By Isaac Espinosa The Pokémon series has always been grounded in two core aspects: catch all of the Pokémon you can, and challenge the gym leaders before eventually reaching the Elite Four and finally, the Champion. While formulaic, it’s also tried and true. This has been the foundation of the Pokémon series for decades now.…
We present voices from our present and past 10 years as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the New York Videogame Critics Circle and the New York Game Awards. So here they are! (We’ll add more to this post after the New York Game Awards on 1/26. Daniel Radosh, Senior Writer, The Daily Show with…
By Harold Goldberg This column is Part II in our New York Videogame Critics Circle series of newsworthy updates regarding our nonprofit arts education mentoring and scholarship activities. Many of you know that we have had an ongoing partnership with the Bronx’s excellent DreamYard Project. In their 25-year history, we are the Obama-lauded nonprofit’s longest…
By Harold Goldberg During the course of the last six weeks, the New York Videogame Critics Circle, in partnership with the DreamYard Project, has been teaching a daily journalism course in the Bronx to over 20 high school students. The Circle has been mentoring students at the DreamYard Prep School for years now. We offer…
By Harold Goldberg It’s been many years in the making. But yesterday in a spacious, new classroom in the Bronx, the New York Videogame Critics Circle and The DreamYard Project began a daily journalism course for underserved high school students. The DreamYard created this artful, warm temporary space while a larger Bronx game center…
By Harold Goldberg What a great Spring morning it is when two extraordinary games of vastly differing genres (and target demographics) are released in one day. Join CNET’s Dan Ackerman, Tom’s Guide’s Sherri Smith, Superparent’s Libe Ackerman, DreamYard Prep School’s Rudy Blanco and me as we talk passionately about both releases. But first, and most…
By Harold Goldberg Each year, our partnership with the DreamYard Prep School in the Bronx grows by leaps and bounds. We began our first workshop earlier this week with 25 students in attendance. With some essential help from Eb Samuel, the New York Daily News’ videogame critic, I talked about Madden’s Longshot story. Eb had…
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