New York Game Awards and GG! Fest tickets (which includes the big, Supergiant Unplugged concert) are now available! Get them before they sell out! By Ronald Gordon Hello once again and welcome back to the Roundup, a column created to highlight the work of Circle’s members and our many writing interns! It has been a long…
By Ryan O’Callaghan I have been a longtime Final Fantasy fan. I got my feet wet with Final Fantasy VII, and fell in love with the franchise through Final Fantasy IX. My love for the franchise hit its apex with Final Fantasy X, as I have a huge soft spot for standard turn-based battles. As…
This batch of New York Game Awards photos, all taken by Nancy J. Parisi, features the excitement around our potent education programs. We call these wonderful programs Playing With Purpose. Patricia Bayley from Empire State Development kindly pledged support for our students and our Playing With Purpose program.
By Ronald Gordon Hello once again and welcome back to the Roundup, an article written for the sole purpose of highlighting the works of our NYVGCC members and interns alike! October seems to be a great month for game releases as we’ve got not only the new Silent Hill 2 Remake that came out, but…
By Harold Goldberg The New York Videogame Critics Circle has begun a compelling, new series of Games Writing classes at the Bronx’s Lab School of Finance and Technology. As part of our nonprofit’s Playing With Purpose program, Ryan O’Callaghan, Ronald Gordon, Isaac Espinosa and I are joining the Lab School for a compelling journalism program…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup, where we find the stories posted by interns and members to highlight the excellent work they’ve done! School is back in session for the Critics Circle, and we’ve started our initiative to teach the basics of games journalism to young folk yet again. It’s always…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup, where we pool together the articles of interns and members alike to give them a shoutout! With the many showcases and events coming and going, I was fortunate enough to get to see G4C in person before the end of June and start this heated…
By Harold Goldberg Yesterday, at the 21st Annual Games For Change Festival, the New York Videogame Critics Circle put together a sold-out event called Empowering Diversity In Gaming: Fostering Inclusivity Through Youth Engagement And Storytelling. Helmed by Circle executive director Ryan O’Callaghan and co-hosted by Microsoft’s Albert Dankwa, the well-attended talk focused on the Circle’s…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the column where we spotlight the stories of members and interns alike! This week has been a fascinating one with many new game announcements sprouting from Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Showcase, and many more announcements taking the center stage in a lot of…
By Ronald Gordon Greetings and welcome again to the Roundup! It’s where I write up all the experiences that have happened in the past week in a concise blast for everyone to enjoy! This week we’ve got news from our booth at Play NYC, a mini roundup of Roguelike games, a High on Life review,…