The Circle sent two of its writers to a recent Apple games showcase. Here are Ronald’s and Karila’s impressions. By Ronald Gordon and Karila-Monique Warner Ronald Recently, Apple has been doing a lot to improve the quality of mobile gaming far beyond what people expect. From their rapidly expanding Apple Arcade roster to the various…
As the year winds down, we are looking at some of the great games we missed. We thought the new Bayonetta would be a perfect game for the Halloween season. By Karila-Monique Warner As a fan of the Bayonetta franchise since the first iteration was released in 2009 by PlatinumGames and published by Sega, I’d…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s method of disseminating the works of interns and members alike to give them a shout out! With April past its mid-point, there’s a lot of Spring releases I’ve personally been looking out for. One is the second installment of Coffee Talk,…
By Harry Rabinowitz In this installment of The Roundup, we’ve got business, reviews, videos, and VR. Outside The Roundup, everybody’s packing up and heading out to the Game Developers Conference. Maybe we’ll see you there! Chris Plante talks with Polygon’s Megan Farokhmanesh about why you (yes, you) should care about GDC. Chelsea Stark takes us back…
by Harold Goldberg SIGNIFICANTLY UPDATED: MAY 13, 2014 May 13 will likely be lucky for author and filmmaker Blake J. Harris. That particular Tuesday is the day Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined A Generation (It Books), his well-researched and compelling narrative history of Sega, Nintendo and Sony’s battles, will be released.…