For the last year, the New York Videogame Critics Circle has been teaching its Playing With Purpose writing and reviewing class at Brooklyn’s Hudde School. After a 10-class cohort this past semester, middle school student Elisabeth Chery blew past the competition to win a brand new Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop. Elizabeth chose to write…
New York Videogame Critics Circle Unveils 2024 New York Game Awards Winners NEW YORK (Jan. 23, 2024) – Last night, the New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) recognized the best games, actors, journalists, and more at the 13th annual New York Game Awards. Larian Studio’s Baldur’s Gate 3 took home two awards, including the Big…
The New York Game Awards will be held on 1/23/24 at SVA Theatre in Manhattan. We have about 30 tickets left as of Friday night. Get your tickets here. The NY Videogame Critics Circle is excited to announce that Circle Board member Sherri L. Smith will be one of our New York Game Awards co-hosts on…
The New York Game Awards will be held on 1/23/24 at SVA Theatre in Manhattan. Get your tickets here. Note: we’re almost out of VIP tickets. So get them now. One of our best events of the year (beyond our NY Game Awards) happened just over a week ago. It was our New York Videogame Critics Circle…
New York Videogame Critics Circle Board member Sherri L. Smith and President/Founder Harold Goldberg attended the Paley Honors last night at Cipriani 42nd Street. The event, presented by the Paley Center for Media, was an elegant but fun affair which honored 100 Years of Hasbro. Speakers included Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime, and…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s we gather stories from Members and Interns alike and give them a well deserved blast. This week, while I enjoy the heat of the winding down Summer sun, I also piece together a review of an interesting game about journeying into a mystical forest.…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s method of gathering up stories from interns and members alike to give them a shoutout! Personally, while looking into the purchase of a new system because I’m a victim of Pre-Planned Obsolescence with my Day One Xbox One, I’ve come across…
By Harold Goldberg It’s time. For years now, we’ve wanted to expand the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s educational outreach program about Journalism in Games into Brooklyn. While much of our mentoring work is done in the Bronx, some has been done in Lower Manhattan. But we want to expand in Brooklyn with the right…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s method of gathering up stories from members and interns alike to give them a proper shoutout. Since our last update, I’ve been exploring all types of games, jumping from Tabletops like Blood on the Clocktower to shooters like ULTRAKILL, really getting…
Here’s our last big photo post for the 12th Annual New York Game Awards. See you next year!