The Roundup: One Ukranian’s Harrowing Story, Mentoring At Bronxworks, Hades And Elden Ring, Meta Quest 2, Best Gaming Mics, And An Important WGA East Contract

By Ronald Gordon  Greetings and Salutations! Welcome back to the latest Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s chance to look back at the prior two weeks in the gaming world and show off what our members have been working on. This time around, we feature our Circle Members primarily rather than our Interns, but I’m sure…

The Insight: First Look at SuperGiant’s Hot Pyre

A week or so ago, the New York Videogame Critics Circle sent a few of its core members to the Pax East conference in Boston. Reporter John Azzilonna and videographer Victor Kalogiannis came back with a deep story about SuperGiant Games‘ upcoming Pyre, to be released in 2017. SuperGiant’s offerings, which have won various New…

Vlambeer and SuperGiant: Circle Awards After Party

The panel before the Awards was often serious and introspective. And the Awards themselves showed the charming nervousness of game developers who aren’t used to the spotlight. But the After Party is full of collegiality and general hijinks. Here’s  Rami Ismail, Best Mobile Game winner for Ridiculous Fishing from Vlambeer, along with Logan Cunningham from SuperGiant…