By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! This is one of a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the brilliant works of our Members and Interns alike! This time around we’ve got a two-part story on Beatdown City Survivors, our Circle Efforts being rewarded with a NEA Grant, Playing with Purpose Student…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. In this installment, our writers pick apart Sony’s very big June, with reviews and behind-the-scenes looks of The Last of Us Part II and breakdowns of the big…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. With protests against racial injustice and police brutality emerging around the world, there are obviously more important things to be discussing and supporting at this time than…
By Kimari Rennis I remember watching the launch trailer for Treachery In Beatdown City during our New York Game Awards. I’ll never forget the smile on my face, and I’ll never regret it either. Let’s get straight to the point: good, taut humor in videogames is a very rare and welcomed commodity, and it is…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, our writers look at the 20-year gap between Final Fantasy VII and its ambitious remake, dissect the design of the new PlayStation 5 controller, take…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, Devil May Cry makes a rip-roaring return, Apex Legends makes us nervous, and the NBA 2K League makes a tiny dent in esports’ diversity problem. Plus, a radical New…
We’re thrilled! Our first New York Game Awards World Premiere Trailer will be a full, action-packed, satire-spiced endeavor. It’s the long-awaited Treachery In Beatdown City from New York City game developer Shawn Alexander Allen. Allen will appear onstage to introduce the trailer. He’ll also speak about “a debut of an exciting indie rap collaboration song.” Allen,…