The Roundup: The Circle Speaks

By Harry Rabinowitz 6 days until the New York Videogame Awards. We’ve got an awesome venue, moonshine, the Downtown Pidgeons and us, the Critics Circle! If you haven’t bought a ticket yet, what are you waiting for?! Anthony John Agnello and Joystiq staff get together for one last Joystiq Stream. I’ll certainly miss these… Ben…

Arcade Fire #2: September 22 – 27th ||

By Kevin L. Clark Here, we spotlight the movements, mods, and works of art within gaming culture for your ultimate enjoyment. The weekly post will be your central point to see just how video games influence the world around us. Andy Baio, the visionary behind Kickstarter, XOXO, Playfic, and Supercut, launched his own project that he had been dreaming…

The Insight: Lethal League and the Watchable Game

By Harry Rabinowitz. Lethal League’s design oozes spectatability. Yes, I am aware that spectatability is not a word. But the game, more so than any other game I’ve played, seems to be designed with an audience in mind.  Similar to games like Divekick, Samurai Gunn, and Towerfall, Lethal League falls into an emerging genre I…