In my Independence Day piece for The New York Times today, I look at games that showcase the ups and downs of our 250-year history. It includes Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption II, Bethesda's Fallout: New Vegas, WNET's estimable Mission US series, Oregon Trail, more. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/a...

You might know writer @haroldgoldberg.bsky.social for his reporting about games, or his book about how video games conquered pop culture. His new mystery novel is a gritty dive into 1990s NYC, where a search for a missing person ensnares an immigrant detective in a web of deception & murder 📚

For The Skinny, my new novel, I wrote this "5 Things I Learned" piece for Chuck Wendig's excellent Terrible Minds site. terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...

It was a total joy to be on with all the Lords of @IronLordPodcast. We went deep inside my mystery novel, The Skinny. What a great conversation. Thank you! www.youtube.com/live/hsZDk2A...

We had a fine time at the first event for my mystery novel, "The Skinny." Thanks to Sherri L. Smith for the incisive interview, to Microsoft Experience for the awesome space, and to everyone who helped out and attended!

Friends, today is Publication Day for The Skinny, my first novel! I'm thrilled that this little NYC noir mystery story is out in the world. I really think you'll like it. So do read it, and/or share this post and help spread the word! www.amazon.com/Skinny-Stan-...

The Skinny, my first novel, comes out in less that a week! Here, I write about how New York City is a main character, not just a setting. www.harold-goldberg.com/goldbergblog...

The Skinny will be out on 3/24! Here's a bit more about Charmaine, a troubled, young woman at the center of The Skinny, my moody noir mystery novel which takes place in and around New York City. Mia Goth would be an excellent choice to play her in a movie. www.harold-goldberg.com/goldbergblog...

Much more on The Skinny, my new novel, will be posted here through the March 24 launch date. Here's a bit more about Stan Kaminski, the protagonist of this moody noir mystery which takes place in and around New York City. www.harold-goldberg.com/goldbergblog...

Here's my New York Times feature on Resident Evil Requiem! Horror is so in my wheelhouse, and this one really has the proper frights. It was so much fun to interview the actors, the director and the producer. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/a...

Here's my look at the wonderfully strange Romeo Is a Dead Man for The New York Times. We made is a Critic's Pick! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...

Here are some of the awesome photos by Charles Anthony Davis from the 15th Anniversary New York Game Awards. There's much more to come. nygamecritics.com/2026/01/22/a...

Here's a special message about our 15th NY Game Awards from Ahmed Best from Star Wars and The Mandalorian! youtu.be/xQ48BDGl50Q?...

Here's a very personal essay about why I enjoyed "Ghost of Yotei," one of the year's best games. Here's a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...

I'm really proud of our nonprofit's Playing With Purpose students. 15-year-old Khloe Wilkerson traveled from the Bronx to midtown to interview the makers of the #Ubisoft #game Anno 117: Pax Romana. It's not the easiest game to put into perspective. Khloe aced it! nygamecritics.com/2025/11/13/t...

It's midday, baby, time to get your tickets before they sell out. For the After Party, we have only 20 tickets left: news you can use!

It's big news! I'm honored to say that Pokémon/The Pokémon Company will receive our Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th New York Game Awards on 1/18/26. They are all in and will also participate in our first fan fest, GG! Fest! nygamecritics.com/2025/11/10/a...

I don't add that many New York Game Awards posts here. But your chance to have Pizza With Reggie before our 15th Anniversary show? You know that's a super rare thing indeed! nygamecritics.com/2025/11/06/a...

The 15th Annual New York Game Awards will be hosted by the ever-charismatic duo that is #ReggieFilsAime & @haroldgoldberg.bsky.social Don't miss out on seeing two industry legends live at SVA Theatre! Get your tickets now! tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c

Here's my look at five #Halloween games for the #NewYorkTimes. The story will appear in the newspaper tomorrow, Halloween! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/a...

Get your tickets to see Supergiant Games: Unplugged at the first-ever GG Fest starring @darrenkorb.bsky.social & Ashley Barrett playing songs from Hades II & other @supergiantgames.bsky.social hits! 🎟️Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-ny-ga...

We gave #Variety the exclusive! Our @NYVGCC nonprofit's 15th New York Game Awards will be a 2-day fest! I'm completely thrilled to say that #Supergiant Games' Darren Korb and Ashley Barrett will be doing a FULL CONCERT for us! #newyork #game #awards variety.com/2025/gaming/...

We gave Variety the exclusive! Our nonprofit 15th New York Game Awards will be a two-day extravaganza. I'm completely thrilled to say that #Supergiant Games' super talented Darren Korb and Ashley Barrett will be doing a full concert for us! #newyork #game #awards variety.com/2025/gaming/...

For this week's New York Times column, I've reviewed #Pokémon Legends Z-A, which is both fun and (as you'll read at the end) somewhat rife with diversity. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/a...

Here's my #NewYorkTimes review of #Supergiant's Hades 2. We made it a #CriticsPick! It's so excellent and such a joy to play. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/a... #gamesky #games

Here's my #NewYorkTimes review of #Supergiant's Hades 2. We made it a #CriticsPick. It's so excellent and such a joy to play. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/a... #gamesky #games

I love the #horror genre, generally. Here's my New York Times review of Silent Hill f, the horror-oriented video game set in 1960s Japan. Check out what I thought of it. #gamesky #games #silenthill www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/a...

I made it a Critic's Pick! I rarely say this: I'm proud of the #writing in my New York Times review of the beautiful, chill Sword of the Sea #game, which appears in today's Arts Section. Do take a look here, or online. #NewYorkTimes

I'd like to share my #NewYorkTimes story about #DiabloII from #Blizzard. On its 25th #anniversary, I took the opportunity to write about its import to #games and to #culture. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/a...

Folks, you can now pre-order The Skinny, my first novel, on Amazon! www.amazon.com/Skinny-Stan-...

In our New York Times Roundup, I wrote a short review of #EASportsCollegeFootball26. Also, Shadow Labyrinth. And Everdeep Aurora www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/a...

Here's my New York Times review of Donkey Kong Bananza, which has so many inventive ideas. I gave it a Critic's Pick! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/a...

I will moderate a fireside chat with Blizzard Entertainment’s accessibility director Drew McCrary today, Thursday, at 3:30 pm during the Games for Change festival. I hope to see you there!

At the New York Times today, we offer readers a Nintendo Switch 2 package. I chose to review #Deltarune, a perfectly wonderful, lofi game that came out when the system was launched last week. Hands down, it's one of the year's best games. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/a...

This is the 2nd of 3 of my New York Times games articles this week (I'm tired, but happy). The conversational style 's new to us in the games portion of Culture. The Times has done it on many occasions, of course. Our editor was brilliant at leading us through, though www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/a...

The Skinny is my upcoming mystery novel! It will be my first novel to be published and I'm quite happy about it. Here's the cover. I'm pleased to have best-selling crime author John Glatt blurb it. John is a master at his craft. More such blurbs to come, and info about readings, pub date, etc.

I forgot to alert you to my short New York Times review of the awesome Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion III from Xalavier & Strange Scaffold! It's from our monthly Game You May Have Missed column. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/a...

I gave it a Critic's Pick! Here's my New York Times review of Compulsion Games' South of Midnight, a game whose story is based in a cornucopia of regional folklore. 🎮https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/arts/south-of-midnight-review.html

For The New York Times, I wrote about Karma, a brilliant game that made me concerned about the horrors of autocracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/a...

Here's my New York Times review of #Wanderstop. After 3 labor-intensive stories in about 12 days, I'll pivot to more to our Circle's #PlayingWithPupose mentoring work. Then, back to the Times. Do check out my Wanderstop review. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/a...

Here's my longform New York Times story about Josef Fares, his tough childhood during wartime, the hit SplitFiction, and so much more. I think you'll learn some things you didn't know! 🎮 #blueskyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/arts/josef-fares-split-fiction-hazelight.html

Tomorrow for The New York Times, I'll profile Josef Fares, whose #Hazelight Studio made the awesome #SplitFiction and #ItTakesTwo. Surprises? Yes! I'll tease more later! #gamessky

I'll have a long-ish feature in the New York Times next week. In the meantime, here's Friday's monthly New York Times 'games you may have missed' column, for which I reviewed Optillusion's While Waiting. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/a...

It's the After Party! Here's our final photo drop from NYVGCC's 14th Annual New York Game Awards with Sam Lake, Reggie, Troy Baker and ... maybe you, too? nygamecritics.com/2025/02/03/a...

I'm back at it! I begin this year's series of New York Times game columns with my review of the generally compelling Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/a...

It was our biggest yet! The 14th Annual New York Game Awards is closing in on 500,000 viewers. Big thanks to our awesome legend winner Sam Lake, Reggie Fils-Aime, Sherri L. Smith, our many critics and, of course, the unserved students whom we serve. Photo by Nancy J, Parisi

It's a worldwide premiere! We want to welcome trailblazing Rogue Ballerina Georgina Pazcoguin to the 14th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/21/25. #ballet #NewYork #Games #Awards nygamecritics.com/2025/01/10/a...

It's a real honor. On Monday, I'll be at The Paley Center for Media with a live reveal of our 14th New York Game Awards nominees. Voice actors Hannah Telle and Logan Cunningham will reveal the nominees. They'll be at the Awards on 1/21/25, too! www.instagram.com/p/DEX5c51vpX0/

For the New York Times, I had an idea to cover #Games You May Have Missed in 2024. This below is the result. I took on @sparrownight_'s #NewsTower, about running a newspaper after the Crash of 1929. It's excellent. #NewYorkTimes www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/a...

To serve the underserved, the #nonprofit I founded is holding its awesome 14th New York Game Awards, and yesterday we announced #SamLake from #Remedy will be our Legend Winner on 1/21/25. Come meet Sam, me, Reggie and all of us. nygamecritics.com/2024/11/14/a...