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...

Folks, come meet the Legendary Sam Lake, our Legend Winner, at the 14th #NewYorkGameAwards on 1/21/25. Tickets below. And Sam Lake, thanks for doing the interview with our students, also below! #GameAwards nygamecritics.com/2024/11/14/a...

We made it a Critics Pick! My latest New York Times column features the enchanting #LegoHorizonAdventures. For me, it was a balm of happiness, especially after what happened last week. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/a...

Here's my New York Times column. It's features reviews of games perfect for the most wonderful time of the year, Halloween. It includes Life Is Strange: Double Exposure and four more! www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/a...

New York Game Awards #tickets are now available! Big Thanks to #Variety and Jennifer Mass for writing the exclusive story about our awesome 14th Annual NY Game Awards ceremony on 1/21/25. variety.com/2024/gaming/...

Here's my latest review for The New York Times is about two retro-inspired games; one is like an ingeniously crafted Advent calendar. They are UFO50 and Yars Rising. UFO 50 is astoundingly great! It's one of the year's most important games. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/a...

We gave it a Critic's Pick. My latest #NewYorkTimes review is on #AstroBot for the #PlayStation5. Every kid, and some adults, will request this game for the holidays. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/a...

I hope you enjoy my latest #NewYorkTimes #arts #journalism story. It's a feature about a fearless game maker named Xalavier Nelson Jr. Online now, it will appear in print in Sunday's Arts & Leisure section. www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/a...

Here are my latest reviews for the New York Times: #OpenRoads, #BrothersATaleOfTwoSonsRemake and #BanishersGhostsofNewEden. I write about the idea of family and relationships under deep stress. More reviews soon! www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/a...

At the New York Times, I’ll be reviewing games regularly for the Arts Section. I'm super happy about this new gig! My focus will be on smaller and indie video games. Here's my first, about #Ultros and #PacificDrive. 🎮 www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/a...

Here are my most notable games of the year. #GOTY According to me, for #Observer. observer.com/2023/12/best...