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Folks, you can now pre-order The Skinny, my first novel, on Amazon! www.amazon.com/Skinny-Stan-...
The Skinny: A Stan Kaminski Mystery
The Skinny: A Stan Kaminski Mystery [Goldberg, Harold] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Skinny: A Stan Kaminski Mystery
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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...
The Circle Interview: Inside Anno 117: Pax Romana, The Joy Of Building – And Caring
New York Game Awards and GG! Fest tickets (which includes the big, Supergiant Unplugged concert) are now available! Get them before they sell out! Recently, we sent ace intern Khloe Wilkerson to in…
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November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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!
A new Legend has appeared! We are thrilled to announce that Pokémon will be the recipient of the Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/18! Catch the show LIVE in person or online & celebrate 30 years of Pokémon.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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...
Awards! Pokémon Will Be Our Legend Award Winner At The 15th New York Game Awards!
Award presentation to The Pokémon Company takes place at SVA Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 18! Photo opportunities with iconic brand mascots will be available! New York Game Awards and GG! Fest tickets (…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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...
Awards! Pizza With Reggie? Yes, You Can Have That!
Get them before they sell out! New York Game Awards and GG! Fest tickets (which includes the big, Supergiant Unplugged live concert) are now available! Yes, you might win pizza with Reggie, to…
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November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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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!
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November 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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...
5 Disturbing Games for Halloween Weekend
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October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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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!

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October 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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/...
New York Game Awards Expand to Two-Day Festival for 15-Year Anniversary (EXCLUSIVE)
The New York Game Awards will shift into a two-day event for the first time in 2026, marking the 15th anniversary of the awards show.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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/...
New York Game Awards Expand to Two-Day Festival for 15-Year Anniversary (EXCLUSIVE)
The New York Game Awards will shift into a two-day event for the first time in 2026, marking the 15th anniversary of the awards show.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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...
These Wild Pokémon Might Be Giants
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October 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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
Hades II Feels Sisyphean Yet Is Endlessly Satisfying
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October 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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
Hades II Feels Sisyphean Yet Is Endlessly Satisfying
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October 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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...
A Disorienting World of Demons and Deadly Dolls
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September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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
August 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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...
These Demons of the Past Are Worth Embracing
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August 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Folks, you can now pre-order The Skinny, my first novel, on Amazon! www.amazon.com/Skinny-Stan-...
The Skinny: A Stan Kaminski Mystery
The Skinny: A Stan Kaminski Mystery [Goldberg, Harold] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Skinny: A Stan Kaminski Mystery
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July 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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...
Pac-Man’s New Friend: A Sword-Wielding Warrior
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July 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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...
There’s a Lot to Dig in Donkey Kong Bananza
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July 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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!
June 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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...
Lovable Misfits Make an Unfinished Game So Satisfying
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June 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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...
Elden Ring’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fortnite
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May 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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.
May 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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...
3 Video Games You May Have Missed in April
Check out a management sim about furry mascots, the first Fatal Fury game in 26 years and a deconstruction of the Match 3 genre.
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April 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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
Soaking in the Swamps and Myths of South of Midnight
Fascinating characters and an emotional story lift a magical realism adventure that’s set in the American South.
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April 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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...
3 Video Games You May Have Missed in March
Karma: The Dark World takes inspirations like BioShock and “Severance” to the next level with creepily surreal and bizarrely utopian set pieces. Expelled! and Centum also delight.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM