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Our Trade: When A Publisher Tries To Scam You

nygcc wrote 2 months ago: Last year at the Game Developer’s Conference, I bumped into one of the best known daily games report … more →

Tags: Our Trade, Industry Idiots, harold goldberg, Videogames, new york videogame critics circle, All Your Base Are Belong To Us, Books, Publishing

Say it ain't so Papa Joe

metheadmin wrote 6 months ago: Today as football fans, we were all instructed to bend over and take it like a man. I am very impres … more →

Tags: Crap, hosed, fired, JoePa, Guilt by association

The State of Videogame Journalism2 comments

nygcc wrote 8 months ago: It’s a bit of a horror story, an American horror story, and I’m not talking about the new television … more →

Tags: Our Trade, Industry Idiots, harold goldberg, Journalism, new york videogame critics circle, GameSpy, Future plc, Mediaweek, russ frushtick

Of Sam Houser's 9/11/2001, Mine and Yours, Too3 comments

nygcc wrote 8 months ago: On 9/11, there were no more videogames. On that morning with its molten-steel-bright sun, I stood wi … more →

Tags: Our Trade, the moment, harold goldberg, Videogames, sam houser, new york videogame critics circle, rockstar, Microsoft, All Your Base Are Belong To Us

Water, Water Everywhere: Of Real-Life & Fictional Flooding1 comment

nygcc wrote 8 months ago: It woke me up. In the distance, the evacuation horn was sounding that dull, forlorn foghorn sound of … more →

Tags: the moment, harold goldberg, new york videogame critics circle, Killzone 3, Rockstar Games, hurricane irene, Lee, From Dust, Bioshock

The Nastiest Takedown of Videogames Ever? 4 comments

nygcc wrote 9 months ago: Despite a deep love for breakthrough technology and videogames, I’m still old school. If I spot a ma … more →

Tags: Our Trade, Industry Idiots, harold goldberg, Videogames, Video Games, new york videogame critics circle, All Your Base Are Belong To Us, God of War, Moves Magazine

Nintendo's Tough Times: What Will Happen Now?

nygcc wrote 9 months ago: In a stunningly revealing announcement last week, Nintendo stated that on August 12 it will reduce t … more →

Tags: Our Trade, the moment, harold goldberg, Nintendo, Video Games, new york videogame critics circle, 3ds, Microsoft, Sony

Scandal: A Rupert Murdoch-Style Social Game

nygcc wrote 10 months ago: As Zynga prepares for its IPO, I often wonder about the future of social games. Social games are mos … more →

Tags: Transmedia, the moment, harold goldberg, new york videogame critics circle, rupert murdoch, News Corporation, Scandal

Flooding Adventures1 comment

adventures wrote 11 months ago: These are comical everyday adventure memories for me, but let’s see how others perceive it … more →

Tags: Thoughts, Adventures, smiling, Life, overcoming adversity, Challenges, adventure, good boys, good girls

No!!! New York Mag Laziness

nygcc wrote 1 year ago: Adam Moss, the editor in chief of New York magazine, is one of the greatest Manhattan editors … more →

Tags: Our Trade, Industry Idiots, harold goldberg, new york videogame critics circle, New York Magazine, Dead Space 2, Approval Matrix, Electronic Arts

Noooo! GameSpy Laziness1 comment

nygcc wrote 1 year ago: Minding my own business, I was quietly searching for videogames that will be coming out later in the … more →

Tags: Our Trade, Industry Idiots, harold goldberg, new york videogame critics circle, GameSpy, Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park

Getting Paid: The Crying Invoice

nygcc wrote 1 year ago: The Crying Invoice is simply brilliant.   … more →

Tags: Our Trade, Industry Idiots

Frank O'Connor: There Will Be A Halo Movie24 comments

nygcc wrote 1 year ago: At the Future of Television East conference last week, Microsoft’s Frank O’Connor sat on … more →

Tags: Transmedia, harold goldberg, new york videogame critics circle, Halo, NYU, Future of Television, Movie, Game

When You Don't Get Paid, Part 5

nygcc wrote 1 year ago: If you’ve won in small claims court, congratulations. You feel justified, even rejuvenated. You’ve b … more →

Tags: Our Trade, harold goldberg, Journalism, new york videogame critics circle, small claims court, writing

When You Don't Get Paid, Part 4

nygcc wrote 1 year ago: As an example for videogame journalists, I’m detailing a small claims  suit I filed against a … more →

Tags: Our Trade, harold goldberg, Getting Paid, Journalism, new york videogame critics circle, small claims court

When You Don't Get Paid, Part 3

nygcc wrote 1 year ago: You’re going to have to sue. At some point in your writing life, you’re going to have to sue to get … more →

Tags: Our Trade, harold goldberg, Video Games, Journalism, new york videogame critics circle, when you don't get paid, suing

When You Don't Get Paid, Part 2

nygcc wrote 1 year ago: Most outlets should pay you within 30 days of receipt of your invoice. Interestingly, even if there … more →

Tags: Our Trade, harold goldberg, Journalism, new york videogame critics circle, when you don't get paid

When A Press Release Lies

nygcc wrote 1 year ago: It’s  an onslaught. At this time of year game critics receive a hundred emails daily — a … more →

Tags: harold goldberg, video games live, tommy talerico, Billboard, Music

Just an average Saturday morning:)

avaliandellab wrote 1 year ago: So I’m getting Coop dressed yesterday…. and I smell poop.  Super mom nose is smelling al … more →


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