Episodes

  • Clinton Sparks Global Gaming League Interview

    Clinton Sparks Global Gaming League Interview
    Jun 30 2025
    In this special edition of NYVGCC's Playing With Purpose Podcast, Circle president and New York Times games columnist Harold Goldberg interviews brilliant DJ/producer/games entrepreneur Clinton Sparks. With partners like T-Pain, Sparks is launching The Global Gaming League, "where gaming, music, fashion, sports, celebrity, and culture converge for an unparalleled live experience." Here, Sparks talks about his hopes and dreams for the organization - and reveals much about what makes him tick. On on Saturday, June 28, 2025, a GGL live event drops in Las Vegas showcasing the pilot episode. For this episode, the Circle's Ryan O'Callaghan does the intro.
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    53 mins
  • Sam Lake Interview Series (Part 5)

    Sam Lake Interview Series (Part 5)
    Dec 13 2024
    In this limited interview series, Sam Lake sits down with NYVGCC interns to talk about his amazing career at Remedy as the creative force behind Max Payne, Alan Wake, and more. Sam Lake is the Andrew Yoon Legend Award winner at the 14th Annual New York Game Awards on Jan 21, 2025. Go to nygamecritics.com/awards for tickets and more info about the NY Game Awards. If you like our work, go to nygamecritics.com/donate to make a donation. All donations support our Playing With Purpose games writing program, which provides education, scholarships, internships, and more to students in underserved communities.
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    7 mins
  • Sam Lake Interview Series (Part 4)

    Sam Lake Interview Series (Part 4)
    Dec 4 2024
    In this limited interview series, Sam Lake sits down with NYVGCC interns to talk about his amazing career at Remedy as the creative force behind Max Payne, Alan Wake, and more. Sam Lake is the Andrew Yoon Legend Award winner at the 14th Annual New York Game Awards on Jan 21, 2025. Go to nygamecritics.com/awards for tickets and more info about the NY Game Awards. If you like our work, go to nygamecritics.com/donate to make a donation. All donations support our Playing With Purpose games writing program, which provides education, scholarships, internships, and more to students in underserved communities.
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    7 mins
  • Sam Lake Interview Series (Part 3)

    Sam Lake Interview Series (Part 3)
    Nov 26 2024
    In this limited interview series, Sam Lake sits down with NYVGCC interns to talk about his amazing career at Remedy as the creative force behind Max Payne, Alan Wake, and more. Sam Lake is the Andrew Yoon Legend Award winner at the 14th Annual New York Game Awards on Jan 21, 2025. Go to nygamecritics.com/awards for tickets and more info about the NY Game Awards. If you like our work, go to nygamecritics.com/donate to make a donation. All donations support our Playing With Purpose games writing program, which provides education, scholarships, internships, and more to students in underserved communities.
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    7 mins
  • Sam Lake Interview Series (Part 2)

    Sam Lake Interview Series (Part 2)
    Nov 20 2024
    In this limited interview series, Sam Lake sits down with NYVGCC interns to talk about his amazing career at Remedy as the creative force behind Max Payne, Alan Wake, and more. Sam Lake is the Andrew Yoon Legend Award winner at the 14th Annual New York Game Awards on Jan 21, 2025. Go to nygamecritics.com/awards for tickets and more info about the NY Game Awards. If you like our work, go to nygamecritics.com/donate to make a donation. All donations support our Playing With Purpose games writing program, which provides education, scholarships, internships, and more to students in underserved communities.
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    8 mins
  • Sam Lake Interview Series (Part 1)

    Sam Lake Interview Series (Part 1)
    Nov 20 2024
    In this limited interview series, Sam Lake sits down with NYVGCC interns to talk about his amazing career at Remedy as the creative force behind Max Payne, Alan Wake, and more. Sam Lake is the Andrew Yoon Legend Award winner at the 14th Annual New York Game Awards on Jan 21, 2025. Go to nygamecritics.com/awards for tickets and more info about the NY Game Awards. If you like our work, go to nygamecritics.com/donate to make a donation. All donations support our Playing With Purpose games writing program, which provides education, scholarships, internships, and more to students in underserved communities.
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    13 mins
  • Luis Aguasvivas On Playing Games While You're Sick | Playing With Purpose Podcast Ep 7

    Luis Aguasvivas On Playing Games While You're Sick | Playing With Purpose Podcast Ep 7
    Nov 8 2024
    Luis Aguasvivas (PopMatters) joins Harold Goldberg (New York Times, NYVGCC) to talk about his time playing Final Fantasy VIII while recovering from illness while working for the Peace Corp in Africa. Donate to NYVGCC’s Playing With Purpose games writing program at NYGameCritics.com/donate. Playing With Purpose brings journalism and narrative writing classes direct to schools. Participating students are given unique opportunities: mentoring from game industry legends (like Reggie Fils-Aime and Phil Spencer), paid writing internships in NYGameCritics.com, and college scholarships. Subscribe, follow, like, and rate wherever you listen: YouTube: youtube.com/nyvcc1 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3CEs85a3sCpQorzmjo2gdC Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-…st/id1445039345 Amazon: music.amazon.com/podcasts/d696c02…s-circle-podcast Follow Us: twitter.com/nyvgcc instagram.com/nyvgcc Created and Produced by: Harold Goldberg (twitter.com/haroldgoldberg) & Ryan O’Callaghan (twitter.com/mrryanoc) Recording and Editing by: Kaitlin Stringer (twitter.com/stringerkait) Graphic Design by: Ryan O’Callaghan
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    32 mins
  • Remy Siu On Immersion, Building Sunset Visitor & 1000xRESIST | Playing With Purpose Ep 6

    Remy Siu On Immersion, Building Sunset Visitor & 1000xRESIST | Playing With Purpose Ep 6
    Oct 29 2024
    Remy Siu joins Luis Aguasvivas (PopMatters) and Harold Goldberg (New York Times) to talk about the his love for immersive gaming experiences, his arts and music background, and the inception of his studio, Sunset Visitor, and his hit game, 1000xRESIST. Donate to NYVGCC’s Playing With Purpose games writing program at NYGameCritics.com/donate. Playing With Purpose brings journalism and narrative writing classes direct to schools. Participating students are given unique opportunities: mentoring from game industry legends (like Reggie Fils-Aime and Phil Spencer), paid writing internships in NYGameCritics.com, and college scholarships. Subscribe, follow, like, and rate wherever you listen: YouTube: youtube.com/nyvcc1 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3CEs85a3sCpQorzmjo2gdC Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-…st/id1445039345 Amazon: music.amazon.com/podcasts/d696c02…s-circle-podcast Follow Us: twitter.com/nyvgcc instagram.com/nyvgcc Created and Produced by: Harold Goldberg (twitter.com/haroldgoldberg) & Ryan O’Callaghan (twitter.com/mrryanoc) Recording and Editing by: Kaitlin Stringer (twitter.com/stringerkait) Graphic Design by: Ryan O’Callaghan
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    43 mins