Best Video Games Of The Year, And Teaching Kids Gaming Journalism

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jan 18, 2024

The New York Videogame Critic Circle is an organization that teaches underserved kids journalism skills through video games, and their annual New York Game Awards will be held next week. Founder Harold Goldberg joins to talk about his organization's work, along with longtime youth participant Kimari Rennis, who started with NYVGCC's Playing with Purpose program when she was 14, and is now studying game design at NYU. Plus, Harold and Kimari take listener calls about the best games released in 2023, and the most anticipated titles of 2024.

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