There's good news for gamers in New York City and the surrounding area: Play NYC 2021 is coming back to Manhattan as a physical event. And yes, there will be plenty of safety measures in place. Play…
April 21, 2021 | 08:35 EDT
It's that time again — Play NYC 2020 has gone live, kicking off an online event that serves as one of the best ways to see up and coming indie games from New York-based Playcrafting. Best of all, you…
August 10, 2020 | 02:00 EDT
Details on Play NYC 2020 have been announced and it's kind of what we expected: New York City's biggest dedicated gaming convention is going to be using an online-only format, but it's not all bad…
June 10, 2020 | 02:15 EDT
Do you enjoy tinkering with gravity? Well, Grobo may be the game for you. This adorable puzzle platformer for mobile devices has been in beta testing for several months and has just wrapped up a…
September 11, 2019 | 04:20 EDT
The Miasma Caves Basalt Caves Update is here, adding another layer of depth to this exploration and adventure game from Windy Games. This brings the game up to Version 0.8 in Steam Early Access and…
August 21, 2019 | 09:45 EDT
The Cells to Singularity iOS version will be arriving on August 29, 2019. While this free-to-play game that's all about evolution has been doing quite well on PC and Android, developer Computer Lunch…
August 11, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
Tabletop and video game developer One Method Monkey has a new board game in development and it's coming to Kickstarter in a few short weeks. Hey Cutie is firmly in a genre that isn't really…
August 11, 2019 | 10:00 EDT
Many RPG’s out there tend to fall back on the standard fantasy tropes you would expect. Play NYC, however, has offered some more unique takes on the genre, one of which is a turn-based RPG titled…
August 10, 2019 | 11:47 EDT
Manhattan's premier dedicated gaming convention is finally returning to New York City this weekend! Play NYC 2019 will be featuring 130 exhibitors, many of whom are right from the Tri-State area! If…
August 5, 2019 | 02:20 EDT
A Play NYC 2019 Games For Change partnership has been announced. For the very first time in the convention's history, Playcrafting has partnered with Games For Change to bring 10 titles to a special…
July 18, 2019 | 10:20 EDT
The Play NYC 2019 Graffiti Games developers have been announced! Play NYC is New York City's premier gaming convention that will be returning once again to the island of Manhattan this summer. Much…
July 1, 2019 | 09:30 EDT
Play NYC 2019 is back! New York City's premier gaming convention is returning to Manhattan for the third year in the row. This time, the convention is moving to The Metropolitan Pavilion, a good 20…
May 9, 2019 | 01:20 EDT
Cells to Singularity was a game at Play NYC that I happened upon purely by chance. The developer from Computer Lunch was wearing a Rupie t-shirt and I had thought that he was with that company.…
August 28, 2018 | 01:30 EDT
It's been two-and-a-half years since I first wrote about Galactose: Pastries In Space, an upcoming space combat game where the forces of dinner and dessert clash in gigantic stellar battles. In that…
August 23, 2018 | 12:30 EDT
One of the smaller but more impressive games at Play NYC was Orbit Quest, a little title by developer Frost Lab Studio. The team, who showcased their first game, Plague the Peasants, at last year's…
August 18, 2018 | 04:09 EDT
The Worst Grim Reaper is a game developed by Moon Moon Moon that I was certainly interested in checking out at Play NYC 2018. The game is simply the tale of the grim reaper Sebastian and his sapient…
August 15, 2018 | 12:30 EDT
Saturday Morning Games was one of a handful of tabletop titles that made its debut at the inaugural Play NYC in 2017. This year, we set out to catch up with the game's creator James Seetal to see how…
August 11, 2018 | 11:31 EDT
Play NYC, a gaming convention run by Playcrafting with a strong focus on indie games, will be happening on the weekend of August 11-12, 2018, in New York City's Manhattan borough. New York City has…
August 6, 2018 | 07:57 EDT
Do interactive movies count as games? Ask five different gamers and you'll get five different answers, four of which will probably have merit. (The fifth guy just says "Git gud.") Otis is, yes, an…
September 10, 2017 | 10:00 EDT
Fidget spinners are the current big fad and they're not the only one I've lived through. I've seen pogs (I still have them!), Tamagotchi (still have those, too!), and countless other doodads and toys…
September 9, 2017 | 10:00 EDT
StarCrossed can be described as "magical girl ping-pong," though it's a bit more complex than that. That's the gist of it and that's what hooked me. I love manga, anime, and all things weeb, so of…
September 7, 2017 | 09:30 EDT
Tucked away at a simple table during Play NYC 2017 was a gentleman playing with a set of cards that looked somewhat like Cards Against Humanity. Upon closer inspection, I noticed vibrant colors and…
August 30, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Playcrafting and the International Game Developers Association are joining forces to bring discounts to IGDA members according to a press release. Playcrafting is a New York-based organization that…
July 14, 2017 | 08:20 EDT
Playcrafting, an organization focused on teaching game development skills and providing networking opportunities for developers, has announced the launch of a new gaming convention by the name of…
May 4, 2017 | 01:00 EDT