harold goldberg
@haroldgoldberg
Critic: @NYTimes My Books: All Your Base Are Belong to Us: https://t.ly/_-LTB EIC @NYVGCC, @NYGameAwards. NYVGCC Nonprofit Donation: http://tinyurl.com/4pfjywjy
At the New York Times, I’ll be reviewing games regularly for the Arts Section. I'm super happy about this new gig! My focus will be on smaller and indie video games. Here's my first, about #Ultros and #PacificDrive. nytimes.com/2024/02/21/art…
RIP, OZZY! Helen and I interviewed the great one when I was at VH1. An Irreplaceable icon. theguardian.com/music/2025/jul…
Not #Colbert! Not going to be watching #Paramount or #cbs after he leaves. nytimes.com/2025/07/17/bus…
Here's my New York Times review of #DonkeyKongBananza, which has so many inventive ideas. I gave it a Critic's Pick! nytimes.com/2025/07/16/art…
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This is going to be awesome, Alyssa! What a great way to help the underserved students @nyvgcc’s #PLAYINGWITHPURPOSE programs serve!
🚨CALL FOR STREAMERS 🚨 I'm organizing a fundraising stream for @NYVGCC on AUGUST 16. All proceeds will go to the Playing With Purpose Initiative, which helps mentor at-risk kids in NYC in video game journalism and narrative writing. Signal boost! DM me if interested.
A good-looking group indeed. What a great @NYCGCC member meetup!
I really enjoyed the humor within @DateEverything. Here's my New York Times review. nytimes.com/2025/06/30/art…
My publishing company will have a hard release date for The Skinny, my first novel, by the end of the month. That's exciting!
Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in…
RIP the great #MichaelMadsen. I hung with Michael during events for "Powers," the Sony PlayStation show. He was open and happy to talk about his work. #SuperShock
See you soon on the #G4C main stage at 3:30 for our @NYVGCC talk about mentoring!
Welcome to Hell! Come to the #SparkRoom at #G4C to see Drew McCrory and me for our Games Accessibility Fireside Chat.
But if that game is creditable, I’ll still write about. Without prejudice. Because that’s how I roll.
So imagine if you interrupt someone who loves games, who loves writing about games for the New York Times, and the person who interrupts you starts talking divisive stuff … from the get go. I walked away.
You’re invited to the New York Game Awards on 1/18/26, @ZohranKMamdani!
Zohran Mamdani was asked in 2002 by New York Magazine, along with other NYC kids, about what they wanted for the Winter holidays, to which Zohran, age 11, answered with a request for books + FIFA 2003 & SimCity 3000 for PC
It's summer. But we've been working on the 15th New York Game Awards since February. It'll be a while before we can say what we have. Suffice to say: we're going to blow you away this year with what we have for you!
100 degrees. I’ve been in worse. But stay hydrated, folks!
