Harold Goldberg

3 days ago | telegraphindia.com | Harold Goldberg

GAME: Karma: The Dark World developed by Pollard Studio LLC GENRE: Indie, horror, RPG, puzzle video game PLATFORMS: PlayStation 5 and PC Harold Goldberg Published 21.04.25, 10:19 AM The brilliant Karma: The Dark World is one of the most aggressively disturbing horror games released in some time. When investigator Daniel McGovern wakes to an empty hospital room, his left arm is grossly black and bionic.

1 week ago | post-gazette.com | Harold Goldberg

Within a modern but nondescript building a few hundred feet from Stockholm's pretty Riddarfjarden Bay, a frosted glass wall in Josef Fares' office displays etched characters from It Takes Two, his video game studio's “Toy Story”-esque cooperative adventure about an adult couple's broken relationship. Near his desk, in a lighted case, sits a pair of Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves. “I can relate, you know, to someone who's speaking his mind,” Fares said.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Harold Goldberg

There are notable exceptions like the convivial Mardi Gras instrumentals featured in the Bourbon Street-like Town on the Tapestry, which exists as foggy islands floating in the heavens. Here, the music is as real as a jam at Kermit Ruffins's Mother-In-Law Lounge. These tunes make the battles far more compelling. Another song hits home as you approach the Holler and the story of Huggin' Molly, a witchy woman who's a scary, matted-haired giant with four eyes.

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Harold Goldberg

Wanderstop, a chill but cheeky experience with characters who exude dry humour, appears to be about harvesting and making tea. But it is also full of musings about fatigue and burnout. In other words, is the daily grind worth the harm it can do to the psyche? Cozy games like Animal Crossing, Nintendo’s funny animal series, became extra popular during the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, and the new studio Ivy Road is trying to change the nature of the genre.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Harold Goldberg

Within a modern but nondescript building a few hundred feet from Stockholm's pretty Riddarfjarden Bay, a frosted glass wall in Josef Fares's office displays etched characters from It Takes Two, his video game studio's "Toy Story"-esque cooperative adventure about an adult couple's broken relationship. Near his desk, in a lighted case, sits a pair of Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves. "I can relate, you know, to someone who's speaking his mind," Fares said.