The Young Folks’ Best Video Games of 2016

  In a year where people needed more honesty and relatable content in media, video games have shown to be some of the best to immerse ourselves into throughout 2016, and that isn’t only because of it being the dawn of…

TYF’s The Game Awards Picks 2016

It’s hard to believe we’re already seeing the third year of this revitalization of an annual The Game Awards, but here we are. It’s easy to say that there are a number of quality blockbuster game titles that have proven…

2016 Midyear Review: Best In Gaming

Now that the summer has reached it’s mid-point, we inch ever closer to the maniacal fall season of game releases. At this “checkpoint,” as it were, The Young Folks staff assembles their favorite titles of the first half of 2016,…

Video Game Review: “That Dragon, Cancer”

This isn’t something for everyone. You don’t point your gun at a bad guy and shoot, or kick a football to win the big game, because there is nothing to really win in something such as “That Dragon, Cancer.” There are…

Tribeca ’15: “That Dragon, Cancer” Q&A with Ryan Green

This is the second part of my coverage of the documentary feature “Thank You For Playing”, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. The film is centered around Ryan Green, his wife Amy, and his family, as they endure the…

Tribeca ’15: “Thank You For Playing” Interview David Osit and Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Thank You For Playing is the unifying of the film and video game mediums as expressive art forms, but it’s something much more than that. This is a documentary about humanity; it’s about love, death and grief and all of the…