If you're looking for somewhere to spend your Saturday morning, we have the livestream for you! Tomorrow, Alan Wake 2's Creative Director, Sam Lake, will be stopping by the New York Video Game Critics Circle's Stream-A-Thon.
The broadcast will be raising money for the Playing with Purpose writing program, which helps the NYVGCC provide a stepping stone into game development by bringing comprehensive classes and workshops in journalism and game narrative to schools and shelters across New York.
Sam will be joining fellow writer Alyssa Mercante for the delightfully titled session, Coffee Talk. Their segment is set to take place one hour into the broadcast at 9:00am ET / 14:00 BST / 16:00 EEST.
While their session is early, there's plenty to stay around for. The Steam-A-Thon is set to last for 14 hours, with other guests including Samantha Béart (Baldur’s Gate 3), Josh Stein (Microsoft), Alix Wilton Regan (Mass Effect 3) and many more.
Take a look at the full schedule below and bookmark THIS channel for tomorrow morning.
☕ Oh Deer! We’ve saved a big one for last—our final guest is @SamLakeRMD! Pour yourself a piping hot cup of joe and join Sam and @alyssa_merc for coffee and conversation on 8/16 at 9AM ET. Get yourself energized for a full day of #PlayingWithPurpose for NYVGCC’s charity stream! pic.twitter.com/xxt9pYTFLv
— NYVGCC (@NYVGCC) August 14, 2025
NYVGCC Playing with Purpose Stream-A-Thon
8:00am – Hearthstone Battlegrounds with ESPN’s Arda Öcal
9:00am – Coffee Talk with Sam Lake and Alyssa Mercante
10:00am – Baldur’s Gate 3 with Samantha Béart and Alyssa Mercante
11:00am – Tower Unite with Giant Bomb’s Jan Ochoa
12:00pm – Final Fantasy 7 Chat with John Eric Bentley and the Iron Lords Podcast
1:00pm – Mass Effect Legendary Edition with NYVGCC member Adam Siddiqui
2:00pm – Q&A with Alix Wilton Regan and Kotaku’s Kenneth Shepard
3:00pm – Conversation with Game Critics hosted by Jake Steinberg feat. Giovanni Colantonio, Carolyn Petit, and Moises Taveras
4:00pm – Tales of the Shire with Camilapanda
5:00pm – Game stream with Josh Stein
6:00pm – Rematch! with KarimCheese
7:00pm – 2-hour Predecessor stream with Spawn On Me’s Kahlief Adams
9:00pm – Fuser set with Sam Greszes
