Games with James
James MastromarinoA quick weekly roundup of my work editing NPR's Gaming coverage and producing NPR's Here & Now.
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Ledgerbound director Russ Nickel on writing an RPG about a horny insurance adjuster
As previews for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave gushed across the internet this week, an indie game inspired by that storied franchise slipped onto Steam after a short, unexpected delay. Ledgerbound emulates the series’ old-school rock-paper-s...
WarioWare meets your camera roll in Pictonico!
Pictonico! (yes the exclamation point is part of the title) is absurd and absurdly fast-paced. It’s WarioWare for your phone, speckled with photos sourced from whatever albums you give it access to. Loathe as I am to pass personal pictures...
Unpacking the "New Dawn" of Dungeons & Dragons at Gen Con
Michael Broussard art for the upcoming return to Dark Sun, with art direction by Ovidio Cartagena, whose work I’ve profiled before.
I pitched a Dungeons & Dragons story as a single Here & Now interview. It exploded into an audio piece that...
NPR's Games of the Year so far
It’s my second-busiest time of the year: when we publish the first of two GOTY articles! Check out the interactive list here. Listen to me discuss it, and four games in particular, on Here & Now.
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New preview of The Hobbit's Magic: The Gathering set, early draft archetype details
Book Cover Alt Art Treatments for newly-spoiled cards from The Hobbit. Thranduil was confirmed as the only three-color card in the main set.
While I spent formative years in the Netherlands, I couldn’t just fly over to Amsterdam for the M...
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