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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Star Fox and nostalgia's opportunity cost
I’ve enjoyed many a remake, but I’m losing my patience for them.
Take this week’s Star Fox release, which I reviewed for NPR. It’s polished to the gleaming Nintendo standard, with an orchestrated score worthy of John Williams. Its new cin...
Marvel Super Heroes Magic Set Review
I had something like a Marvel SNAP addiction. I hit the theaters for nearly every MCU movie through Thunderbolts*. I adored Spider-Man as a kid and practically memorized a collected volume of its earliest issues.
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Signet City wants you to think like a fungus
I’ll go wherever Gareth Damian Martin leads. The creator of the Citizen Sleeper series just announced a sci-fi game inspired by fungal networks and post-industrial northern Britain. It sounds like a heady mix of Quantum Leap and The Mushroo...
Wrapping up the weekend's game announcements
Yes, that is an octopus in an exo-suit.
While my baby acclimated well to his first week of daycare, the germs he brought back knocked us all flat. The whole family spent the weekend snuffling and sputtering, as I watched my inbox bloat wit...
Review: The Lord of the Rings Trick Taking game(s)
The last week of May flattened me. I hosted my sister and bro-in-law, prepped the baby for daycare enrollment, and dived back into NPR work, one day after layoffs hit the company. I’m behind on the games I hoped to review — Mina the Hollowe...
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