Fran Mirabella III
Encyclopedia
Francis Michael Mirabella III (born February 27, 1980) is an editor at IGN Entertainment
, a division of News Corporation
's Fox Interactive Media
. He is currently the Director of Video Production, overseeing all video projects at IGN Entertainment.
Born in Joliet, Illinois
, he was a computer engineering
student at University of Cincinnati
. Fran was a writer at the Dolphin Cove website, the predecessor to N-Sider. In 2000, he left to join Matt Casamassina
as co-editor of IGN64, IGN's Nintendo 64
section, and IGN Cube
. He then moved on to head up IGN's Insider section. In 2005, he left that position to head up IGN's video division, which provides videos for the other sub-sections of the site.
Fran became infamous on IGN's boards after his critical review of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
. While the game was generally reviewed highly by many sites, he gave it a 7.9 score (out of 10). This briefly led to the phrase "7.9'd" being used when something got rated lower than expected.
A popular nickname of his is "Frangoat," which was first used as a joke by Matt Casamassina
in IGN's mailbag sections, but was later used for him in the IGN webcomic
, Cubetoons. He is also imitated by many other editors, generally by snapping one's fingers, pointing them in a gun formation, and saying "Nice..."
He currently lives in the Lower Haight district of San Francisco, California
.
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
, a division of News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
's Fox Interactive Media
Fox Interactive Media
News Corporation's Digital Media Group , also known as News Corp. Digital Media and formerly Fox Interactive Media, oversees the Internet business operations of media giant News Corporation, and was formed to oversee News Corporation's new media acquisitions, including IGN Entertainment, MySpace...
. He is currently the Director of Video Production, overseeing all video projects at IGN Entertainment.
Born in Joliet, Illinois
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing...
, he was a computer engineering
Computer engineering
Computer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
student at University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
. Fran was a writer at the Dolphin Cove website, the predecessor to N-Sider. In 2000, he left to join Matt Casamassina
Matt Casamassina
Matt Casamassina is a video game journalist who worked for IGN until April 23, 2010. In his time at the site, he was the author of many reviews and previews of Nintendo games. He resides in Los Angeles, California, is married and has two daughters, Zoe and Fiona Jade, and a son named Rocco Archer...
as co-editor of IGN64, IGN's Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
section, and IGN Cube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
. He then moved on to head up IGN's Insider section. In 2005, he left that position to head up IGN's video division, which provides videos for the other sub-sections of the site.
Fran became infamous on IGN's boards after his critical review of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a racing game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003. The game is the fourth installment in the Mario Kart series, following Mario Kart: Super Circuit from 2001...
. While the game was generally reviewed highly by many sites, he gave it a 7.9 score (out of 10). This briefly led to the phrase "7.9'd" being used when something got rated lower than expected.
A popular nickname of his is "Frangoat," which was first used as a joke by Matt Casamassina
Matt Casamassina
Matt Casamassina is a video game journalist who worked for IGN until April 23, 2010. In his time at the site, he was the author of many reviews and previews of Nintendo games. He resides in Los Angeles, California, is married and has two daughters, Zoe and Fiona Jade, and a son named Rocco Archer...
in IGN's mailbag sections, but was later used for him in the IGN webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
, Cubetoons. He is also imitated by many other editors, generally by snapping one's fingers, pointing them in a gun formation, and saying "Nice..."
He currently lives in the Lower Haight district of San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
.