Matt Casamassina
Encyclopedia
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. Fiona was his wife's choice while Jade, her middle name, was Matt's choice and is taken from the main character in Beyond Good and Evil.
Casamassina started in 1997 as editor of the N64.com website, which soon became the Nintendo 64
section of IGN.
He also appeared on the G4
program Attack of the Show!
as a guest and as a character model in the N64 video game Perfect Dark
. He, along with Craig Harris, Chadd Chambers and Peer Schneider
, has become one of the main characters in the IGN-published webcomic
Cubetoons.
On April 22, 2010, Casamassina announced on his blog that he would be leaving IGN to work for Apple.
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...
until April 23, 2010. In his time at the site, he was the author of many reviews and previews of Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
games. He resides in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, is married and has two daughters, Zoe and Fiona Jade, and a son named Rocco Archer. Fiona was his wife's choice while Jade, her middle name, was Matt's choice and is taken from the main character in Beyond Good and Evil.
Casamassina started in 1997 as editor of the N64.com website, which soon became the 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 of IGN.
He also appeared on the G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
program Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show! is an American live television program shown weeknights on G4, G4 Canada and Fuel TV in Australia. The program is hosted by Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey...
as a guest and as a character model in the N64 video game Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It is considered the spiritual successor to Rare's earlier first-person shooter GoldenEye 007, with which it shares many gameplay features...
. He, along with Craig Harris, Chadd Chambers and Peer Schneider
Peer Schneider
Peer Schneider is one of the founders of videogames and entertainment website IGN. He is currently Senior Vice President of Content & Publisher at IGN Entertainment...
, has become one of the main characters in the IGN-published 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.
On April 22, 2010, Casamassina announced on his blog that he would be leaving IGN to work for Apple.
External links
- @mattcasa – Casamassina's Twitter account
- SR388 Sanctuary – Casamassina's former blog at IGN