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James Di Pinto

August, 2022
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About James Di Pinto

Since 2020, James has been ing content about gaming through a YouTube channel called 59 Gaming as a writer and content creator under the alias Ironcane. There he primarily covers mobile games such as Dragon Ball Legends, which he may or may not have an unhealthy addiction to. He also had the privilege of attending Pax East 2022 for the company as a content creator. During his time at the con, he had the opportunity to meet various developers and industry icons. James resides in New Jersey which isn't as bad of a state contrary to what you might hear. James is a recent college graduate of William Paterson University for Broadcast Journalism and he is excited to utilize his skills as a features writer for Screen Rant. Some of his favorite video game franchises of all time include Sonic The Hedgehog, NieR, Uncharted, Super Mario, Mega Man, The Legend of Zelda, Dark Souls, and Super Smash Bros. James streams on his Twitch TheIroncane somewhat frequently and can be found @TheIroncane on Twitter as well for his terrible takes on gaming.

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