About 4ScarrsGaming & The Team

About 4ScarrsGaming & The Team

Last updated: 11/20/2025

4ScarrsGaming is a Canadian site based out of Toronto, Ontario, covering video games, movies, and gaming toys across console, handheld, PC, and cloud platforms. Our goal is simple: honest, gamer-to-gamer impressions, news, and reviews.

Below, you can learn more about the people behind the site.

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Jon Scarr – Owner / Operator & Editor-in-Chief

Based out of Toronto, Ontario, Jon Scarr is a 30+ year veteran of the video game industry and the founder of 4ScarrsGaming. He also works as a Gaming Editor at Best Buy Canada and Cloud Dosage, covering console, PC, handheld, and cloud gaming developments.

Jon plays across a wide range of platforms including PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, GeForce NOW, Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and PlayStation Cloud. He's a huge life long Nintendo fan and has spent decades writing about games, reviewing hardware, and talking with the gaming community. He is also a listed reviewer on OpenCritic.

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Juli Scarr – Contributor

Juli has been gaming for more than 20 years, beginning with Tetris on her Game Boy. She mainly plays on Nintendo Switch 2, PC, and mobile, and she loves cozy games.

Some of Juli's favourite games include Ecco the Dolphin, The Sims, Tetris, and anything built around thoughtful problem-solving. She enjoys games that let her unwind at the end of the day, especially ones with calm exploration or clever puzzles.

Outside of gaming, Juli is a huge Twilight fan and her most-watched movie of all time is Dirty Dancing. She brings that same relaxed, welcoming style to her writing at 4ScarrsGaming.

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Maggie Scarr – Contributor

Maggie brings a youthful and creative voice to the team. She started gaming on the Sega Dreamcast, where Seaman quickly became her favourite game. Today she plays on PS5, PC, Nintendo Switch 2, and mobile.

Some of Maggie's favourite games include The Sims 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, Animal Crossing, and other character-driven worlds. She loves designing characters, building stories around them, and getting lost in open-world adventures.

Maggie is also a big movie fan, especially horror, with The Conjuring standing as one of her favourites. She adds a fun, expressive style to her coverage at 4ScarrsGaming.

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Joe Rino – Reviewer

Joe plays games with a purpose. Since the SNES days, he has loved gaming and brought that passion into his work as an educator. He teaches Drama and a history of video games course, while also writing reviews for fun.

Joe plays on PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X, and occasionally on GeForce NOW. He enjoys using games in the classroom and talking about how they fit into learning and everyday life.

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Pier-Luc Allard (aka NinjaGuyX) – Reviewer

Pier-Luc was born with a controller in his hands. He plays and loves many types of games and enjoys a good challenge. When he is not playing, he is usually listening to video game music or following the latest industry news.

His main platforms are Nintendo, Sony, PC, VR and retro games, and he likes to explore a wide range of genres and styles.

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Ian Matties – Reviewer

Ian has been playing games since he first got a Nintendo Entertainment System. He enjoys many different systems, but often finds himself returning to Nintendo hardware and games.

His current platforms include Nintendo Switch 2, PC, and Xbox Series X. He enjoys platformers, action-adventure games, RPGs, and more. When he is not gaming, he enjoys Dungeons and Dragons and making music with his bass guitar and ukulele.