The ’90s Were Weird – YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG Review (PC)
1999 was a weird year. Boy bands and Brittney Spears ruled the airwaves, the dot.com bubble was at peak inflation, the New England Patriots weren’t an unstoppable NFL juggernaut, and by the time the year was half over, people were getting seriously worried that January 1, 2000 would herald the end of the world thanks to a massive computer bug. Against this backdrop of global paranoi comes YIIK: A ...[Read More]
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 Comes to Epic Games
The Epic Games Store has landed it’s first major 3rd-party publisher deal. Today Ubisoft and Epic announced a partnership that will bring Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 to the Epic Games store ahead of the game’s private beta.
Metro Exodus Artyom Custom Edition Revealed
Now that’s a collector’s edition! Today Deep Silver, 4A Games, and Metro author Dmitry Glukhovsky revealed the Metro Exodus Artyom Custom Edition. This extremely limited run consists of only ten copies, none of which will be available for sale.
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Community Pre-Order Announced!
All Mechwarriors stand by. This is not a drill. Repeat, this is not a drill. The very first pre-orders for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries have been announced, a new gameplay trailer is live, and the first single-player MechWarrior game for PCs in almost twenty years has an official release date!
GAEMS Introduces Guardian XP Pro Personal Gaming Environment
On Friday, GAEMS announced the Guardian XP Pro, a personal gaming environment designed not only for consoles, but also for a number of micro ATX form-factor PC cases.
Blazing Chrome Gets New Gameplay Trailer
Have you heard of Blazing Chrome? The retro, Contra inspired 16-bit side-scroller is slated for a 2019 release, and just released a fantastic new gameplay trailer showcasing two minutes of bullet-hell gameplay that takes us back to the ’90s.
Iron Sky The Coming Race Has New Trailer
Remember 2012? It really wasn’t that long ago. We still had a decent sense of humor about things, nobody knew what a Cardi B was, and Facebook was still a fun place. Also, cult classic Iron Sky hit theaters with a story of Moon Nazis invading the Earth in the far off year of 2018.
Twelve Days of Giftsmas – Gift Ideas For the Geeks
With just a few days left before Christmas, the Marooners’ Rock team would like to help anyone struggling with gift ideas for the geeky gamer in their life. While we’ve already done some specific suggestions for the simulator fans, we’re all about being inclusive. In that spirit, we’d like to present a few more gift ideas that nearly anyone can enjoy. And remember, just because it might not get th...[Read More]
2018 Steam Awards Finalists Revealed, Voting and Steam Sale Start Thursday
Valve has released the finalists for the 2018 edition of the Steam Awards. As has been traditional for the past few years, voting on the finalists coincides with Steam’s annual Winter Sale. Canny Steam users have known that the sale is imminent for a few days now, as crafting badges has begun dropping mystery cards, however, Valve now has the confirmed official date. The Winter sale and time...[Read More]
GAEMS Introduces Sentinel Pro XP 1080P For Go Anywhere Console Gaming
For those who’ve wanted to take their favorite console on the road; for those who’ve tried to keep local multiplayer alive by carrying a console to a friend’s house; for anyone who’s sat in a hotel room thinking “I wish my Xbox One were as portable as a Switch!” GAEMS has a new solution for you. Meet the Sentinel Pro XP 1080P Personal Gaming Environment.
Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry Review (PC)
Is it possible to make a blandly inoffensive adventure game that focuses on sex-comedy and the hookup culture of 2018? Can a franchise rooted in the sensibilities of the ‘80s and ‘90s work when deprived of its lead writer and released in The Era of That’s Not Funny? These were the major questions I had going into a playthrough of Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry, a sort of but not quite re...[Read More]
YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG Gets Release Date for Switch, PS4 & Steam
One more New Year’s celebration. That’s all gamers are going to have to wait before finally getting their hands on YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG. On January 17th, 2019, the indie Japanese-style RPG from Ysbryd Games and Ackk Studios will be available for the Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation®4, and PCs and Mac computers via Steam.