Marooners’ Talk: Episode 045 – “2012 Wrap-Up – Best and Worst”
So we recorded this episode about a week and a half ago. There was one small bit of editing I needed to do, however, and other items, as you can see from our Contests page, got in the way. Now that’s all out of the way, though, I’ve found the time to snip out the bit in question and get the podcast episode up! We go through our picks for the best and worst movies and video games of 201...[Read More]
Giveaway: Dishonored – Dunwall City Trials DLC (Steam)
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to RiseUp44, Romain Braussen, Antonio Leon, Hanamichi Sakuragi, and Michael Zurring! Just a couple of months ago, Bethesda released a game that has received multiple game of the year awards from various outlets: Dishonored. Let me give you one of my positive review comments about the game: “I shot a dude’s head off with a crossbow and found his severed head...[Read More]
Giveaway: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (360)
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Congratulations Aldo Araujo! One last time, About a month ago, SEGA released the sequel to 2010’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing, cleverly titled…Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. The biggest change to the game from its predecessor was the inclusion of multiple vehicle transformation types, allowing the races to transition from ground to air, air to water, water...[Read More]
Giveaway: Hybrid (XBLA)
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to Dustin! 5th Cell’s multiplayer only title, Hybrid, was released as part of 2012’s XBLA Summer of Arcade promotion. I’m not sure how much life is left in Hybrid’s persistent world war, but here’s your chance to find out! One lucky winner will get a code for Hybrid on XBLA, where he or she can join in with the Variants or the Paladin...[Read More]
Giveaway: Primal Carnage (Steam)
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to Alexandr Popov, GaryYam, Getsuga_Tensho, Stefan Vasilev, and Kyle A! Did you know that there was a game out there that would let you play in a multiplayer deathmatch as a dinosaur? Well, there is, and it’s called Primal Carnage. Play as the first-person perspective Mercenaries, or as the third-person perspective Dinosaurs, in a team deathmatch gameplay a...[Read More]
Giveaway: Left 4 Dead 2 – Cold Stream DLC (360)
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to Brodie and Leon Durham! Left 4 Dead 2 is one of my absolute favorite zombie themed games. I disapprove of a lot of zombies in video games, because they either rarely make sense (Call of Duty) or they’re not well implemented. Left 4 Dead 2 makes sense and is wonderfully implemented, and not only stands as one of my favorite zombie titles, but as one of my...[Read More]
Giveaway: Dragon Ball Z HD Collection (360 or PS3)
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to rayla! Just a few moments ago, our review for the Xbox 360 version of Namco Bandai’s Dragon Ball Z HD Collection went live, and received a respectable recommendation. Now, one lucky person has the chance to win their choice of either a Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 copy of the Dragon Ball Z HD Collection. Get your senzu beans ready for one hell of a good time...[Read More]
Giveaway: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U)
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to volcombrandon! Second verse, different from the first! About a month ago, SEGA released the sequel to 2010’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing, cleverly titled…Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. The biggest change to the game from its predecessor was the inclusion of multiple vehicle transformation types, allowing the races to transition from grou...[Read More]
Caption Contest: RAGE – The Scorchers DLC (Steam)
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to Austin Baroudi and eugaet! Over a year ago, RAGE came out to less than high praise and low consumer adoption. This was unfortunate, because as I said in my review, it was not a bad game. It was not the best of its genre, by any means, but it wasn’t bad. Now, over a year later, RAGE has been blessed with long-awaited DLC. The Scorchers DLC pack for RAGE i...[Read More]
Giveaway: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire DLC (360)
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to Mr. Nerve Damage! Three and a half months ago, give or take a few days, Bethesda released the second of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s DLC packs: Hearthfire. Hearthfire allowed the player to build his or her own homes across Skyrim, customizing each one (to a certain extent) as the player pleased. It wasn’t really an action-packed release, but focuse...[Read More]
Giveaway: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (PS3)
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to keklar! About a month ago, SEGA released the sequel to 2010’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing, cleverly titled…Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. The biggest change to the game from its predecessor was the inclusion of multiple vehicle transformation types, allowing the races to transition from ground to air, air to water, water to ground, etc. ...[Read More]
Participate In Forsaken Planet’s Android Playtest Now
LOOT Entertainment, a well known Playstation Home developer, recently announced a new multi-platform multi-player action title, currently slated for PC and Android devices. More recently, the fine folks at LOOT have announced that the Android version of Forsaken Planet has now moved into the alpha playtesting phase, and they are inviting YOU (the collective “you,” not a specific “...[Read More]