Trails of Cold Steel III & IV: Epic PS5 Arrival in 2024!
On the NIS America Stream, they have announced that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III / The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV is coming to PlayStation 5 in early 2024. For a game that been on the PC and on the Nintendo Switch, no...[Read More]
Reviews
MSI RTX 4070 GAMING X SLIM Review | A Mid-Tier GPU with Solid Performance
We are coming even closer to the end of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards, a generation that will go down as expensive as it is slightly confusing...[Read More]
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered Review (PS5)
When you see a demo at PAX East, the demo can typically mean one of three things. The first and most typical demo is for a game that’s about to be release...[Read More]
MSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI Review
Having a good motherboard is paramount to your experience as a gaming enthusiast; this is a universal truth. What you get is what you pay for is another. In the...[Read More]
Funko Fusion Review (PC) – A Wannabe Lego
Growing up as millennials, we had a ton of ways to let our imagination run free. Whether it was childhood games on the playground like Cops and Robbers, house, ...[Read More]
Star Wars: Outlaws Review
Is it cheesy to start every Star Wars game review with the “A long time ago in a galaxy far far away…” bit? Either way, consider this self-aware snark that has ...[Read More]
The Plucky Squire (PC) Review
Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series is often credited as revolutionizing top-down action-adventure games. This is evident by the influence the franchise has h...[Read More]
Features
PAX East 2025 Events & Parties List
With PAX East 2025 just around the corner, excitement is already stirring in the gaming community. Boston will once again be the epicenter of all things gaming ...[Read More]
PAX East 2025 4-Day Badge Giveaway
Here at Marooners’ Rock, we enjoy checking out all the indie games and more when it comes to PAX events. With PAX East 2025 being right around the corner,...[Read More]
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 – The Tomb Easter Egg Guide
Less than four months have passed since Call of Duty Black Ops 6 was released for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, Oct 25, 2024. In that time, Activision and Treyarch...[Read More]
Is It Worth Playing Final Fantasy XIV in 2025?
Final Fantasy XIV is facing criticism, but is the game really in decline? Having played Final Fantasy XIV for over a decade, I’ve encountered various forms of s...[Read More]
PAX East 2025: Badge & Hotel Information
Planning to attend PAX East 2025? Whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned attendee, my guide will help you secure your badge and hotel room before it’s...[Read More]
Warframe Spiritual Precursor Dark Sector Free on Steam
The holiday season is that special time of the year when it is better to give than to receive. Digital Extremes, the studio behind the free-to-play action RPG W...[Read More]
Latest Posts
Xbox 360 Technical Support (GRR)
I understand that a company as large as Microsoft requires a very large technical support staff. I can understand that putting their technical support centers in India is more cost-effective for them. I can understand that, since the centers are in India, they are more likely to use scripts and au...[Read More]
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360)
When I was a yound lad, I came upon a video game called “Sid Meier’s Civilization”.* I played the shit out of it. I then played the shit out of Civilization II. I then kept my shit-playing-out-of tradition alive with Civilization III. By the time Civilization IV came around, I ...[Read More]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Most people know who the Super Mario Bros. are. Even if they don’t know who Luigi is (poor guy), they know who Mario is. New Super Mario Bros. Wii fits in to that famous legacy perfectly. Whoops…Wrong Mario. I know I’ve got it around here somewhere…. *rummage* Aha! I’...[Read More]
Catch Up
It has been over three months since my last post, over five months since Lindsey’s last post, and boy do we have a lot of catch-up to do! First things first, though. Let’s have a new talk about our update schedule, shall we? I know, I know, you’ve heard it all before, but this ti...[Read More]
Heavenly View
This was written for Lindsey. Whenever I’m with you, Gazing deep into your eyes, I see such a heavenly view, And all fear within me dies. As I journey further in, My heart and soul are pained By the overwhelming din Of the joy that I’ve attained. It feels like an eternity, Time itself se...[Read More]
Faith
Originally written January of 2007. Edited August of 2009. This one reads more like a story. Faith has been a huge issue for me lately, with events in my life leading me farther and farther along the path of Agnosticism. At this point, I’d classify myself as a Strong Agnostic. When I was you...[Read More]
Hypocrisy
Originally written March of 2007. Edited and extended August of 2009. Hypocrisy By: Christopher Chaffin Written: March 2007 Edited and Extended: August 2009 Hypocrisy has run rampant Across an apathetic world, Whose dignity has been spent By hearts, depressingly cold. Disregard for our fellow man In...[Read More]
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360)
A few weeks ago, Lindsey and I rented Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe for our Xbox 360. We generally like the vs. series of games (Marvel vs. Capcom, Capcom vs. SNK, etc), so we had high hopes. We were severely disappointed. The problem with Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe does not lie with the graphic...[Read More]
