Many of you here know I happen to take part in Extra Life over the past 8 years. For those of you that don’t know of me, but do raise money for Extra Life. Keep up the great work you’re also doing! By all means, in the comments below, share your Extra Life page, or if you’re taking part in this as well keep us informed. Today, Extra Life has announced it has teamed up with Capcom...[Read More]
Looking for a game to check out? Well if you haven’t purchased Remnant: From The Ashes and the DLC. The time is now! Beginning on October 22 at 10:00 am Pacific Time, and running through Monday, October 26 at 10:00 am Pacific Time, Perfect World Entertainment and Gunfire Games will be offering the biggest discount yet.
Every year fundraising event Extra Life seeks out to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The fundraising usually consists of groups teaming up to live stream 24-hour long game sessions. The proceeds of any donations, during those streams, goes directly towards helping the children. While streaming is usually how proceeds are obtained, some groups like to auction off me...[Read More]
Too often do we see negativity in the video game industry. These can either be feuds between rival companies, studios closing down with no notice, and also the horrifying Bowsette fiasco that Nintendo is dealing with. *shudders* However, today we at Marooners’ Rock want to recognize one company that has captured many people’s hearts in the past couple of months (this includes our editor Andrew whe...[Read More]
While I myself love taking part in Extra Life and this marking my 5th year taking part. I was shocked to see in my email that GameStop and Extra Life are teaming up for E3. Yes, you just read that right to those of you that take part in Extra Life as well. The full details are as followed and I’m quite happy. Once I do see a public post about this news as well, I’ll be sure to link to ...[Read More]
I’ve been gaming since around the age of five, and up until last November I thought I had achieved some of the most rewarding and inspiring moments of my gaming life: catching ’em all the first time, vanquishing Ganon for the first time, the list goes on. But something happened over the course of 48 hours from November 19 to November 21 that easily put all of those achievements to sham...[Read More]
This weekend, I took part in the Extra Life charity gaming marathon. Lindsey explained exactly what this marathon was all about, but just in case you didn’t catch it, I’d be more than happy to tell you all about it!
Now that the gaming marathon is over, it is time to hand out some prizes! Remember, donations are still going on, so if you have a dollar or ten, please help. 100% of the money goes to the hospitals.
I have some free games on Steam to promote Extra Life! Participate and Win!!
As a parent, I can’t even begin to stress how important it is that a child be given proper healthcare and a healthy childhood. I really can’t. Unfortunately, there are times where simple trips to the Doctor or E.R. can’t provide immediate fixes, and then you find out your child has something more serious than just the common cold.