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Green Day + Angry Birds = Green Day Themed Angry Birds on Facebook


How many of you have played Angry Birds? It’s available on almost every electronic device known to man, from mobile phones to Facebook, and has some interesting news for its fans. Green Day will be making its way into a Green Day themed version of Angry Birds. I’ll admit, at first I was skeptical, but after checking it out, I was quite pleased. You can find more details about the game at its official website, like what to expect and what you might get by playing. I, for one, am looking forward to playing Angry Birds while listening to Green Day! Read the full story

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Review: Wreckateer (XBLA)


To be honest, I was less than enthused about Wreckateer in the lead-up to this year’s XBLA Summer of Arcade promotion. I hadn’t had the opportunity to play it hands-on anywhere, and it sounded like a rehash of Angry Birds with castles and goblins instead of birds and pigs. I hate Angry Birds. I seriously saw Angry Birds branded Cheese Nips at the grocery store last night, and they were merely the most recent in a long line of ridiculous marketing tie-ins and promotions. To be fair, most of my hatred of Angry Birds stems directly from its oversaturation and not from its actual gameplay. Once I put some thought into that, and paid a little more attention to what Wreckateer was going to be, I started allowing myself to feel wary levels of excitement and anticipation. Read the full story

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Angry Birds Rio to be Released in March


First we had Angry Birds. Then, Fox created Rio. Then, someone combined them. Read on for more details!

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Angry Birds: The Board Game!


Are you sick of wasting all the time you have flicking birds at pigs on your iPad? Yes? Well, good news for you! Soon you’ll be able to waste all the time you have flicking birds at pigs on your tabletop! Read the full story

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Best & Worst Video Games for 2010


It’s officially 2011, so it’s time to recap and present to you all our choices for the best and worst video games that came out in 2010. We’ve all been working on this for months, changing some of our choices as new games came out, but what you see below is what we’ve all finally settled on.

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Preview: Ministry of Silly Games – Camelot Smashalot


Monty Python, as we mentioned, will be coming to Facebook with an entire Ministry: the Ministry of Silly Games. While you can sign up for the public beta by signing up with the MoSG, as I have done, you may also be very impatient, as I am. For people like you and me, Zattikka has given us quite the treat. Read the full story

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Angry Birds Peace Treaty Video


If you own an iPhone or Droid, chances are you’ve heard of Angry Birds. If you haven’t, it’s this great little game where you have various birds and you launch them at pigs. It sounds silly, but it is pretty awesome and fun. A video has recently hit YouTube showing what it would be like if the Angry Birds and pigs tried to work things out.

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About Marooners’ Rock

Everyone grows up; this is how the world works. Just because we grow decrepit and old, however, does not mean we have to forsake the things that make us happy, childish though they may seem. This is the core concept of Marooners’ Rock; we geek out on the things of our past, present, and future. Society and cultural norms be damned!

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