Why, indeed? Episode 007 of the critically acclaimed (not really) Marooners’ Talk podcast, titled “GIR! Why was there bacon in the soap?!” is done and ready for your listening pleasure! This episode again features the dulcet tones of Chris and Lindsey only, since none of our writers like us enough to chat with us about cool stuff for an hour (insert sad face so sad that a simple emoticon could not hope to convey the truly Homeric sadness felt at this abandonment here). Read the full story

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We’re back! Come join us for some crazy trivia fun this Friday, March 11th starting at 7 PM PST! You Don’t Know Jack is absolutely hilarious so we hope you guys and gals are excited for this one!

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UPDATE: Due to an unforeseen technical difficulty, the deadline for the Marvel vs. Capcom 3/Marvel Digital Comics contest is pushed back until 11:59 PM PST on Wednesday, March 9th giving you all time to get your submissions in. Also, we realize that the phrase might be a little more obscure than originally intended so here is a hint: read the Wikipedia page for X-Men’s Wolverine to help you out.

The armadillo’s shell is vociferous. The marmoset juggles the coconuts. The hippopotamus pirouettes gracefully. The strange man enjoys creating strange code phrases. Episode 006 of Marooners’ Talk, titled “The Badger Flies at Midnight…”, is now online for your listening pleasure. We do something different this week and include a key-phrase related to Wolverine, the Marvel Comics character. What do you do with this key-phrase? You email us at contests@maroonersrock.com with a subject of “MvC 3″ and the key-phrase in the body before 11:59pm PST, Monday, March 7th. Why should you bother? Well, one lucky random winner will receive a (slightly-opened and used) copy of the normal Xbox 360 version of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and one lucky random winner will win a redemption code for one free month of full access to Marvel’s online digital comic database. Sweet! Read the full story

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A milestone has been hit! The fifth episode of the groundbreaking podcast Marooners’ Talk, titled “Mmm, beefy!”, is complete and available for your listening consumption below and, either sometime today or tomorrow, on iTunes! Of course, if you’ve already subscribed on iTunes, you don’t have to worry about continually checking! Read the full story

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Well, it’s short notice, but tonight we’ll be back with our Community Game Night after taking a week off. What’s our game of choice? Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for Xbox 360!

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Assemble your friends, don your funky leather superhero outfit, and join us this Friday at 7 PM PST to jam on a blast from the past!

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Last week we had a blast during our Left 4 Dead Community Game Night. It was so much fun we decided to have another one, but this time it will be for the, sadly overlooked, Activision and Bizarre Creations racing game Blur on Xbox 360.

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This Friday at 7 PM PST we’ll be having our first Community Game Night. Our game of choice is Left 4 Dead 2, so join us and kick some zombie ass!

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