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Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year
A screenshot from Cyberpunk 2077 shows NPC Panam Palmer in a neon-lit bar setting. Her dark hair is piled on her head and she has a look of concerned annoyance.

Meeting Hanako at Embers: Why Video Game Endings Are a Bummer — And Multiple Ones Are Even Worse

By Matt Marrone • March 5th, 2026

Unfortunately, Cyberpunk 2077 allows gamers to make choices.

Rookie of the Year
A wide shot of a desert landscape with a multi-lane highway leading to a large border crossing checkpoint.

Escape from Night City

By Matt Marrone • February 6th, 2026

Did I succeed? Of course not. But the journey, as they say, is the destination.

Rookie of the Year
A screenshot from Shining in the Darkness shows a blobby snail-like monster in a small dungeon room.

How Did We Ever Beat Videogames Before the Internet?

By Matt Marrone • January 12th, 2026

When I was a kid, we didn’t have online resources to beat bewildering RPGs – but beat them we did.

Rookie of the Year
A promo image of an arm holding a 1L beer stein for the 2025 Sam Adams Stein Holding Contest.

Stein Hoister of the Year

By Matt Marrone • December 10th, 2025

Just like that, a legend was born.

Rookie of the Year
A photograph of two pairs of small hands drawing on either side of a large pad of paper, a Monopoly game board set off to the side.

Marronopoly

By Matt Marrone • November 6th, 2025

The activity that has best defined the outsized influence Monopoly now has over our lives happened on a recent Saturday.

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A still from The Woman in the Yard shows a woman draped in black mourning clothes sitting on a chair in a barren yard.

The Ballad of Matt’s Island

By Matt Marrone • October 9th, 2025

I’m weaving elements of comedy and horror together as I pass along. 

Rookie of the Year
A promo shot of the Nintendo Switch 2, featuring the new camera the brand provides.

Nintendo Switch 2 vs. The Dadtendo

By Matt Marrone • September 12th, 2025

In the spirit of good parenting, I’ve decided to pit the two devices against each other in a few select categories.

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