Rookie of the Year: Use Your Allusion By Matt Marrone • August 1st, 2011 The Ayn Rand-inspired BioShock has Matt Marrone flashing back to his days as a lit major; he suggests other classic literature be turned into videogames.
Rookie of the Year: The Biggest Loser By Matt Marrone • July 19th, 2011 Matt Marrone wants to change his life (and get healthier). He turns to the iOS app Lose It! and Fable 2 for inspiration.
Rookie of the Year: This Was A Triumph By Matt Marrone • July 5th, 2011 The Unwinnable Rookie of the Year, Matt Marrone, doesn’t care that the cake is a lie. He is an unabashed Portal fanboy now thanks to Valve’s Portal 1 and 2.
Rookie of the Year: Blood Brothers By Matt Marrone • June 21st, 2011 Matt Marrone played Left 4 Dead 2 on XBox Live for the first time and wound up killing Ken Lucas in a hail of bullets… a lot.
Rookie of the Year: Grandfather Theft Auto By Matt Marrone • June 6th, 2011 Matt Marrone is new to next gen consoles. He just started playing Grand Theft Auto IV and remembers his first adult videogame – Leisure Suit Larry.
Rookie of the Year: The Walking Dead By Matt Marrone • May 23rd, 2011 Matt Marrone, a new gamer, plays the Valve multiplayer shooter, Left 4 Dead 2. Now he loves killing zombies. Will his new-found blood lust ever be satiated?
Rookie of the Year: Hell’s Kitchen By Matt Marrone • May 9th, 2011 In this edition of Rookie of the Year, Matt Marrone plays Gears of War, muses about Super Mario Bros. and almost burns his apartment down.
