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[NSFW] Don’t Be That Guy: That’s Cheap!

Columns by Daniel Castro on January 30, 20122

...What’s Cheap, Anyway? We deride as cheap any kind of winning playstyle that we don’t think is as skillful as our own—and we get stuck on that idea because the...
CONTEST: Banner it Up with Banners on the Cheap!

Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on August 17, 201211

BANNER IT UP, YO! Our new friends at BannersOnTheCheap.com—purveyors of such fine products as this wall-sized Legend of Zelda map and this dungeon-sized D&D map—want to give you the opportunity...
What 2012 Taught Me About Being a Frugal Gamer

Blog Posts by Michael Ridgaway on February 11, 2013

...So here, both as a public service and as a form of therapy, I’d like to share some advice on cheap gaming that I learned over the past year. 1....
Don’t Be That Guy: Noob vs. Pro

Columns by Daniel Castro on June 22, 20122

...out of our gaming experiences, and we kindly invite you to…well, don’t be that guy. In past editions of this column, we’ve been discussing cheap strategies and the effects they...
A Crash Course to Game Collecting – PlayStation 2

Columns by Jenna "Super 256" Colors on August 3, 20152

...are worth money to people), I was beyond pleasantly relieved when I found out how cheap PS2 games can be. To give you an idea of how cheap they are,...
Don’t Be That Guy: Those Darn Campers!

Columns by Daniel Castro on March 27, 20122

...out of our gaming experiences, and we kindly invite you to…well, don’t be that guy. There isn’t a more despised cheap tactic in the realm of online shooting games than...
Don’t Be That Guy: My Halo Wars Experience

Columns by Daniel Castro on February 16, 20128

Last month we talked about cheapness in online multiplayer games in a more general way. This time, I’m going to make it personal. If I’m going to address this subject,...
Sly Cooper Trilogy (PS2)

Reviews by Kate Jay on May 1, 20093

...yet, and you can get them pretty cheap in the used game bins. One series of games that you may not have heard of is Sucker Punch Productions’ Sly Cooper...
Spam Attack: Remembering Couch Outlet Store Online

Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on March 13, 20129

...GameCola swallow a steady diet of spam comments on our posts, briefly entertaining the notion that we need cheap Gucci handbags before sending all unwelcome comments into the Aperture Science...
Poor Player’s Paradise

Columns by Christian Porter on April 7, 20105

In this flagging economy you need escapism, and you need it on the cheap. I’m just the cheapskate who’ll find it for you. Deal-seekers (Over $20) PS3 owners could do...