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Awful tutorials, confounding gameplay, questionable character design, and gacha mechanics. Hard to believe it's one of my favorite games, but it is. Here's why...

GC Podcast #182: Patently Absurd

You've been served!

[NSFW] Metroid Fusion (GBA)

The big N didn't do too many horrid things to Samus...

Disregard Canon, Acquire Representation: Naoto Shirogane is a Transman

Why accept the canon explanation when the story could be so much more interesting?

Enviro-Bear 2000: Operation: Hibernation (PC)

In 2009, Justin Smith ventured forth with a game that would change the gaming industry forever. A title that would blow the fish out of the water. A game for FREE that beats the living daylights out o

Gamer Girlfriend: Friends Don't Let Friends Play (Crappy) Facebook Games

It all started when I got a message from GameCola's own Kate Jay. "Hey Vangie," she said, "I know you don't usually play Facebook games, but you might want to give this one a try. It's really a lot of

Garry's Mod (PC)

When is a game not a game?

[NSFW] Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled (DS)

So dutifully trying to be Chrono Trigger it's both admirable and depressing at the same time.

Shall We Date?: Wizardess Heart (iOS)

The Harry Potter dating sim we've all been waiting for! Kind of.

[NSFW] Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)

A fan of the Final Fantasy series? Maybe not after you play this one...

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Parents Upset Over New Nintendo Toy!

Videos by Paul Franzen on August 10, 20118

Well, I love this: And it’s so relevant, too! I’m not ready to purchase a new videogame console yet either, no matter HOW good the pictures are.
Live Your Life Over Again in To the Moon

News Posts by Paul Franzen on August 10, 2011

If you had the chance to relive your life, would you change things? Would you try to achieve some grand goal? Could you find love? Fame? Fortune? Or would you realize that sometimes the past is meant
What the Crap?: Your Money’s No Good Here

Columns by Mark Freedman on August 10, 20115

A wise man once said, "mo' money, mo' problems." This may be true in real life, but how does it stack up in videogames? Perhaps it would be better to say "mo' types of money, mo' problems." If you've
Everything Has Zombies Now

News Posts by Paul Franzen on August 9, 2011

Witness: a trailer for the newly released iOS game Zombie Minesweeper. Yes, ZOMBIE MINESWEEPER. Actually, make that Zombie Minesweeper: A Love Story. “Love Story”? Hope that doesn’t have anything to do with the little girl lead heroine, you creepers. Zombie Minesweeper came out today, and it’s currently on sale for 99 cents in the App … Continue reading "Everything Has Zombies Now"
Tobe’s Vertical Adventure (PC)

Reviews by Nathaniel Hoover on August 9, 20117

With music and graphics reminiscent of a time when you'd pay upwards of $40 for a game with this kind of music and graphics, Tobe's Delightfully Inexpensive $4.99 Adventure evokes memories of the Sega
SECOND OPINION: Back to the Future: Episode 5 (PC)

Reviews by Michael Gray on August 8, 20112

Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 5: OUTATIME is pretty much a great game. The only problem I can really see with this game is that it's so good, it makes you realize how bad the other games in t
The End Wants Teens to Think About Death

News Posts by Paul Franzen on August 8, 20116

Because they don't do that enough already? Look, I was a teenager once, and there wasn't a day went by when I didn't spend at least some time with the lights off and the shades drawn, envisioning diff
Back to the Future: The Game (PC)

Reviews by Nikola Suprak on August 8, 20114

After playing through and reviewing a couple of the earlier installments of the Back to the Future: The Game episodic adventure series, I came to the unbelievable conclusion that they were all pretty
Trace Memory (DS)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on August 5, 20111

It is like me to do things in the wrong order: rip open the present before reading the attached letter, eat my dessert before the main course, or hand in an exam sheet before I've written any answers.
How to Construct a Gaming Nest™

Blog Posts by Jillian Dingwall on August 5, 20114

In light of the recent "Gamer Dies of Xbox/DVT" news story, I have had a lot of questions from people (one person) asking me for tips on how to construct a Gaming Nest™ that is both comfortable and