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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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John Hughes’ The Legend of Zelda

Videos by Paul Franzen on February 11, 20113

Nothing in this world matters more than you watching this video.
GC Podcast #34: The Thirty-Fourth Podcast

Podcasts by Alex Jedraszczak on February 11, 20111

Paul Franzen, Christian Porter, Justin Luschinski, and Alex Jedraszczak talk about, like, videogames, and stuff. Without a single real topic in mind, the podcast turned out far more cohesive and with
Captain Eric’s Psychic Thumb Feature Presentation

Columns by Eric Regan on February 10, 2011

Hey hey hey! It's tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime—FOR THE THUMBS. Sorry for keeping all you Thumbatics waiting, but there was just so much info this month that I had trouble cramming it all in. In fact, it got loose and bit me a few times. After several ice packs and Space Ghost Band-Aids, I am back...AND HERE ARE YOUR THUMBS! Enjoy.
Activision Finally Buries Rotting Corpse of Guitar Hero

News Posts by Christian Porter on February 10, 20113

Is your collection of plastic musical instruments getting a bit too large and unwieldy? Good news: you won't be amassing any further Guitar Hero instruments. Activision has decided to stop violating
L.A. Noire Has Faces

News Posts by Paul Franzen on February 9, 2011

It's been referred to as a "Phoenix Wright game for adults," but that's not the only reason I'm posting about L.A. Noire here. (Heck, I'm practically posting in spite of that, because, hello, offensiv
Would Yoo Please Look at This Game?

News Posts by Paul Franzen on February 9, 20113

Why have I never heard of this game before? It's called Yoostar 2 (2?! Why haven't I heard of the original before?!), and it's a game that uses the Kinect/PlayStation Move camera to insert yourself in
Another GameCola Staff Member Falls to the Lure of Eternal Wedded Happiness

Blog Posts by Nathaniel Hoover on February 9, 201110

Spend too much time reading this and you may also end up engaged, or on fire.
Minus the Pudding: The Best of Xbox Live Indie Games

Columns by Paul Franzen on February 8, 20111

Last month in Pudding, I ran my own personal list of the Top 5 Xbox Live Indie Games from 2010. This month, courtesy of Joystiq, we have: everyone else's list. It's based on sales figures—specifically, number of copies sold during the first week of a game's launch—and the results, as expected, are completely demotivating. Personally, I'm so demotivated I won't be able to finish this lame joke I think I already used bef
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 Spoilers

News Posts by Michael Gray on February 8, 2011

Spoilers have been released for the newest Miles Edgeworth game.
[NSFW] Versus Mode: Friend Codes, The Last Story, Region Coding, and More

Columns by GameCola on February 7, 2011

GC writers Nathaniel Hoover and Meteo Xavier discuss whether Friend Codes need to go away, The Last Story needs to be localized for the U.S., the 3DS needs to be region-free, and more.