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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...

Latest Articles

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)

Reviews by Michael Gray on August 25, 20101

Picture this scenario: Mario gets a letter from his new girlfriend, Princess Peach (yep, they're a couple now!). She wants to spend a romantic evening with him, watching the stars fall during a meteor
Uselessly Belated Comic-Con 2010 Report

Blog Posts by David Donovan on August 23, 2010

Ah, so yeah. Comic-Con was nearly a month ago, and I intended to report back on all the gaming goodness mixed in amidst the non-stop nerdrage-fueled eye-gougings. Unfortunately, this being my first
New Videogame Releases for the Week of August 22, 2010

News Posts by Paul Franzen on August 23, 2010

Disney Guilty Party, Mafia II, NHL 2011, And Yet it Moves, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Shank, Ivy the Kiwi?, Grease: The Game, The Bachelor, Crazy Pig, Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar, World Reloaded, Fish Tank, Puzzle Dimension, Jade Dynasty: Vengeance,
Flash Flood on YouTube: Addicting Flash Games

Videos by Nathaniel Hoover on August 22, 2010

In my very second "Flash Flood" column I introduced five of the most addicting Flash games I could find. In retrospect, I really only needed to introduce one game if they were as addicting as I said t
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (Wii)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on August 21, 20102

Quick ReviewSomeone told me that Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers for the Nintendo Wii is an improvement over the Xbox 360 installment, Bikini Samurai Squad. And whoever it was who told me that...is
Fabricated News: Justin Bieber Hits the Gaming Scene

News Posts by Michael Gray on August 20, 20106

Leave it to Bieber, everyone! Internet singing sensation Justin Bieber is coming out with My Gaming World, a videogame experience designed to cure your Bieber Fever. Justin promises that this game wil
EarthBound (SNES)

Reviews by Meteo Xavier on August 19, 20102

Meteo arrives a little late to the EarthBound fandom.
Samantha Swift and the Golden Touch (PC)

Reviews by Michael Gray on August 18, 20101

This game's predecessor, Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena, was the best casual game I'd played in several years. It was easy to pick up and play for a ten-to-twenty-minute session (altho
An Open Letter to the State of New Hampshire

Blog Posts by Christian Porter on August 17, 20102

Please, New Hampshire. Get it together.
Oh, the Humanity!: WarGames

Columns by Michael Gray on August 16, 20103

Welcome to "Oh, the Humanity!," the column that reviews videogame-based books and movies. Today, we're going to talk about one of the earliest videogame movies ever made: WarGames, from 1983. Historic