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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

Attack of the Clones: Sonic the Hedgehog (Part 2)

Columns by Stuart Gipp on July 1, 20092

Following last month's look at some of the more mediocre Sonic clones, let's take a look at the better ones. While the Sonic-esque elements are getting a little thinner on the ground, these games
Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures: Episode 1 – Fright of the Bumblebees (X360-XBLA)

Reviews by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on July 1, 20093

Let me start by saying this: Having now played Wallace Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 1 - Fright of the Bumblebees on the Xbox 360, I think Telltale Games might be my new favorite videogame deve
Damnation Developers Laid Off

Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on July 1, 2009

About a minute after Michael Ridgaway posted about how awful Damnation is right here in this blog, and how glad he is he’s not working for them, I saw this news article pop up in my RSS reader, courtesy of Joystiq: It appears that all of the developers at Blue Omega Entertainment, the folks behind … Continue reading "Damnation Developers Laid Off"
The Anger Dome: Damnation

Columns by Michael Ridgaway on July 1, 20091

No, this isn’t a post about my anger about my eventual sentence to the lower reaches of Hell for all of my earthly transgressions (I’ve already accepted that as an unavoidable fact); this a rant about the new game Damnation by Blue Omega Entertainment. I was interested in this game for a while, ever since I … Continue reading "The Anger Dome: Damnation"
The Grass is Always…: Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time

Columns by Michael Gray on July 1, 20092

Welcome to "The Grass is Always...", where two people play a game and record their humorous commentary. Previously, we recorded the commentary by writing it down, but this month, we ventured into the
Issue 1-1 Tribute

Columns by GameCola on July 1, 20091

GameCola, in its original form, was a monthly online newsletter. This feature plays tribute to the very first edition of GameCola by mimmicking its format and content, with all new articles published
Exile trilogy (PC)

Reviews by Meteo Xavier on July 1, 20091

(Editor's note: This article was originally published in the July 2009 issue of GameCola, back when GameCola was published in a monthly online magazine format.) Like the fabled Simpsons switch to HD,
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2)

Reviews by Michael Gray on July 1, 20092

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is a game that's almost as much fun as it hard to pronounce. Generally, I don't like fighting games. Well...mainly just Super Smash Bros. That game really stinks.
Gamer Girlfriend: The One Game I Will Never Play

Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on July 1, 20092

OK, so for anyone who knows me, it’s probably pretty apparent that the title of this article is something of a misnomer. The truth is, there are many games that I will never play, including first-person shooters, survival horror games, and anything that involves lots of timed minigames (I really hate that obnoxious little counter, always ticking down, mocking me as I try to perform its twisted little tasks).
… of the Month: Don’t be “That Guy”

Columns by Matt Gardner on July 1, 20091

This may be a stretch, but I assume that a large percentage of our readers and writers are into videogames. That being so, I assume that, at one point or another, you’ve all run into gamers that have certain habits that just grind on your nerves whenever you play with them.