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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)
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GC Podcast #182: Patently Absurd
You've been served!
[NSFW] Metroid Fusion (GBA)
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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)
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    Damnation Developers Laid Off

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    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 Columns by Michael Ridgaway on Comments1

    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 Columns by Michael Gray on Comments2

    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 Columns by GameCola on Comments1

    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)

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    (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 Reviews by Michael Gray on Comments2

    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 Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on Comments2

    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 Columns by Matt Gardner on Comments1

    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.

  • Pong (ARC)

    Reviews Reviews by Nathaniel Hoover on Comments3

    Before I begin this review, allow me to clear up a common misconception: Pong was not the first videogame ever made—that distinction goes to Super Mario Bros. 2. Let me also preface my review with

  • Oh, the Humanity!: The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy

    Columns Columns by Michael Gray on Comments2

    Hello everyone, and welcome to “Oh, the Humanity!” As the byline says, this is a column about videogame-based movies and, um, books? Books. OK, well, I don't want the byline to be a liar, so I went to my local library and picked up the first videogame book I could find: