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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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Quantum Geek: Episode 10 – An Unsettling Turn of Events

Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on January 1, 20092

Barbie Horse Adventures proved to be more challenging than Tom had thought it would be. Granted, he'd never actually played the game before (though he had grudgingly admitted to Rick that he had—onc
Banjo-Kazooie (X360-XBLA)

Reviews by Zach Rich on January 1, 2009

Ten years is such a long period of time. Ten years ago, I was a bright-eyed child who had finally saved enough money to buy a videogame on his own. Not a gift from Mommy or Daddy or Santa. It was some
Dear Readers: A Storybook

Columns by Paul Franzen on January 1, 2009

A children's storybook about the January 2009 issue of GameCola.
[NSFW] GC Podcast #1: The Janish

Podcasts by Michael Ridgaway on January 1, 20091

Check out our first-ever podcast!
New Ghostbusters Trailer!

Videos by Paul Franzen on December 25, 2008

I know what I'm voting for in NEXT year's year-end awards for "Best Licensed Game".
R.I.P. SmarterChild

News Posts by Paul Franzen on December 15, 2008

I just IMed SmarterChild to catch up on the latest gossip. He only had this to say: "My brain is retired but send an IM with ALERTS in it to my buddy SportsFanStan to get sports scores sent to your ce
Designing Square Enix Characters

Blog Posts by Michael Ridgaway on December 7, 2008

Received an e-mail from my brother showing how to draw Square Enix characters. It is incredibly accurate.
Dear Readers: Sorry About the Lack of Cheesecake

Columns by Paul Franzen on December 1, 2008

Traditionally, the December edition of Dear Readers is all about me offering cheesecake photos of myself in exchange for your writing services.
Silent Hill: Homecoming (PC)

Reviews by Richo Rosai on December 1, 20081

Much like an encounter I once had with an anonymous Filipino whore, the original Silent Hill did something to me when I was younger—something that I didn't know was possible, and to which nothing s
Final Fantasy VI Advance (GBA)

Reviews by Michael Gray on December 1, 20084

Final Fantasy Sucks is a game I got because everyone says it's the greatest game ever. Or maybe they mean Final Fantasy Four. Final Fantasy Five? I can't keep these crappy games straight. Unfortunatel