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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

Versus Mode: PS2 vs. PS3, Videogame Crash, the N-Gage, and More

Columns by GameCola on February 1, 20088

GameCola's newest writers discuss whether it makes sense to still publish games for the PS2, whether we're headed for another videogame crash, the N-Gage, and more.
Submissions (February 2008)

Fan Submissions by GameCola on February 1, 2008

Comments, e-mails, artwork and more from GameCola's readers.
Inside the Guide: Reading Games

Columns by Michael Gray on February 1, 20081

Hello everyone, and welcome to Inside the Guide, an article where I discuss writing guides for videogames. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Michael Gray, also know as The Lost Gamer, one of Ga
Digital Championship Wrestling: Error vs. Serge

Columns by Paul Franzen on February 1, 20082

Hello gamefans around the world, and welcome to Digital Championship Wrestling! I'm Paul Franzen, and subbing for the MIA "Captain" Eric Regan this month is, your friend and mine, SmarterChild.
The Gates of Life: Episode 54 – Rendered Asunder

Columns by Paul Franzen on February 1, 20081

Disguised Neo-Narrator (DNN): Flying around the completely floorless Castle of Wonderment on their giant antelope butterfly, Rivers and DNN came across Render Girl, who, unbeknownst to anyone but her, had just put the finishing touches on the ingenious mechanism she had designed for the sole purpose of keeping Rivers and DNN at bay.
testgame.exe: Making the Adventure

Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on February 1, 2008

Hello out there, and welcome to the newest edition of testgame.exe: Making the Adventure. (Unless you're in the future and reading this, in which case maybe I'd better just call this the February edit
Poor Player’s Paradise

Columns by Christian Porter on February 1, 20081

Well, I'm an international celebrity since I won GameCola's 2007 Readers' Choice Employee of the Year award. Still, I haven't let it get to my head. I limit the amount of time I spend swimming
[NSFW] Be Careful What You Search For #35

Comics by Terrence Atkins on February 1, 2008

Comics inspired by actual search terms people have Googled to discover GameCola.
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

Reviews by Richo Rosai on February 1, 20081

Each console generation I become more and more of a holder out. I usually make it to the first price drop, and sometimes farther, but there's always that one irresistible title that drives me to dust
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Wii)

Reviews by Zach Rich on February 1, 2008

As I talked about briefly last month, I'm a huge fan of Rareware's work throughout the SNES and N64 eras. Some of my earliest memories of playing videogames were playing Donkey Kong Country on my bes