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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

testgame.exe: Making the Adventure

Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on July 1, 2007

So this month's edition of testgame.exe: Making the Adventure (the making-an-adventure-game monthly article that everyone knows and loves) is gonna seem pretty run of the mill in most aspects. First
Be Careful What You Search For #28

Comics by Terrence Atkins on July 1, 2007

Comics inspired by actual search terms people have Googled to discover GameCola.
Dear Readers: Live From the Real World

Columns by Paul Franzen on July 1, 2007

Welcome, my little Fanzens, to the one-and-only videogame Web site, EVER, in the history of the Internet. I'm coming to YOU, live, from the post-apocademic, "real" world, which has surprisingly few Scantron examinations and surprisingly plenty in-house massage therapists.
… of the Month: Best Guest Host EVER

Columns by Matt Gardner on July 1, 2007

Since I was inexplicably in the Caribbean last month instead of doing my GameCola work, Captain Eric had to take over ...of the Month for me. He did a fine job for someone who isn't on the level of MEGAGOD like me, and I got to wondering: Just who is the greatest guest writer that OTM has ever seen? For reference, every single one of the guest written oTM segments will be linked right here:
Inside the Guide: Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

Columns by Michael Gray on July 1, 2007

Hello everyone, and welcome to Inside the Guide: the column in which I discuss a particular videogame and writing a guide for it. This month's game is Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?. For those of
Capitalism II (PC)

Reviews by Matthew Fraser on July 1, 2007

Everyone knows about the laws of supply and demand. Say the word "economics" and that's the immediate thought. People generally know that as price rises, demand falls and supply rises—and if price
Digital Championship Wrestling: Red Warrior vs. Blue Valkyrie vs. Green Elf vs. Yellow Wizard

Columns by Paul Franzen on July 1, 2007

Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Children of all ages! Welcome, welcome, to the greatest spectacle ever in the combined histories of professional wrestling and videogames! Welcome, my little Fanzens, to Digital Championship Wrestling.
Ball Breakers (PS1)

Reviews by Gina Holechko on July 1, 2007

I don't really believe in censorship, but Ball Breakers for the original PlayStation gives me cause to reconsider. The fact it was ever sold for more than the $1.99 I paid for it off the bargain rac
The Gates of Life: Episode 47: Give Them Liberty?

Columns by Matt Gardner on July 1, 2007

QM Boy: Actually, I think the best revenge we could take would be to just leave them here. They're gonna die anyway; why should we make that happen any faster?
Dune (PC)

Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on July 1, 20072

So, after last month's review, some of you may be wondering "but, wait. If that was Dune II, what was the original Dune?" OK, so, out of the few people who actually did more than look at the pictures