• Retro ≠ Good: Castlevania

    Panthro, Cheetara, Tygra, Wilykat, Wilykit. Not pictured: a yiffpile. Nostalgia is a very powerful force. It’s what makes Thundercats seem like one of the awesomest shows ever when you think...

  • Poor Player’s Paradise

    In this flagging economy you need escapism, and you need it on the cheap. I’m just the cheapskate who’ll find it for you. Deal-seekers (Over $20) PS3 owners could do...

  • Speak American: Episode 1

    Welcome to “Speak American,” where we take a look at several games from all genres, formats and generations that have one thing in common—they all have the poor taste to...

  • Zombie Sniper 3D (X360-XBLI)

    Every now and then the promise of a sub-$3 game will overtake me and I’ll browse through the Xbox Live indie game selection to see what’s available. Though, I usually...

  • Top of the Heap: Games Starring Musicians

    If there’s one thing popular musicians like to do, it’s branch their careers out into acting to prove to the world that they’re multifaceted renaissance men/women. Of course, more times...

  • Top of the Heap: Girl Games

    Girl Games If you’ve been using the Internet long enough, you probably have a picture of what a “girl gamer” is in your head. They can usually be identified as...

  • Scribblenauts (DS)

    You can’t swing a dead cat recently without hitting a game that purports to have “emergent gameplay” or “endless possibilities limited only by your imagination.” But, until now I’ve been...

  • Poor Player’s Paradise

    I’m switching gears this month and temporarily ditching the Heap so that I can combine my two passions—videogames and extreme, mind-numbing cheapness. Since the number of GameCola readers is well...

  • The 2007 GameCola Videogame Awards

    ...sent in thirteen reviews. Board of Director’s Choice: Michael Gray Readers’ Choice: Christian Porter Last Year’s Winner: Steve Hamner Game of the Year Bioshock (X360/PC) The Atlas Shrugged gone horribly...

  • Poor Player’s Paradise

    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...