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    All Turn-Based RPGs Should be Remade as Action RPGs.

    News broke yesterday that Square would be remaking Lufia II—one of, according to GameCola's Matt Gardner, the greatest RPGs of all time—for the Nintendo DS. This is fantastic news in general, but

  • GC Podcast #16: Ratchet & Clank (& Michael)

    Hey all, Mike Ridgaway here. So we had a great podcast lined up for you, but I botched the recording. In the meantime, here's me playing the through the first levels of Ratchet Clank Future: A Crack

  • Dear Readers: Six Things Zach Demands to See Implemented in the GameCola Re-launch That May or May Not Happen Before His Death in 2020

    I miss you all. I really do. This hiatus is as hard on me as it is on you. I wasn’t there for you during the final hours of the magazine format because I was spending the better part of June preparing to wear a frilly gown while crossing a stage, stopping in the middle of the stage to shake the hand of some guy I’ve never met, and receiving a piece of paper proclaiming my emancipation from a horrid jail cell I’d been cooped up in for the past four years.

  • Carbonated News: October 2009

    Welcome to "Carbonated News," the column where I get you up-to-date on the latest gaming news. I'm not very good at keeping up with the news, so for October, I decided to try something new: I got a bu

  • The 2010 Nintendo Fanservice Calendar

    Note: This post is going to sound like Nintendo is paying me to promote this item. This is not actually the case. For one, Nintendo refuses to e-mail me back when I ask them for free stuff, and, for

  • DSi XL

    Breaking news, everyone. Nintendo has confirmed that they are releasing the DSi XL, a version of the DSi with much larger screens. Specifically, the screens are 1.9 times larger than a normal DSi, wh

  • A Suitable Halloween Costume

    Halloween is here, and that means it's time for everyone to come up with costumes. This year, I was thinking of going as Phoenix Wright. As my staff photo proves, it wouldn't be too difficult for me t

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    Tidings of Things to Come

    Good news, all: We recorded another podcast this week, and we might just have it ready for you before the end of the month so that our commentary is still relevant. Maybe. Assuming Michael doesn't edi

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    A Thought…

    New Super Mario Bros. Wii comes out next month.  It's a semi-sequel to New Super Mario Bros. for the DS.So...that means you can call it the new New Super Mario Bros. game.Nintendo recommends that y

  • The Best Press Release of 2009?

    This press release is tickling me like crazy. I'm not sure if it's the author's total enthusiasm, the pictures of crazy teeth monsters burrowing out from underground, your potential to become THE GREA