Archive for Category: Blog Posts
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China, Part 2: PC Gaming, Merchandising, and Intellectual Property Armageddon.
Blog Posts by David Donovan on 
2 In Part 1 of my look at gaming in China, I discussed the ambiguous legal status of game consoles: the PS3, 360, and Wii remain a special niche for dedicated gamers. But if the ban on consoles achieved
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Nintendo 3DS System Update: What Does it REALLY Do?
Blog Posts by Matt Jonas on 5 For those foolish fools who purchased a Nintendo 3DS, look what's available as of right now! Posted a whole day earlier than expected, the new System Update for the Nintendo 3DS adds game modes, puzzl
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Phoenix Grows a Beard
Blog Posts by Michael Gray on 5 A story about the time Phoenix Wright grew a beard to make himself more attractive.
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Why the Phoenix Wright Characters Will Die Alone
Blog Posts by Michael Gray on 33 A look at why the three main Phoenix Wright characters will be forever dateless.
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China, Part 1: The Land That Consoles Forgot
Blog Posts by David Donovan on 6 Greetings, GameCola readers. You may remember me from such articles as my review of the DS homebrew game Powder, my relentless fangasming over the works of Nihon Falcom, or, more recently, my total di
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Dear Amazon Customer
Blog Posts by Matt Jonas on 2 Recently, I played through the demo of El Shaddai: Ascension of Metatron, and I said outright that I wasn't impressed. After senselessly ripping the demo to shreds, I discovered the game itself on sal
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Submit a Question for the Phoenix Wright Musical Team!
Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on 6 So, hey...remember that time I insisted that we never talk about Phoenix Wright on The GameCola Podcast ever again? Well, we're planning to have some very special guests for the next podcast recording
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[NSFW] The Game Genie Conspiracy
Blog Posts by Frank Jacobs on 12 Reviewing the game The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy made me think of something. I have to assume everyone reading this has at least a basic knowledge of the way the Game Genie works. You insert a game into the Genie, then insert them both together into the NES. Instead of the game starting as normal, you're first given the option to enter up to three codes (or, wishes?), taken from the Genie's manual. Then you start the game, with the cheat codes applied.
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The Gates of Life Returns in One Week.
Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on Rumors have been flying for weeks now regarding "The Gates of Life," GameCola's choose-your-own-adventure fantasy story in which the fans get to dictate the path the story takes. Most of these rumors
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2011 Games of the Year?
Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on 9 During a recent recording of The GameCola Podcast, Jeddy, Nikola and I talked a little about what we thought the big contenders for GC Game of the Year 2011 might be. I think we ultimately decided t