Archive for Category: Columns

  • Dear Readers: Pictorial

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    I'm going to try something a little different here this month. For far too long has "Dear Readers" been confined to a 3-4 paragraph long blur of words about how Sony is annoying me or how I just got back from Disney World. This month, I present to you: a pictorial. See if you can figure out what the heck is going on in it.

  • … of the Month: SKIN!

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    That's right, my brothas and sistas, my PS2 now has skin! In other words, I put giant stickers on it... and believe you me, it is sexy now. Of course, you don't have to believe me if you don't want to; just check out the pictures yourself. Unless, of course, Mr. Franzen didn't put up the pictures I sent him for the soul purpose of making me look like an ass. Of course, it could be argued that I do a wonderful job of that on my own, but oh well.

  • Games for the Casual Gamer: Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup

    Columns Columns by Julie Kozarsky on

    If it came down to it, I could probably be described as quintessentially girly.  While clothes and boys aren't quite the only things I care about, they definitely occupy a large portion of my thought

  • How to Be a Gamer – Part 3: Finding Your Identity

    Columns Columns by Stuart Gipp on

    Congratulations.  You are no longer a slave to the evil gaming corporations who choose what games to buy for you.  You're a free spirit, able to choose what you want to play. But it's not quite over

  • Versus Mode: You Don’t Know Jack vs. Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    If you've been studying your GameCola archives, you may have conceived the notion that I have a soft spot in my heart for trivia games, a genre that is typically neglected by your typical gamer.  Thi

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    The Gates of Life: Episode 13 – Gate 694

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    n00b: Jonathan vs. Naelroe, Enrique vs. Dugo, n00b vs. Najen.

  • Your Top 10 Favorite Games: Matt Wright

    Columns Columns by Matt Wright on

    Matt Wright's top 10 favorite videogames.

  • You Learn Something New Every Play: DDR

    Columns Columns by Brian Vanek on

    Video games have evolved from just sitting in front of a TV with a controller.  There are games that actually require you to be active, like the games where you stand on a skateboard or skis.  They

  • Preserving the Plastic: Trade Bait

    Columns Columns by Allec Johnson on

    Most likely if you are a video game collector, you are going to end up dealing with other collectors with a similar interest.  A lot of times some monetary amount will come into the mix, but trading

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    Dear Readers: Summer Laziness

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    I think the summer is affecting all of us, or at least, everyone on the GameCola staff. During the school year, it seemed like the GameCola writers were well ahead of the deadline most of the time, and that they were more enthusiastic about discussing our little webazine and various ideas that they have about it. Now, the only AIM conversations we have about GC go like this: