Archive for Category: Columns
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Flash Flood: Thinking with Portals
Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on It's been several months since my last "Flash Flood" column, but believe me, I am still alive. That's why it's appropriate for me to make my long-awaited comeback now, in the wake of another long-awai
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What the Crap?: Difficulty Settings and Modes
Columns by Mark Freedman on 
2 Why, cruel videogame industry, are we forced to play Goldilocks when sitting down to play our games? Games all have their own ideas of what Easy and Hard mean, have different rewards (and sometime none at all) for choosing a more difficult setting, and really produce a schism in groups of people who say they've beaten a game. I really don't care if you've beaten the game on "Super Easy," you shmuck!
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Quantum Geek: Episode 23 – The Calm Before the (Psionic) Storm
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on While Tom, Alli, and Emmi were preparing for their battle, Rick was preparing for his. He knew the attack could come at any time; and when it began he knew he would have to closely monitor the system for his chance to strike.
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Gamer Girlfriend: The Curse of the Hidden Object Games
Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on 1 I recently came to the end of what turned out to be an extremely counterproductive, fairly expensive, and slightly embarrassing pastime. It all started shortly after I quit my job in December to becom
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[NSFW] Gamera Obscura: Uncle Poo
UNGGGHH....
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[NSFW] Versus Mode: Anonymous, Sonic’s Design, the Wii 2, and More
Columns by GameCola on Former GC writer Zack Huffman and current GC writer Michael Ridgaway discuss Anonymous's attacks on PSN, old Sonic vs. new Sonic, the Wii 2, and more.
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The Anger Dome: Mega Man Universe
Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on 5 Mega Man Universe is canceled, and Nathaniel Hoover is...happy?
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Captain Eric’s Psychic Thumb Feature Presentation
Columns by Eric Regan on Hey hey hey! Welcome to the LATEST edition of the THUMBS. There's so much ACTION! EXPLOSIONS! MARIO! and ROBOTS! in this edition that I just don't know how I fit it all in there. At least, not without
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Minus the Pudding: The Best of Xbox Live Indie Games
Columns by Paul Franzen on The Internets have been abuzz lately with posts about Xbox Live Indie Games, and for once I'm not making a self-deprecating yet hilarious joke: people other than me have actually have been talking about the service. I believe this means that my column has been a huge success, and I can now retire on my big fat pile of money.
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Versus Mode: Angry Birds, Xbox Indie Games, Free-to-Play, and More
Columns by GameCola on Wadjet Eye founder Dave Gilbert and GC writer Nikola Suprak discuss Angry Birds as the new Mario, whether XBLI games should have Achievements, the free-to-play pricing model, and more.