Archive for Category: Columns
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The Anger Dome: Damnation
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on 
1 No, this isn’t a post about my anger about my eventual sentence to the lower reaches of Hell for all of my earthly transgressions (I’ve already accepted that as an unavoidable fact); this a rant about the new game Damnation by Blue Omega Entertainment. I was interested in this game for a while, ever since I … Continue reading "The Anger Dome: Damnation"
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The Grass is Always…: Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Columns by Michael Gray on 2 Welcome to "The Grass is Always...", where two people play a game and record their humorous commentary. Previously, we recorded the commentary by writing it down, but this month, we ventured into the
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Issue 1-1 Tribute
GameCola, in its original form, was a monthly online newsletter. This feature plays tribute to the very first edition of GameCola by mimmicking its format and content, with all new articles published
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Gamer Girlfriend: The One Game I Will Never Play
Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on 2 OK, so for anyone who knows me, it’s probably pretty apparent that the title of this article is something of a misnomer. The truth is, there are many games that I will never play, including first-person shooters, survival horror games, and anything that involves lots of timed minigames (I really hate that obnoxious little counter, always ticking down, mocking me as I try to perform its twisted little tasks).
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… of the Month: Don’t be “That Guy”
Columns by Matt Gardner on 1 This may be a stretch, but I assume that a large percentage of our readers and writers are into videogames. That being so, I assume that, at one point or another, you’ve all run into gamers that have certain habits that just grind on your nerves whenever you play with them.
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Oh, the Humanity!: The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy
Columns by Michael Gray on 2 Hello everyone, and welcome to “Oh, the Humanity!” As the byline says, this is a column about videogame-based movies and, um, books? Books. OK, well, I don't want the byline to be a liar, so I went to my local library and picked up the first videogame book I could find:
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Mid-Boss: The Mid-Boss Summer Awards
Columns by Stuart Gipp on 1 Ah, summer—Mid-Boss doesn’t know (or care) about you, but summer always puts him in the mood for some arbitrary award-giving. There’s been a lot of upheaval in the videogame industry since last July, and it’s time for some light-hearted, bias-free, non-hyperbolic recognition of the products of such upheaval.
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Flash Flood: Mega Man Versus Everyone Else
Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on 2 Duels to the death are dangerous.
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Versus Mode: EGM’s Resurrection, Trophies, and More
Max from GameLemon.com and Josiah Pisciotta from Chronic Logic discuss current events in gaming. Topics include EGM's pending resurrection, Trophies and Achievements, and more.
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The Anger Dome: Pokémon Video Game Championships 2009
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on As some of you know, this past weekend I went up to Philadelphia to participate in the 2009 Pokémon Video Game Championships. Essentially it's a big tournament where Pokémon trainers face off agai