Archive for Category: Columns

  • testgame.exe: Making the Adventure

    Columns Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on

    Hello again, and welcome to this month's edition of testgame.exe: Making the Adventure.  Yaay, isn't it great how I start every single article in the exact same way?  Maybe someday I should try to b

  • Versus Mode: Mega Man 9, PS3’s Price, Gaming Naked, and More

    Columns Columns by GameCola on Comments2

    Good-Evil's Andrew Raub and GC's Matthew Fraser discuss Mega Man 9 as a brand-new NES game, the PS3's price, gaming in the nude, and more.

  • Captain Eric’s Psychic Thumb Feature Presentation

    Columns Columns by Eric Regan on Comments1

    It's that time again! The time when we look into the FUTURE of gaming and see which games we will put off buying, which games we will completely forget about buying, and which games we will tell ourselves we would never ever buy, until that crazed friend of ours talks us into it because it like totally has such sweet fps, man.

  • Dear Readers: Scenes of Costa Rica

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    OK guys, here's the deal. I'm actually writing this way, way ahead of the deadline—about a month early, in fact, because I'm going to be out of the country the last two weeks of this month.

  • Quantum Geek: Episode 5 – Tom Sandwich

    Columns Columns by Michael Ridgaway on Comments1

    "Ugh. If I never play a Final Fantasy again it will be too soon," Tom said. "Well, I kind of uploaded all of them into the system before I lost control, so unless I get you out of there soon odds are

  • Gamer Girlfriend: My Boyfriend, The Pirate King

    Columns Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on Comments2

    Last night was an interesting evening. My boyfriend headed out to a videogame networking event around 7:00, and I had the apartment all to myself for a couple of hours. I made good use of the first hour by cleaning up the place and doing the dishes, but by 8:00, I had pretty much caved and was completely engrossed in my latest obsession, Kingdom Hearts. I know that anyone who reads this column is probably already nodding his or her head in recognition, but really, the fact that I’m even playing this game is a huge deal for me. Generally, I am loathe to venture into RPG territory, Disney characters notwithstanding. I don’t really do those kinds of action/adventure games. They kind of make me nervous.

  • … of the Month: Special Guest Stars in Games

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on Comments1

    Do you like guest characters in fighting games? Do you like guest characters in any genre of game? Do you just plain hate guest characters or crossovers in general?

  • The Gates of Life: Episode 58 – No Lips?

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on Comments1

    Queuemigi: I want the Warp Whistle.

  • Quantum Geek: Episode 4 – Final Oxymoron VII

    Columns Columns by Michael Ridgaway on Comments1

    The situation had taken a radical turn for Tom. After barely surviving his experiences in Contra and Super Mario Bros., he had been deposited by IDEAS in Final Fantasy VII as the game's protagonist,

  • Gamer Girlfriend: Pink is for Girls

    Columns Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on Comments2

    After the seriousness of last month’s column, I thought I would take a step back this month and look at something a little bit lighter. After debating several possible topics, including “Why I Will Never (Ever) Play War Games” and “Shockwave is a Bitch,” I decided that it might be interesting to take a look at one of my experiences with gaming as it relates to my, ahem, femininity.