Archive for Category: Columns
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Top of the Heap: Top of 2007
Columns by Christian Porter on 
6 It's our super-special 2007 year-in-review issue, and I've decided I'm going to celebrate in the tried-and-true manner that's worked for sitcoms for decades: Repackaging stuff you've already seen in a "best of" episode. So, let's indulge my slothfulness and take a look back on the games that have been deemed to be at the titular Top of The Heap this year and which ones were the bottom of the barrel.
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Inside the Guide: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Columns by Michael Gray on 1 Hello everyone, and welcome to Inside the Guide, an article where I discuss writing guides for videogames. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Michael Gray, also know as The Lost Gamer, one of GameFAQs' most prolific writers.
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Source Nintendo (December 2008)
Columns by Joseph Catalanotto on 1 Nintendo’s two red-hot video game systems, the DS and Wii, got off to an unfortunately slow start when they were first released. They suffered from a dearth of good launch titles and a disappointing amount of gimmicky games. However, much to the delight of owners of both systems, they’re now brimming with a good amount of excellent titles. The problem for any budget shopper, of course, is which ones to buy, exactly.
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Digital Championship Wrestling: The Third Annual Dino Rikki Invitational Battle Royal
Columns by Paul Franzen on Ladies and gentlemen, WELCOME, to GameCola's Sixth Annual New Year's Awards Special. And welcome, more importantly, to this year's edition of the DCW Dino Riki Invitational battle royal!
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The Gates of Life: Episode 53 – This Gate is a Trap
Columns by Matt Gardner on DNN: See that castle up there? We need to get to that castle. Just climb aboard this giant antelope butterfly.
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Are You Game?: Wii
Columns by Sprite Monkey on 1 As of January 1st, the Wii is 408 days old. In the 13-and-a-half months the console has been kicking around, games have come and gone, with 184 titles currently available. To put it simply, a lot of them are pure garbage, and if you're one of the three people who bought Pet Horsez 2 (yes, that's a real Wii game—look it up), then this article is for you. Here are the top ten Wii games released in 2006 and 2007. This is your guide to cutting the crap and sticking to the pure essentials. This is the measure of your Wii mettle, as all 10 of these titles should be on your shelf, with no exceptions.
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Your Top 10 Favorite Games: Meteo Xavier
Columns by Meteo Xavier on 2 Meteo Xavier's top 10 games to take on the road.
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Versus Mode: In-game Ads, DLC, Guitar Controllers, and More
Mean Hamster Software’s John Swiderski and former GC writer Brian Vanek discuss in-game advertising, DLC, whether more games should offer guitar controller support, and more.
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0wning the Competition: Wii Blaster
Columns by Kay Leacock on I just picked up a Wii Blaster yesterday. I have four words that I will use to describe it: What the hell, Nintendo? Like most Wii controller accessories so far, the WiiBlaster is nothing more than a fancy Wiimote holder. The difference is, this one didn’t have to be. See, with the golf club or … Continue reading "0wning the Competition: Wii Blaster"
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Digital Championship Wrestling: “Who Can Stop Me?” Challenge: Mr. Domino vs. Prince of all Cosmos
Columns by Paul Franzen on Welcome, gamefans from all over the universe, to another exciting edition of Digital Championship Wrestling—which is, as far as I'm concerned, the ONLY wresting federation to regularly feature Sonic the Hedgehog as a competitor.