Archive for Category: Columns
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Versus Mode: Limited Editions, The Sims: The Movie, Madden, and More
Columns by GameCola on GC writers Alex Jedraszczak and Jamie Juett discuss whether limited editions are a rip-off, the upcoming Sims movie, whether Madden is "manly," and more.
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Top of the Heap: Sports Games in Which You Kill People
Columns by Christian Porter on If there’s one thing Top of the Heap does and does right, it's that it treat serious current events with the respect they deserve. So, with that in mind, this month’s heap is a tribute to one of the biggest news stories around right now: the murder/suicide of Chris Benoit. If only Princess Di had waited until the Burnout games were released—then she would have gotten a totally sweet tribute, too.
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Captain Eric’s Psychic Thumb Feature Presentation
Columns by Eric Regan on Well, thank you for coming to this neck of the Internet woods! Today, you are about to witness history. History, because I will be using my UBER SECRET hidden powers. For, you see, I am a videogame ps
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testgame.exe: Making the Adventure
Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on So this month's edition of testgame.exe: Making the Adventure (the making-an-adventure-game monthly article that everyone knows and loves) is gonna seem pretty run of the mill in most aspects. First
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Dear Readers: Live From the Real World
Columns by Paul Franzen on Welcome, my little Fanzens, to the one-and-only videogame Web site, EVER, in the history of the Internet. I'm coming to YOU, live, from the post-apocademic, "real" world, which has surprisingly few Scantron examinations and surprisingly plenty in-house massage therapists.
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… of the Month: Best Guest Host EVER
Columns by Matt Gardner on Since I was inexplicably in the Caribbean last month instead of doing my GameCola work, Captain Eric had to take over ...of the Month for me. He did a fine job for someone who isn't on the level of MEGAGOD like me, and I got to wondering: Just who is the greatest guest writer that OTM has ever seen? For reference, every single one of the guest written oTM segments will be linked right here:
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Inside the Guide: Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
Columns by Michael Gray on Hello everyone, and welcome to Inside the Guide: the column in which I discuss a particular videogame and writing a guide for it. This month's game is Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?. For those of
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Digital Championship Wrestling: Red Warrior vs. Blue Valkyrie vs. Green Elf vs. Yellow Wizard
Columns by Paul Franzen on Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Children of all ages! Welcome, welcome, to the greatest spectacle ever in the combined histories of professional wrestling and videogames! Welcome, my little Fanzens, to Digital Championship Wrestling.
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The Gates of Life: Episode 47: Give Them Liberty?
Columns by Matt Gardner on QM Boy: Actually, I think the best revenge we could take would be to just leave them here. They're gonna die anyway; why should we make that happen any faster?
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Versus Mode: Gay Marriage, Racism, Rape, and More
Columns by GameCola on GC writers Alex Jedraszczak and Eric Regan discuss gay marriage in MMOs, racism in Dance!, virtual rape, and more.