Archive for Category: Columns

  • testgame.exe: Making the Adventure

    Columns Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on

    Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a young reader (or was it an old reader?), named...I forget his name. Let's just call him Reader. Well, Reader lived by himself in a log cabin in

  • Cheat Codes for Life

    Columns Columns by Zack Huffman on

    Zack Huffman offers advice about pre-ordering games, getting your wife into gaming, PC games to try out, and more.

  • Versus Mode: Original IPs, Abstract Characters, Female Gamers, and More

    Columns Columns by GameCola on

    GameCola writers Gina Holechko and Danielle Symonds-Yemm discuss whether original IPs can be successful anymore, whether abstract characters make the best heroes, and more.

  • Dear Readers: Absolutely Real Message Board Posts

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    You know I’ve been doing this for like five years, right? Five whole years. That’s probably longer than some of you have been alive. (What? No it’s not.) That’s with one Dear Readers per month, one (at least!) review per month, one Digital Championship Wrestling per month, and one Gates of Life every other month. And that’s to say nothing of my old monthly column and the various feature articles I’ve written. And that’s to say nothing of spending my off-time writing for an on-campus publication and a magazine devoted to the best sorts of drapery to hang up in your dining room. (As it turns out, the best kinds are generally the ones made by companies advertising in the magazine. Who knew!)

  • Captain Eric’s Super Thumb Feature Presentation

    Columns Columns by Eric Regan on

    Welcome to another FANTASTIC edition of the THUMBS. This month I have more of the strange, the weird, the...the...the wonderful world of the original Game Boy! That's right: five FABULOUS games from b

  • testgame.exe: Making the Adventure

    Columns Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on

    I love testgame, that I do, and there are a few things that pop into my mind as I continue to work on it (sporadically).  Allow me to ramble a little. Point number 1: This is one heck of a project. 

  • Cheat Codes for Life

    Columns Columns by Zack Huffman on

    Zack Huffman offers advice on balancing game-time between your friend and your girlfriend, being an early adopter, and more.

  • … of the Month: River City Rumble

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    I refuse to say very much on this movie, as it has already stolen way too much of my life. …of the Month is usually short, anyway, so it shouldn’t matter to my loyal non-readers.

  • The Vana’diel Diaries (February 2007)

    Columns Columns by Steve Hamner on

    The continuing adventures in the world of Final Fantasy XI.

  • Inside the Guide: Deja Vu 2

    Columns Columns by Michael Gray on

    Hey, everyone! Welcome to Inside the Guide, the article in which I talk about writing guides for videogames and whatnot. This month I'm going to talk about one of my earlier guides—the one I wrote f