• Versus Mode: Negativity, Videogames as Art, Guitar Hero’s Death, and More

    GC writers Mark Freedman and Stuart Gipp discuss negativity in gaming, videogames as art, the death of Guitar Hero, and more.

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (X360)

    If there's a platformer to get your laughing gear around, it's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Proof that the simplest of dishes can result in the most refined dining experiences, Chance of Meatbal

  • Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)

    Stupid names aside, this is a game well worth looking at.

  • Gish (PC)

    Bloody physics. They're everywhere. I eat a sandwich? Physics. I go for a crap? Physics. I construct a complex system of weights and pulleys? Physics! And now, as if we don't all have to put up with

  • Rocket Knight (PC)

    This is the most difficult review I will ever write. Don't get me wrong—I know exactly what I feel about Rocket Knight, the long-awaited new adventure for one of the 16-bit generation's cult heroes.

  • VVVVVV (PC)

    I come into this review having just completed VVVVVV, having taken two hours to do so. Yes, two hours. From beginning to end—though I do still have time trials and other such unlockables to aim for

  • GC Podcast #25: When Cowboys Wore Pink

    In this retro-themed edition of The GameCola Podcast, Nathaniel Hoover, Christian Porter, Zach Rich, and GC Podcast virgin Stuart Gipp (that's pronounced Gipp) discuss: The games that got them all i

  • Mid-Boss: Dino-scores

    Hello, Sodies. It's been a while. What are we doing here now? Hey, new digs! Eh, I kinda miss the old place. What can I say, I like blue. So what're we talking about? Scoring systems? SCORING SYSTEMS!

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am (PS2)

    Videogame sports simulations are curious enough as it is—but a golf sim? Ridiculous. It's just a matter of pressing the same button twice or three times, after lining up your shot. Most games defaul

  • The Basics: Metal Slug

    We’ve all been there, gang. Sat in the local Quizno’s with a group of your closest friends, discussing the women (or men) you’ve slept with, the wacky antics in which you have participated, when all of a sudden—and without warning—your dearest friend suddenly pipes up.