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Watch Out, Nintendo!

News Posts by Paul Franzen on October 5, 2010

Because Panasonic is coming after your marketshare, with a brand-new portable gaming console that...only plays MMOs...
Kirby Does His Best Mana Knight Impression

News Posts by Paul Franzen on October 4, 20102

No, not Meta Knight (although he is featured in this trailer); Mana Knight. As in, the hero of Secret of Mana. ...Because everyone knows that the best weapon in Secret of Mana is the whip, and not th
Big Update Coming to Minecraft this Halloween

News Posts by Paul Franzen on October 4, 20101

I can't pretend to have any idea what Minecraft is or what you're supposed to do in it---my only experience in the game was punching the ground repeatedly and making an enormously deep hole until I c
GC Podcast #30: Age in Videogames

Podcasts by Alex Jedraszczak on October 4, 20103

In celebration of The GameCola Podcast turning 30, Alex Jedraszczak, Paul Franzen, Christian Porter, and Matt Jonas discuss the touchy topic of age in videogames. Are videogames agist? Good question,
Breaking: Chris Klein is a Great Actor

News Posts by Paul Franzen on October 3, 20101

Courtesy of our (literal) brother site Frothy Ruminations (run by my actual, real-life brother Dan), here's a compilation of every single one of Chris Klein's lines from last year's Street Fighter mov
How We’re Going to Kill Adventure Games Again.

Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on October 2, 20102

Reviewers seriously need to stop saying that every new adventure game is "the new Monkey Island," because they're always wrong.
Hydrophobia Developers Are Not Pleased.

News Posts by Paul Franzen on October 1, 20102

Interesting read over at Ars Technica about developer backlash over reviewer backlash over the oh my god I'm drowning! simulator Hydrophobia. Dark Energy Digital is apparently very sad about their
Retro City Rampage Solves One of Life’s Greatest Mysteries

News Posts by Paul Franzen on October 1, 20102

What happens when you get bitten by a radioactive plumber? The latest trailer for Retro City Rampage, the upcoming 8-bit-styled, reference-driven open world parody (scheduled for release on WiiWare i
Beyond Good & Evil HD Remake Coming to XBLA, PSN

News Posts by Paul Franzen on September 30, 20101

Everyone's favorite Zelda game will be coming out next year on Xbox Live and PSN, featuring updated graphics, leaderboards, and---most importantly---chefoos. Beyond Good Evil HD will run at 1080p,
Start Saving Now!: 3DS Priced, Dated

News Posts by Paul Franzen on September 29, 20102

Last night in a press conference in Japan, Nintendo revealed the release date and pricing information for its latest in a long line of innovative (read: gimmicky) consoles, the 3DS. The system will b