GameCola
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GameCola is a comedy-oriented independent videogame review website that features videogame reviews, columns, fanfiction, webcomics, podcasts, and videos.
area in 2002. It was originally created in an e-zine format, in which magazine-like issues were released online on a monthly basis. In January of 2010, the site converted to a WordPress-based real-time format.
In addition to reviews, GameCola has a stable of recurring columns written by various staff members, including:
GameCola also features a semi-regular podcast, several webcomics, and a YouTube
page with playthroughs and walkthroughs of videogames, with commentary from GameCola writers.
History
GameCola was established by then Shawnee High School junior Paul Franzen and various writers from the South JerseySouth Jersey
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area in 2002. It was originally created in an e-zine format, in which magazine-like issues were released online on a monthly basis. In January of 2010, the site converted to a WordPress-based real-time format.
Content
One of the biggest differences between GameCola and most other videogame review sites is that GameCola's reviews have a "five is average" policy. This means that, while other websites may consider 7 to be a lackluster score for a game, GameCola sees a score of 7 as being complimentary to the game.In addition to reviews, GameCola has a stable of recurring columns written by various staff members, including:
- What the Crap? - Commentary on the strangeness of videogames
- Top of the Heap - Comparison of videogames that are linked by oddly specific abnormalities
- Gamera Obscura - A look at rare, foreign, or otherwise overlooked games
- Poor Player's Paradise - A column providing links or advice on how to frugally play videogames
- Gamer Girlfriend - Commentary by a nongamer on life with a hardcore gamer
- Captain Eric's Psychic Thumb Feature Presentation - Quick previews of upcoming games
- Minus the Pudding: The Best of Xbox Live Indie Games - A look at some of the least-horrible games on Xbox Live Indie GamesXbox Live Indie GamesXbox Live Indie Games are user created video games released on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360. The games are developed using Microsoft XNA, and developed by one or more independent developers that are registered with App Hub...
GameCola also features a semi-regular podcast, several webcomics, and a YouTube
YouTube
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page with playthroughs and walkthroughs of videogames, with commentary from GameCola writers.