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Happy Holidays To The Aeropause Community

Joe Haygood — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:39:29 +0000

To all the readers and participants in the Aeropause community, all of the writers on the staff wish you all Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukkah, Happy Kwanza and even a Merry Festivus from the rest of us. Hopefully you all have a...

Dracula casts Rachael Ray. It’s super effective!

Stephen Munn — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:55:16 +0000

I’m going to drop a huge spoiler for Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia: the game makes a highly anachronistic reference to Rachael Ray! Real spoilers follow. Well, not exactly. What happens is Dracula, who is an absolute pain in the ass as...

Weekend Gaming Score: All hail PlayNTrade, all hail my pal Jonathan

Stephen Munn — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:49:51 +0000

If I’ve worn my love for PlayNTrade on my sleeve and tired you folks of it, it still hasn’t been enough. A friend of mine named Jonathan is a regular at the store now, and every time he’s there, he dutifully checks the place for...

CT Scan Volume 5: It’s a disappointing preorder bonus

Stephen Munn — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:41:17 +0000

Chrono Trigger is now out for DS, and my preordered copy came from Amazon.com with the bonus CD that we were all led to believe would only go to those who preordered at Gamestop. Now that such nonsense is behind us, let’s have a look and...

The Castlevania Collection footprint balloons alarmingly

Stephen Munn — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:07:43 +0000

One of the things I hadn’t considered when I started this ill-advised adventure was just how much space a collection of Castlevania releases would occupy. I’m going to have to put some serious thought into where I want to keep this...

Restrospective: The Xbox Franchise

Mike Koss — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:48:36 +0000

As we’ve crested the 7th birthday of the Xbox, and the 3rd birthday of the Xbox360, it’s time for a retrospective on how Microsoft has changed the face of gaming and what will be some of the fallout for the Next Next Generation....

Need for Speed: Undercover Review (Xbox 360)

Jeremy Yerby — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:21:37 +0000

Need for Speed Undercover is the latest in a long line of a somewhat troubled series of racing games. In recent years the series has had ups and downs, has been handed off to different internal developers, and has seen many gameplay tweaks and...

Stone Age Gamer keeping the good old days… good

Stephen Munn — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:19:30 +0000

Old school gaming may be experiencing a bit of a renaissance here on Aeropause thanks to neat brick-and-mortal retailers like PlayNTrade, but it’s common knowledge that the Internet is an excellent place to find old gaming goodness. If you...

How to use your Wii Remote and its peripherals as controllers on your computer

Stephen Munn — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:22:06 +0000

Back when I was playing certain games on my Windows PC using a gamepad, I got by with a Gravis Gamepad Pro, a USB affair that I still have hanging around here somewhere. I haven’t touched the DualShock-inspired gray and purple thing in quite...

Who is the Gamer’s Advocate?

Jeremy Yerby — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:23:12 +0000

It seems that any cause worth debating over or fighting for has some form of advocacy; whether it be an individual, a committee, or interest group, there is somebody out there willing to defend whatever it is they believe in. There are many...