Review: Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
By Joe Haygood on February 8, 2010 – 12:10 pm | Comments

It is a fine line when attempting to give a gamer the ability to make choices or decisions, and actually having those decisions or choices end with a satisfying payoff.  Some games will give you …

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Collector’s Clips: Ms Pac-Man/Galaga Class of ‘81
By Joe Fourhman on February 9, 2010 – 10:13 am | Comments

mspac-smallIn 2000, Namco released a special arcade cabinet that combined Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga into a special “Class of 1981″ machine. From what I can tell, they prepared three different versions: a coin-op upright, a coin-op cocktail model, and a free play, slightly smaller version intended for home use.

At an arcade auction several years ago, I picked up some flyers about the Class of 1981 unit, and the full scans are after the jump. Not to kill your buzz, but the best bit is the ad copy on the “Homecoming” flyer: “After 20 years of hanging out in bars and arcades… She is finally coming home.”

Also, the Class of 1981 models included the original Pac-Man as an Easter Egg. At the select screen input up, up, up, down, down, down, left, right, left, right, left, start.

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Rocket Knight retro revival gets some character art
By Stephen Munn on February 9, 2010 – 12:18 am | Comments
Rocket Knight retro revival gets some character art

Check out this slick new concept art for the upcoming Rocket Knight game for PSN, Steam, and XBLA. You can see the look of returning characters Sparkster and Axel, and some very defiant looking pigs.
I …

NetFlix fail: our service is underwhelming, Wii users won’t even notice
By Stephen Munn on February 9, 2010 – 12:08 am | Comments
NetFlix fail: our service is underwhelming, Wii users won’t even notice

The Wiire recently had an exclusive interview with the folks bringing NetFlix service to a Wii console near you, and these people are saying basically the same thing about the service as Nintendo of America …

GameGavel Drops Its Listing Fee
By Paul Munn on February 8, 2010 – 7:51 pm | Comments
GameGavel Drops Its Listing Fee

As gamers we sometimes turn to eBay to sell games for a few more bucks than we could get with a trade-in. Their long history of catering mostly to big sellers and retailers on …

Nintendo Download – Here’s that Princess Tomato game you forgot about
By Joe Fourhman on February 8, 2010 – 2:07 pm | Comments
Nintendo Download – Here’s that Princess Tomato game you forgot about

You’d think a game as classically ridic as Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom would be more of an internet meme by now. People would be putting game quotes on kitten photos, knitting Princess Tomato …

New Aeropause Coming and Aero-app Arrival
By Shane on February 8, 2010 – 11:20 am | Comments
New Aeropause Coming and Aero-app Arrival

I just wanted everyone to know that we’ve been working hard to update the look and functionality of Aeropause over the last couple of months and we’re just about ready to launch in the next …

Fallout: New Vegas Gives Us A Tease
By Joe Haygood on February 7, 2010 – 7:25 pm | Comments
Fallout: New Vegas Gives Us A Tease

When Fallout 3 dropped in 2008, it was a huge hit for Bethesda Softworks.  The game went on to spawn five DLC packs, and now a new game from a different developer under the watchful …

Blaster Master reboot called Overdrive expected on WiiWare tomorrow
By Stephen Munn on February 7, 2010 – 3:32 pm | Comments

The Sunsoft NES classic Blaster Master has had its share of disappointing sequels. Try to think positive thoughts while watching this trailer for Sunsoft’s new “reboot” of Blaster Master, called Blaster Master Overdrive. Note the …

Bungie sending Halo 2 out with a bang!
By Adam Englebright on February 7, 2010 – 7:50 am | Comments
Bungie sending Halo 2 out with a bang!

You may have already heard that Microsoft is stopping support for the original Xbox, including original Xbox games that work on 360. This includes Halo 2, and Bungie have decided to have ‘one last hoorah’. …

Weekend AeroProTip: NFL Blitz
By Joe Fourhman on February 6, 2010 – 1:39 pm | Comments
Weekend AeroProTip: NFL Blitz

GAME> NFL Blitz (1998)
SYSTEM> Game Boy Color
SOURCE> GamePro presents Handheld Video Games, Winter 1999
Tomorrow’s Super Bowl would be a lot more interesting if it took place in a parking lot and had a Predator Mode.

Heavy Rain: Detect the Demo Now!
By Vikki Blake on February 5, 2010 – 8:26 pm | Comments
Heavy Rain: Detect the Demo Now!

Heavy Rain debuts on the 23rd of this month. The demo is scheduled for official release on the 11th. But thanks to the eagle-eyed guys over at Kokatu, with a little detective work (or not, …

Bioshock 2 Developer Conference Call
By Joe Haygood on February 5, 2010 – 4:13 pm | Comments

Hello Aeropause fans.  Make sure to be here at approximately 2:00 PM PST to get the live blog of the Bioshock 2 Developer Conference Call.  The event will be in the window below, as well …

Just Cause 2 – Freedom and Chaos Video
By Joe Haygood on February 5, 2010 – 3:50 pm | Comments

Just Cause 2 had never really come onto my radar at any point since its announcement.  I was not a huge fan of the first game, as I felt it was an interesting premise, but …

Rock Band Weekly Update: Feb. 5th Edition
By Joe Haygood on February 5, 2010 – 2:32 pm | Comments
Rock Band Weekly Update: Feb. 5th Edition

After going all country last week for Rock Band’s DLC, Harmonix has switched to the other side of the spectrum, bring another heavy metal album to the Rock Band Store.
If you are a fan of …

New Pitching Screens for MLB 2K10
By Joe Haygood on February 5, 2010 – 2:21 pm | Comments
New Pitching Screens for MLB 2K10

MLB 2K10 will be dropping on all the major platforms in less than a month, and 2K Sports was nice enough to send over a gaggle of screenshots, while talking up the new pitching interface …