Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #253 (April 2010)
March 21, 2010 – 10:40 am | Comments

This issue has some very good news about two games I’ve been monitoring, plus some bad reviews for two games I was going to get. And a little middle-of-the-road news about WarioWare DIY. Stuff your …

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LittleBigPlanet Leerdammer Walkthrough
November 30, 2009 – 11:26 pm | Comments

The 1.21 patch announced last week for LittleBigPlanet has launched, boosting more than a few core aspects of the year-old Media Molecule game. Better net code, better backup options, and online co-op create mode …

PixelJunk Shooter Looking Really Good
November 30, 2009 – 10:58 pm | Comments

The trophies have been revealed, and a new video of the entire first level from the game makes me think the game is coming very soon to the PlayStation Network. This is something that’s …

Happy Turok Child has a jacket for any kind of weather
November 30, 2009 – 7:12 pm | Comments
Happy Turok Child has a jacket for any kind of weather

The Wii Remote + Wii MotionPlus bundle packs come with TWO rubber jackets: one if you’re using the MotionPlus and one if you are not.

Do you have a moment of gaming elation for Happy Turok …

PSA: Final day of Steam deals.
November 30, 2009 – 6:26 pm | Comments
PSA: Final day of Steam deals.

Today’s final round of deals, from Steam are:
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood: 30% off
Mirror’s Edge: 75% off
Quantz: 75% off
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Dark Athena: 33% off
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special …

Fascinating Look at Dialog in a Complex Story
November 30, 2009 – 6:08 pm | Comments
Fascinating Look at Dialog in a Complex Story

Over at the Obsidian Blog, Chris Avellone has a great write up talking about the process of how they created audio and branching dialog options for their upcoming title, Alpha Protocol. 
Along they way, he discusses …

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands announced
November 30, 2009 – 2:01 pm | Comments
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands announced

Ubisoft has announced that there’s a new Prince of Persia game in development, slated for release May 2010. It’s another in the Sands of Time series (the “original” story, as it was before the …

Nintendo Download Monday – Combatribes, COMBATRIBES!
November 30, 2009 – 12:22 pm | Comments
Nintendo Download Monday – Combatribes, COMBATRIBES!

Just because I don’t remember one of this week’s Virtual Console releases, Combatribes for SNES (800 points), that doesn’t mean it can’t possibly be one of your much-beloved favorites. Heck, I know I guy who …

Akira Yamaoka Leaves Konami After 16 Years
November 30, 2009 – 4:19 am | Comments
Akira Yamaoka Leaves Konami After 16 Years

Several weeks ago my contact at Konami Japan contacted me with some startling news. Now, at last, I’m finally able to exclusively reveal that – after sixteen years at the company – Akira Yamaoka has …

Aeropodcast #110: That’s What Your Mom Said
November 29, 2009 – 11:07 pm | Comments
Aeropodcast #110: That’s What Your Mom Said

There are good podcasts, and there are bad podcasts.  For you Aeropodcast listeners, this one is probably the worst podcast from us ever.  I mean first off, Stephen is on it.  Then there is the …

PSA: Steam Deals: Day 4
November 29, 2009 – 5:19 pm | Comments
PSA: Steam Deals: Day 4

Today’s early holiday deals, from Steam are:
EVE Online: Apocrypha: 75% off
Battlefield 2 Complete Collection: 50% off
Lucidity: 75% off
Trackmania United Forever: 50% off
Prince of Persia: 50% off
World of Goo: 75% off
Guild Wars Trilogy: 50% off
Only …

Quest for Free Booty: Lego Rock Band
November 29, 2009 – 12:04 am | Comments
Quest for Free Booty: Lego Rock Band

Old Navy and Video Games, Who Knew?
Our very own Joe Fourhman was kind enough to tell all of us here at Aeropause about the great deal that Old Navy was going to have the day …

Weekend AeroProTip: Scribblenauts
November 28, 2009 – 10:47 pm | Comments
Weekend AeroProTip: Scribblenauts

GAME> Scribblenauts (2009)
SYSTEM> Nintendo DS
SOURCE> Toys R Us Gamer Guide, Winter 2009
If you’ve ever wanted a complete list of all those collectible medals that you can unlock during each Scribblenauts challenge, Toys R Us has …

PSA: Steam Deals Day 3!
November 28, 2009 – 1:36 pm | Comments
PSA: Steam Deals Day 3!

Today’s early holiday deals, from Steam are:
Ghostbusters: The Videogame : 50% off
Borderlands: 33% off
Order of War: 75% off
Spore: 50% off
Left 4 Dead: 75% off
City of Heroes Architect Edition: 50% off
Resident Evil 5: 50% off
Trine: …

These insurance agents are willing to rock hard for your business
November 27, 2009 – 3:23 pm | Comments
These insurance agents are willing to rock hard for your business

+4 for being willing to pose with video game instruments
-2 for it being with Guitar Hero III
-1 for the Wii pun
Overall: +1 awesome. Would do business with again.

PSA: Steam holiday sales UPDATE!
November 27, 2009 – 3:00 pm | Comments
PSA: Steam holiday sales UPDATE!

Today’s early holiday deals, from Steam are:
Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic: 75% off
Left 4 Dead 2: 25% off
Majesty 2: 75% off
Mini Ninjas: 50% off
Madballs in Babo: Invasion: 66% off
Cities XL Limited Edition: …

New AVATAR dev diary, “Blockbuster Action”
November 27, 2009 – 2:48 pm | Comments

There’s a new dev diary out for James Cameron’s AVATAR: The Game (catchy title), which focusses on the “Blockbuster Action” (see what I did there) in the game. It talks about the differences in playing …