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Review: Dragon Ball Z – Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3)

October 28, 2011 – 12:44 pm |

I really liked last year’s DBZ game, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit 2. It felt like the franchise had finally achieved some serious attention with a game that was both deep and fun.
This year, we …

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Aeropodcast #155: The Gandhi Scourge

October 18, 2010 – 12:04 pm |

Things are a-changin’ here on the podcast, as we now have pre-recorded the normal intro items, so we can get to the meat of the actual podcast, which is topics, games and of course, weird …

Weekend AeroProTip: Castlevania: The Adventure

May 8, 2010 – 11:38 pm |

GAME> Castlevania: The Adventure (1989)
SYSTEM> Game Boy
SOURCE> GamePro presents Handheld Video Games, Winter 1999
That first tip is completely NSFW. “Make Simon bend down” and “blow open a shaft”? No wonder GamePro was still printing hints …

Warning: Castlevania Best Music Collections Box may not come with everything shown

April 22, 2010 – 6:48 pm | 2 Comments

I was thrilled to see my Castlevania Best Music Collections Box had finally arrived today, and then pretty disappointed to find that several of the parts of the set shown in multiple photos on Play-Asia’s …

Nintendo Download – Rondo of Blood edition

March 15, 2010 – 12:56 pm | 2 Comments

Am I alone in suspecting that this week’s Nintendo Download contains some contextual language aimed at tomorrow’s God of War III release? “A fantasy-based fighting game,” Rage of the Gladiator (WiiWare, 1000 points) features “insane …

Aeropodcast #111: Music To My Ears

December 7, 2009 – 12:46 pm | 7 Comments
Aeropodcast #111: Music To My Ears

This week on the Aeropodcast, the crew talks up the importance of a great soundtrack in a game.  Each writer talks about his own favorite soundtracks from video games, and how they helped shape their …

LEGO Castlevania not coming to consoles, handhelds, but it should

April 1, 2009 – 7:01 pm | 15 Comments
LEGO Castlevania not coming to consoles, handhelds, but it should

So, I was thinking for a while about setting up an April Fool’s joke about a LEGO Castlevania game, and here’s how it was going to go: I was going to actually build a full …

Etsy merchant offers cool gaming stuff and custom orders

March 14, 2009 – 8:46 pm | 2 Comments

While browsing over at Etsy tonight I managed to notice a couple of great items with a Castlevania theme, but if you’re not into Castlevania, perhaps I can catch your eye with… Gears of War? …

Advantage: Programmar bring the NSFW gaming lyrics to you with style

January 31, 2009 – 10:25 pm |
Advantage: Programmar bring the NSFW gaming lyrics to you with style

What would you say if I told you that there exists a band which performs classic video game themes and sets lyrics to them? Lyrics that not only have nothing to do with the game, …

A stroll through the castle with Simon Belmont and Dracula

December 12, 2008 – 11:38 pm | 6 Comments

It’s hard to believe it’s been more than 20 years now since the first Castlevania game came out. As I continue to struggle in the final battle of Order of Ecclesia, I think about all …

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

December 6, 2008 – 8:49 pm |

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 …

The Castlevania Collection footprint balloons alarmingly

November 26, 2008 – 10:07 pm |

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 …

The Castlevania Collection: Here’s how it’s going

October 25, 2008 – 11:32 am | 3 Comments

I mentioned not long ago my desire to have a collection of all the Castlevania games, and how I’d felt discouraged by other people’s willingness to pay a lot of money for these old games. …

Aeropodcast #54: Show That Cat Who’s Boss

October 21, 2008 – 3:53 pm |
Aeropodcast #54: Show That Cat Who’s Boss

Koss, Fourhman and Joe come to the table to discuss all things digital ownership, wondering how much of what you buy on your consoles and PC do you own. What happens to your games that …

The Castlevania addict tries to go home, but lacks depth of pocket

October 15, 2008 – 10:01 pm |
The Castlevania addict tries to go home, but lacks depth of pocket

My history with Castlevania is a long and complex one, but I’ll keep it pretty simple: I started with Simon’s Quest and was hooked solidly. I bought Castlevania III at launch… it goes on from …

Aeropodcast #53: Get Your Official Wii Box Accessory

October 13, 2008 – 4:50 pm |
Aeropodcast #53: Get Your Official Wii Box Accessory

This week, Stephen, Fourhman, Koss and Joe are back in the mix in a podcast that was issue free for a change.
This week, we looked at the two big conventions going on, Tokyo Game Show …

Quartermann’s right again: it’s Castlevania for PS3 and 360

October 11, 2008 – 1:03 pm |

Word from the Tokyo Game Show is that Konami’s dropped a teaser trailer for the upcoming PS3 and 360 entry in the Castlevania series that was rumored by EGM’s Quartermann some time ago. Guess who’s …