Aeropause Games
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Aeropause Games is blog
centered around video games and video gaming culture
. The content on the blog includes editorials, reviews, and recent news from the video game industry.
's Attack of the Show ran a segment that included a video depicting how to kill 60,000 zombies in the Xbox 360
video game Dead Rising
. This video had been authored by, and published to YouTube
by an Aeropause Games writer, but was shown on a live national television broadcast without referencing this source. Aeropause Games contacted G4 and posted about the incident on their blog, to which G4 responded with their own blog post and video expressing their regret on the oversight.
, Kotaku
and other notable blogs picked up the list and verified its accuracy.
that was putting open PC game cases on the shelves with CD key
s being directly visible by any individual. Upon looking at cases for other PC games, it was noted that several of them had their codes readily available. Expanding the scope of his search, the writer noted that several Gamestop stores were engaging in this practice. Ultimately this culminated in an article that both GamePolitics and MaximumPC picked up to let consumers know about the poor Gamestop practice.
, Aeropodcast. What started as simple discussions between the writers has incorporated other facets including guest interviews with individuals from the inside and outside the video game industry.
Playstation Home
. Their original intent was to hold the podcast inside of Home using the built-in voice chat for communication. Due to the technical limitations of Home, the audio portion was still recorded using their computers, while the Home interactions were performed using Home's text chat.
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
centered around video games and video gaming culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
. The content on the blog includes editorials, reviews, and recent news from the video game industry.
Meaning of the name
The word Aeropause means: The region in the upper part of the earth’s atmosphere where the air is too thin for aircraft to operate properly.Current
- Shane Whitehouse: Editor-in-Chief
- Joseph Haygood: West Coast Contributor/Podcast Manager
- Stephen Munn: East Coast Contributor
- Paul Munn: East Coast Contributor
- Mike Koss: Great Lakes Contributor
- Richard Windsor: Central Contributor
- Joe Fourhman: East Coast Contributor
- Vikki Blake: UK Contributor
- Adam Englebright UK Contributor
Appearances in Main Stream Media
As with many video game blogs, Aeropause Games has contributed content that has been covered and/or referenced by larger gaming-related news outlets.The Attack of the Show Incident
On September 7, 2006, G4G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
's Attack of the Show ran a segment that included a video depicting how to kill 60,000 zombies in the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
video game Dead Rising
Dead Rising
is an action-adventure, survivor horror video game, developed by Capcom and produced by Keiji Inafune. It was released on August 8, 2006 exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game console. The game was a commercial success. It has been introduced into the Xbox 360 "Platinum Hits" lineup, and a cell...
. This video had been authored by, and published to YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
by an Aeropause Games writer, but was shown on a live national television broadcast without referencing this source. Aeropause Games contacted G4 and posted about the incident on their blog, to which G4 responded with their own blog post and video expressing their regret on the oversight.
Guitar Hero III Set List Break
Six weeks before the launch of Guitar Hero III, Aeropause found the full set list and proceeded to post the list for the Internet to view. Shortly after publishing the list, 1UP.com1UP.com
1UP.com is a video game website owned by IGN Entertainment, a division of News Corporation. Previously, the site was owned by Ziff Davis before being sold to UGO Entertainment in 2009....
, Kotaku
Kotaku
Kotaku is a video games-focused blog. It is part of Gawker Media's "Gawker" network of sites, which also includes Gizmodo, Deadspin, Lifehacker, io9 and Jezebel. Named to CNET News' Blog 100, Kotaku is consistently listed in the top 40 of Technorati's Top 100...
and other notable blogs picked up the list and verified its accuracy.
Investigative Reporting At GameStop
A writer at Aeropause noticed a GameStopGameStop
GameStop Corporation is an American video game and entertainment software retailer. The company, whose headquarters is in Grapevine, Texas, United States, operates 6,500 retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New...
that was putting open PC game cases on the shelves with CD key
CD key
A product key, also known as a Software key, is a specific software-based key for a computer program. It certifies that the copy of the program is original. Activation is sometimes done offline by entering the key, or with software like Windows XP online activation is required to prevent multiple...
s being directly visible by any individual. Upon looking at cases for other PC games, it was noted that several of them had their codes readily available. Expanding the scope of his search, the writer noted that several Gamestop stores were engaging in this practice. Ultimately this culminated in an article that both GamePolitics and MaximumPC picked up to let consumers know about the poor Gamestop practice.
Podcast
On July 19, 2007, Aeropause Games launched its own podcastPodcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
, Aeropodcast. What started as simple discussions between the writers has incorporated other facets including guest interviews with individuals from the inside and outside the video game industry.
Use of Video during Podcasting
While the video itself was never recorded or distributed, the Aeropodcast dabbled in using video streaming services to provide greater interaction between the emcees. Due to general issues in streaming media, the concept was scrapped after only a few episodes.Podcast from Home
On May 16, 2009, the Aeropodcast was recorded live while the emcees interacted with denizens in Sony'sSony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
Playstation Home
PlayStation Home
PlayStation Home is a virtual 3D social gaming network developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's London Studio for the PlayStation 3 on the PlayStation Network . It is available directly from the PlayStation 3 XrossMediaBar under PlayStation Network. Membership is free, and only requires a PSN...
. Their original intent was to hold the podcast inside of Home using the built-in voice chat for communication. Due to the technical limitations of Home, the audio portion was still recorded using their computers, while the Home interactions were performed using Home's text chat.
Notable Guests
On the podcast, Aeropause has hosted and interviewed notable, and notorious, guests including:- Uwe BollUwe BollUwe Boll is a German director, producer and screenwriter, whose work includes several films adapted from video games. He finances his own films through his Boll KG production company. He is often cited as the worst director of all time.-Early life:...
- Jane JensenJane JensenJane Jensen is the game designer of the popular and critically acclaimed Gabriel Knight adventure games and author of the novels Judgement Day and Dante's Equation....
- Cliff "Cliffy B" BleszinskiCliff BleszinskiClifford Michael "Cliff" Bleszinski is the design director for the game development company Epic Games in Cary, North Carolina. He is most famous for his continuing hand in the development of the Unreal franchise, especially 1999's Unreal Tournament, and the Gears of War franchise...
- GodfreeGamertag RadioGamertag Radio is a gaming news and information site that features an online radio show dedicated to the Xbox Live community. Over the past few years GTR has grown from a small website to one of the largest and most respected gaming information/community sites on the Internet...
- Cheapy D
- Wombat
- James King
- Julian “Rabbit” Murdoch
- Daniel Kayser