Aeropause Games

Aeropause Games
Web address http://www.aeropause.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site
 Gaming blog
Owner Cream Media Inc
Created by Shane Whitehouse
Launched July 9, 2005 [1]

Aeropause Games is blog centered on video games and video gaming culture. 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.[2]

Editors

Current

Former

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, G4's Attack of the Show ran a segment that included a video[3] 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,[4] to which G4 responded with their own blog post and video expressing their regret on the oversight.[5]

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.com,[6] Kotaku[7] and other notable blogs picked up the list and verified its accuracy.

Investigative Reporting At GameStop

A writer at Aeropause noticed a GameStop that was putting open PC game cases on the shelves with CD keys 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[8] and MaximumPC[9] picked up to let consumers know about the poor Gamestop practice.

Podcast

On July 19, 2007, Aeropause Games launched its own podcast, 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's 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,[10] 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:

References

  1. ↑ Aeropause Games
  2. ↑ http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/aeropause
  3. ↑ "Youtube - Dead Rising 60,000 Kills Walkthrough" Retrieved on 2009-05-26
  4. ↑ "G4 Lays Down the Diss on Aeropause", Kotaku. Retrieved on 2009-05-26
  5. ↑ "Aeropause, We're Super Sorry", G4tv. Retrieved on 2009-05-26
  6. ↑ "17 New Guitar Hero III Tracks Revealed" Retrieved on 2009-05-26
  7. ↑ "Leaked Guitar Hero III Track List" Retrieved on 2009-05-26
  8. ↑ "Is GameStop Giving PC Game Piracy an Unintended Boost?", GamePolitics. Retrieved on 2009-05-26
  9. ↑ "Is GameStop Helping Software Pirates?", MaximumPC. Retrieved on 2009-05-26
  10. ↑ "PlayStation Home Voice Chat Restored, Screws Sex Chats with Reality Again" retrieved on 2009-05-26