The Start/Select Podcast

In the Start/Select Podcast's "big comeback/Logan-style reboot", Aidan and Dhruv discuss their predictions for which games will win which awards at next week's Game Awards, as well as give a few ideas for a few announcements. Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @StartSelectCast!

In this rather late episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Aidan and Dhruv discuss announcements from Nintendo's September 2021 Direct! Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @StartSelectCast!

This week's episode of the Start/Select Podcast focuses on the major announcements from PlayStation's September 2021 Showcase! Aidan and Dhruv also review Shang Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings! Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @StartSelectCast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Aidan and Dhruv are joined by Aiden to discuss the first 3 games in the Uncharted series. Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast or on Twitter @StartSelectCast!

In the 25th episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Aidan and Dhruv discuss some of the highlights from Gamescom 2021(Mainly Opening Night Live and Xbox's Gamescom show). Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @startselectcast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Aidan and Dhruv discuss the August Pokemon Presents presentation, mainly concerning the Diamond and Pearl Remakes and Pokemon Legends Arceus. Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @startselectcast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Aidan and Dhruv discuss how each of the big 3(Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox) are doing right now and what the rest of their 2021 looks like. 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - Idris Elba Cast as Knuckles 5:05 - A Government Letter to Gaming Execs 16:06 - GTA Remastered Collection 21:35 - Indie World Highlights 23:48 - Pokemon Presents Announcement 27:40 - Xenoblade 3 Rumors 31:28 - Hellblade Gets Enhanced 33:07 - FH5's Map Revealed 41:13 - Xbox Will Be At Gamescom 42:52 - Game Pass Ruled Out On PS & Switch 43:30 - PS+ Could Get Anime Perks 49:25 - State of The Industry (August 2021) 1:22:20 - What Are We Doing? Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @startselectcast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Dhruv and Aidan pitch each other games based on popular superheroes! We're also reviewing James Gunn's The Suicide Squad and (finally) Operation Tango as well. 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - GTA V Sales 3:07 - Activision/Blizzard Loses Sponsors 6:24 - Jet Set Radio in Monkey Ball 8:12 - Gamescom ONL Date/Time 9:34 - Dead Space Remake Details 11:34 - PUBG Gets Renamed 12:47 - Did Nintendo Fix Joy Con Drift? 15:25 - New Metroid Dread Teaser 16:54 - Nintendo Sales Numbers 27:25 - Mario Golf Update 28:19 - NEO: TWEWY Sales 30:18 - Halo Infinite Flight Recap/Details 33:09 - Xbox Streaming Box Rumors/Leaks 35:41 - Coming Soon to Game Pass 39:30 - New Xbox Controller Color 40:18 - New PSNow Games 42:04 - Team Asobi Launches New Site 45:39 - Ghost of Tsushima Update 47:25 - Rift Apart & Returnal Sales 51:50 - 7 Indies Coming to PlayStation 54:42 - Truckload of PSVR2 Rumors 1:14:39 - Superhero Games 1:51:35 - What Are We Doing? 2:25:57 - Outro Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @StartSelectCast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Aidan and Dhruv discuss Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and how it improves on and falls short of the original on PS4. 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - That's No Moon Studio Announcement 5:50 - Capcom Patches RE8 DRM 6:28 - Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Metacritic 7:36 - Dr. Mario World Dies 8:08 - Monster Hunter Rise x Okami 10:53 - Pokemon Live-Action Series 11:40 - New Pokemon Snap Update 12:40 - Forza Horizon 5 Biomes 18:12 - Forza Motorsport 7 Dies 21:44 - Alpha Point Demo Released 27:17 - Halo Infinite Flight 1 Begins 35:13 - The Ascent Metacritic 39:12 - August PS Plus Games 39:38 - Kena Gets Delayed 40:57 - Solar Ash Release Date 42:41 - Stray Gameplay Trailer 46:38 - PS5 SSD Expansion 53:43 - Ghost of Tsushima Trailers 55:17 - Horizon: Forbidden West Possibly Delayed 1:04:06 - Let's Talk Spider-Man: Miles Morales 2:08:03 - What Are We Doing? Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @startselectcast!

In this Episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Dhruv and Aidan discuss game streaming services(like xCloud and Stadia), whether or not they have mass appeal, and if they'll ever replace console gaming. 0:00 - Intro 1:24 - CA sues Activision/Blizzard 7:24 - Tom Clancy's XDefiant 9:54 - Epic Games Buys Sketchfab 12:35 - Assassin's Creed Veteran Joins Haven 14:43 - Netflix Clarifies Gaming Plans 15:45 - EA Play Live Announcements 19:44 - Battlefield Portal Info 21:35 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters Q&As 28:33 - FFXIV Shuts Down Servers 30:58 - Skull & Bones Finally In Alpha 32:08 - Back 4 Blood PC Trailer 34:16 - July's Inside Infinite Update 40:19 - Coming To Game Pass Soon 42:52 - Death's Door Reviews 44:35 - August PS Plus Titles Leaked 46:30 - PS5 Digital Gets A Sneaky Revision 47:13 - Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut Trailer 48:35 - The Last of Us Show Casts Tess 50:45 - PS5 Owners Get Apple TV+ For Free 54:40 - New Segment: Hard Drive or Kotaku? 1:03:53 - Game Streaming 1:36:23 - What Are We Doing? Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @startselectcast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Aidan and Dhruv kick off a new series called Game Concepts, where they pitch original games to each other based off some theme. The theme of this episode is video game adaptations of popular movies. 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Steam Deck Announced 11:48 - Rainbow 6 Extraction Delayed 13:11 - Persona 25th Anniversary Site 15:14 - Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl 19:34 - Games Coming To Netflix 23:22 - RE8 DRM Performance Issues 24:39 - Kratos VA Voicing Black Panther 26:39 - UE5 Tech Demo Screenshot 27:45 - Xbox Tops Sales Charts 29:45 - Forza Horizon 5 Car Sounds 30:54 - Phil Spencer Compliments the DualSense 33:35 - Ghostwire: Tokyo Delayed 34:44 - Skyward Sword HD Scores 38:13 - Main Topic: Movies That Could Be Great Games (The Martian & Inception) 1:14:45 - What Are We Doing? Check us out on Twitter @startselectcast and on Instagram @startselectpodcast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, so Dhruv and Aiden introduce the first episode(or take) of a new series: Game Cuts. Each of us takes a close look at a game (bonus points if it's a game we like) and make our own "non-Director's Cut" of the game, improving the game by adding, removing, or changing things about it, then we present our changes to the other host. 0:00 - Intro 2:21 - GTA VI Rumors 9:11 - Sonic Colors Ultimate Improvements 10:48 - Assassins Creed Infinity 17:00 - Switch OLED Revealed 27:14 - State of Play Recap 42:56 - Game Cuts 1:33:51 - What Are We Doing? Check us out on Twitter @startselectcast and on Instagram @startselectpodcast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Aidan and Dhruv finally get around to reviewing Super Mario Galaxy(after a whole lot of convincing). Aidan also gives his official ranking of both the Fast and Furious and James Bond movies. Dhruv doesn't because he's barely seen any of the movies. 0:00 - Intro 1:39 - Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut 10:18 - PlayStation Trademarks PSX 13:19 - Top PSNow Games 14:17 - Abandoned PS5 App Delayed 16:40 - Insomniac Hiring for a Multiplayer Game 19:48 - Sony Makes Some Acquisitions 25:25 - July PS Plus Games 30:15 - Windows 11 Xbox Features 32:51 - Xbox Design Lab Returns 34:54 - New Game Pass Additions/Features 36:53 - The Coalition Unreal Engine 5 Demo 40:21 - Doom Eternal's Update Changes 41:27 - Konami & Bloober Team Team Up 42:15 - Kojima & Xbox Collaboration Rumors 44:57 - More Xbox Stuff There's Too Many Timestamps 50:22 - Kazuya joins Smash 58:58 - Skyward Sword HD's Quality of Life Updates 1:01:05 - EA Reviving a Franchise 1:02:53 - Multiplayer Control Spinoff 1:05:55 - Post-E3 Statistics 1:09:35 - Let's Talk Super Mario Galaxy 1:42:37 - What Are We Doing? 2:21:55 - Outro Check us out on Twitter @startselectcast and on Instagram @startselectpodcast!

In this Episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Aidan and Dhruv go over some of the highlights of E3 and give their general thoughts on it(how each company did, how accurate our predictions were, what we would've liked to see, and who had the best showing). 0:00 - Intro 1:48 - Hitman: Season of Sloth DLC 9:00 - Abandoned/Kojima/Silent Hill Rumors 18:07 - E3 2021: The Aftermath 2:02:40 - What Are We Doing? 2:19:19 - Outro Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @startselectcast!

In Day 2 of our E3 Coverage, Dhruv goes over the major announcements from both the great Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase and the not-as-great Square Enix Presents. Check us out on Twitter @startselectcast and on Instagram @startselectpodcast!

In this non-episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Dhruv kicks off E3 by going over everything shown off at both the Summer Games Fest: Kickoff Live and the first day of E3, which includes the Ubisoft Forward presentation, the Devolver Digital Showcase, and the Gearbox Showcase. Check us out on Twitter @startselectcast and on Instagram @startselectpodcast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Dhruv and Aidan gear up for E3 by discussing their predictions and hopes for what they want to see at E3 2021, with a focus on what Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox will be showing. Our predictions range from pretty safe to downright weird, but try to stick with us. Here's how we're covering E3: Part 1: Next weekend, consists of the first 2 days of E3 and the Summer Games Fest Kickoff Part 2: The weekend after that, consists of the last 2 days of E3 Also, Dhruv will be doing a daily solo segment during E3 to briefly go over the news from each day. 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - E3 Coverage Details 3:35 - No Switch Pro 4:50 - Nintendo's E3 Plans 7:57 - Horizon: Forbidden West Details 16:25 - PS Studios News 25:56 - Sony is Hiring an Acquisitions Director 26:33 - Pixelopus working with Sony Pictures 28:14 - E3 Predictions! 1:16:24 - What Are We Doing? 1:19:45 - Outro Check us out on Twitter @startselectcast and on Instagram @startselectpodcast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Aidan and Dhruv discuss the many presentations we had this week in the leadup to E3, including the Dragonquest 35th Anniversary Presentation, The Sonic Central, the Horizon Forbidden West State of Play, and the Far Cry 6 Gameplay Reveal. 0:00 - Intro 2:04 - Pokemon Release Dates & Covers 3:55 - Switch Pro Rumors Continue 7:34 - Xbox/Bethesda Showcase News 10:13 - Uncharted Movie Info 13:25 - Sony Investor Call Insights 24:19 - June PS Plus Games 26:52 - Presentation Roundup(continued below) 27:56 - Sonic Central Presentation 38:07 - Dragonquest 35th Anniversary Presentation 47:43 - Far Cry 6 Gameplay Reveal 56:10 - Horizon: Forbidden West Gameplay Reveal 1:15:49 - What Are We Doing? 1:23:00 - Outro Check us out on Twitter @startselectcast and on Instagram @startselectpodcast!

In this Episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Dhruv and Aidan are joined by Aiden in discussing 2018's Spider-Man for the PS4(and PS5, kinda), from its presentation to its gameplay to its story. This episode's main topic contains SPOILERS for Spider-Man PS4. There is no spoiler/non-spoiler section, so be sure to play the game before listening to the main section. We're also on YouTube now! Our channel name is "The Start Select Podcast"(no slashes allowed on there unfortunately). We'll be uploading our backlog of episodes in the next few days and you can find our new episodes on there every week! 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Xylophone for Nintendo Switch 3:40 - Back 4 Blood Characters & Enemies Trailer 8:16 - LOU2 60FPS patch 12:16 - Starfield Reveal/Release Rumors 17:40 - Bethesda & Xbox's E3 Plans 22:25 - Summer Game Fest Details 30:03 - Intermission 31:03 - Spider-Man PS4 Discussion 1:36:02 - What Are We Doing? 1:46:55 - Outro Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @startselectcast!

In this episode of the Start/Select Podcast, Dhruv and Aidan discuss some of their most wanted sequels to already released games(mostly Mario games) and what they'd want from those sequels. We also review The Mitchells vs. The Machines! 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Hitman 3's Season of Pride 8:01 - E3 2021 App Revealed 21:03 - Calculator Launches on Switch 26:16 - Project Piplup Announced 29:50 - 3D Donkey Kong Rumor 42:30 - Ratchet & Clank Previews Coming In 51:18 - PlayStation has 25+ Games On The Way 54:06 - New DualSense Colors 1:01:03 - Game Sequels 1:37:15 - What Are We Doing? 1:44:52 - The Mitchells vs. The Machines Review 1:50:08 - The Mitchells vs. The Machines SPOILERS 2:00:07 - Outro Check us out on Instagram @startselectpodcast and on Twitter @startselectcast!