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The 1UP Network has released a video that shows some video from Street Fighter IV and some of the impression the 1UP guys had after previewing the game. They cover a lot of questions with the games producer, Yoshinori Ono, and talk a little bit about the games new Saving System, online capability and...
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
JFG - A Jeff Gerstmann Story
Writing something would just distract you, so just watch and enjoy. It's great.- RVideo: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/151964.html?playlist=featu...
LEGO Portal Creation
Caught this on www.digg.com's top gaming stories and thought I'd share it. I don't know exactly who created this, but kudos to them for their creativity. Portal is a great game and LEGOS are always fun to play with, so for someone to make a video game...
Brand New Xbox 360 = Tears Of Joy
Christmas has come and gone, and I have to say that this year was a good year. I hit the gift card jackpot with over $400 in Best Buy currency, and it was exactly what I asked for. So, since my 360 had a problem reading discs and I had been going through...
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Mario Level Defeated With Ease
I don't remember playing this level in Super Mario World, but I'd love to test this out myself. Apparently, this gamer was able to defeat a whole level, one filled with pits, baddies and man-eating plants, without even moving. Some of the readers commented that they believe this to be a fake, saying...
Monday, December 24, 2007
Twas the night before Xmas - A Select Start Remake
Twas the night before Xmas, and all were indoors, Not a gamer was playing, they gave up on Contra 4.The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that they would...
Sunday, December 23, 2007
At Least The Dolphins Have A Chance In Madden
I have never been a sports game fan, except for the NFL Blitz and NBA Jams classics. But while watching today's Miami Dolphins against - the undefeated - New England Patriots game, I finally realized why people play sports games like Madden '08. As a...
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Merry Christmas From Aperture Science
The guys behind Portal would like to wish us happy holidays and they created this humorous little clip. Lots of gags from the game are included such as the Companion Cube, the mini-turrets and presents "coincidentally" wrapped in orange paper. It's very nice of them to give us this video, but I wonder...
Friday, December 21, 2007
New Smash Bros. Brawl Video
The guys at www.smashbros.com have released a new video of one of Brawl's game modes - Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary. The video looks great and - as always - makes us REALLY want to get our hands on the game. Just the idea that the game will have an in-depth single-player story mode sounds fantastic....
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Demo Review - Frontlines: Fuel of War
Frontlines: Fuel of War developed by THQ division team, Kaos Studios, would be the game love-child if GRAW 2 and Battlefield 2 had one too many cocktails. Frontline is based in 2024 where the world has fallen into conflict over what remains of the planets...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Become a Game Developer With XNA Game Studio
Want to be a game developer? Well, now you can with Microsoft's XNA Game Studio 2.0. The program allows the user to create a game for use on Windows and Xbox 360. That's right. If you make a good enough game, you might grab Microsoft's attention and...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Paper Mario ... Literally
This video by sketch, a you-tuber, is pretty neat. I am guessing that sketch went through a long and tedious ordeal of stop-motion capturing to get this video right. According to his description, the video took a total of six weeks to complete, so enjoy his video ... especially the ending. I wonder...
Writers' Attempt At Satire Sets Gaming Journalism Back
Being a writer takes a lot of creativity and understanding of the language. A good article is devoid of factual errors, zero misspellings and, if satirical, written in good taste. But every so often an author neglects these "guidelines" and, in the case...
Monday, December 17, 2007
New Oregon Trail Remake Comes Dysentery Free
If you've ever played Oregon Trail in school, you'll remember these simple rules:Never try to cross the river, take the ferry.For some reason rabbits are worth more points than bison, even though you get more meat.Don't get attached to anyone because...
Sunday, December 16, 2007
DeviantArt Showcase: Twilight Christmas
I am a fan of other gamers' creative works and this seemed to fit the season. This image created by a deviantArt member by the name of "cody4king" shows us that Hyrule's savior, Link, loves this time of year. The picture was originally taken from the...
Baby + Cute Blanket = Dangerous Combination
Call the Pentagon, there is a new type of W.M.D. (weapon of mass destruction) and it's this baby. There isn't much to say, except that this baby is one cute little S.O.B. And that Nintendo themed blanket made by little Leilani's dad's friend, makes this...
Saturday, December 15, 2007
BioShock GOTY Breakdown - Part Four: BioShock
Well, finally I will be able to answer the question Chris asked last week. But for a quick recap, here it is, "Tell me why BioShock won game of the year, when it was up against better games." Congratulations Chris, we will answer your week-old question...
Video Game Flashback: Point-And-Click Adventures
Games have evolved to unprecedented heights in the last 20 years. We've gone from simple uses of lines and block to the use of digital modeling and texturing to create the characters and environments in today's games. But we should never forget the games...
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Iron My Big Boy Pants, I'm Growing Up
And so another chapter closes in my life's story. After today, I will no longer be a college student, but a college graduate. I will be receiving my degree in journalism from the University of Central Florida and starting my journey into the journalism...
BioShock GOTY Breakdown - Part Three: Mass Effect
So to save us time, this is our third installment of Select Start's breakdown on why BioShock won the Spike 2007 Game of the Year Award. This next game was recently released and, in my opinion, didn't have enough time to really establish itself in the...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Are You A Video Game Masochist?
Since I enjoy torturing the 15-20 people that read my blog daily, I thought I'd just make the experience even worse. If you ever had the chance to watch the Legend of Zelda cartoon in the late 80's, this line will make you cringe. The video is only one minute and 48 seconds long, but I dare you to try...
BioShock GOTY: Breakdown - Part Two: Halo 3
To continue off from Monday's Orange Box breakdown on why BioShock won Spike's Game of the Year award, we now take a look at Microsoft's golden child, Halo 3.If you have never heard of Halo 3 or the Halo franchise, where the hell have you been and what...
Monday, December 10, 2007
Why BioShock Won Game of the Year 2007 - Part One: The Orange Box
We here at Select Start think that the Game of the Year Award is meant for the one video game that wows both the industry and the individual gamer. That game should not only revolutionize the industry as a whole, but it should also have a lasting impression...
Iron Man Trailer: Not A Soldier ... An Army
Guess I missed more of yesterdays VGA's than I thought since I never saw this trailer for the Iron Man game. If I never shared a little about myself, along with video games, I am also a huge comic book fan. Yeah, I know I'm a full-fledged nerd, but it's my hobby so leave me alone. So a video game about...
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Prototype Trailer Looks F-Bombing Awesome
Going to keep this short since Robot Chicken is going to start soon, but if you saw Spike TV's 2007 Video Game Awards you might have seen this trailer for Radical Entertainment's game titled Prototype, which is slated for a late 2008 release. Radical is responsible for developing The Incredible Hulk:...
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Video Game Flashback: Classic FPS's
Names like, Duke Nukem, Wolfenstein, Doom and Quake all bring fond memories of the early days of first-person shooters on the PC. Each of theses titles laid down the foundation to some of today's household FPS's like Halo, Half-Life, Far Cry and Call...
Friday, December 7, 2007
Sega bringeth and Sega taketh away
It took only one day for the rumour about Sega developing a possible Dreamcast 2 to have most of the gaming world grinning from ear to ear. Readers on Digg.com skyrocketed the story's popularity to the top with some leaving ecstatic comments and others...
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Don't Miss Spike TV's Video Game Awards Sunday
And so they are here once again, Spike TV's 2007 Video Game Awards have come back to make gamers set their TiVos - just like them "Oscar-people." The show will have a line-up of celebrities like skateboard legend Tony Hawk, UFC light heavyweight champion...
