Gamescom 2021: The Highlights

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!