StarSlay3r's Gaming Blog

WCG Pan American Championships BLOG

2009-09-21T00:23:00.000-07:00

Well I had fun in Mexico but I'm glad to be back home. Competing in Mexico was an all new experience that really made me appreciate how good we have it here in the U.S. You thought games were expensive here? You complain about having to pay $300 for an Xbox but what if you had to pay over $550 for the system and $100 for each game? That's right... in Mexico gaming is probably one of the most

Tweet about @CoffinCase for your chance to win!

2009-07-29T22:01:00.000-07:00

Well guys, I had a meeting with Coffin Case today and we're going to start kicking promotions into high gear! First step, we want you guys to spread the word about Coffin Case on twitter! What's the reward? Well I'm going to track all of you guys who tweet about Coffin Case (don't forget to @reply me so I know who you are!) and I'm going to pick one of you at random to give one of these awesome

Ranting about gaming then and now...

2009-07-29T10:00:00.000-07:00

As you guys may or may not have known, I've been competitively gaming for about 10 years now. In the past ten years I've watched the gaming industry get larger and larger and watched the rise and fall of many gaming leagues and have noticed many things, some that are good and some that are bad. I've decided to write a blog dedicated to bringing some issues to your attention and write about how

Choose your weapon

2009-07-20T12:50:00.000-07:00

Well I get a ton of "WHO DO YOU USE?" questions for all the games I play so I thought I'd break it down for you. (Still adding characters as the day goes on)BlazBlueNoel VermillionGuitar Hero Series:Judy Nails (or custom character "Star")Soul Calibur 2:Kilik (in SC4 I use a custom female that has Kilik's moves)TEKKEN 5 & 6:Christie MonteroSTREET FIGHTER 4:SagatVirtua Fighter 5:Pai ChanBurnout

Back to doing Game Reviews!

2009-07-14T12:35:00.001-07:00

Well guys, it's been a while since I've done game reviews. As some of you know I used to be a game reviewer for ConsoleHeroes.com and then I worked for GamePlay HD doing game reviews as well. I was the rhythm game specialist for both companies and now I'm back writing game reviews but going solo this time. :DI received an email asking to review a new game that's coming out this Thursday. The game

WTF is BlazBlue you ask???

2009-07-13T12:24:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh. So you guys have been noticing that basically since Mike bought me BlazBlue it hasn't really come out of my xbox right? Well I'm totally OBSESSING over this game. After being told "BlazBlue is stupid, don't waste your time or money" and "Street Fighter is WAY better don't get BlazBlue" and so on I decided I'd just get it anyways. After a few days of putting it off Mike came over and

LOSF Stacy vs StarSlay3r match is up

2009-07-08T19:44:00.000-07:00

As you read in my blog a while back I ended LOSF's Street Fighter 4 tournament in 4th place.I made quite a few crucial mistakes that left me open for hits from her Bison making me lose on rounds when I was far ahead at first.This was my second Street Fighter tournament ever, and while I normally wait 1 year after playing a game to enter any tournaments for the game I decided to start competing

Touching base on Guitar Hero: World Tour

2009-05-10T01:23:00.001-07:00

Well, as you all read... I officially retired from Guitar Hero for Street Fighter. Well... can I take it back? lol Guess I'm coming OUT of retirement. Yeah I know that was fast. I'm waiting for all of you to go "I knew it! I knew you couldn't give it up!" And also, some smart ass comments about how I must be picking it up cuz I suck at Street Fighter or something.Well, the reason why I'm picking

Touching base on SF4

2009-05-10T00:51:00.000-07:00

Gootecks is not and has NEVER trained me... he basically didn't like the fact I sought help from other people and has since told people to stop helping me so I am not associating myself with him anymore.I AM being trained by Combo Jack and Mike Ross... they are where I get the strength to keep playing... I owe them both A LOT. Thank you guys for being so awesome... you are TRUE gamers with TRUE

A thank you from Starlight <3 Awww!

2009-04-29T09:56:00.000-07:00

I was very excited when I checked my inbox today. I saw a message from a DM at Starlight. I hope they're ok with me posting this... I was (still am) Very excited about the email and wanted to share it. I'm glad that they appreciate my help and I hope that I can help them in a much bigger way in the future. If you haven't already heard about what I'm currently up to with starlight please read my

Calling all gamers... I need your help!!!

2009-04-28T12:02:00.000-07:00

As you all know I've been talking about how Starlight is my favorite charity... well, I'm trying to help them out right now and I need your help! My goal is to raise $5,000 for the Starlight Childrens foundation to help ensure that they can keep providing the children with things like "fun centers" and to help more children's wishes to come true!Please, read about the foundation I'm supporting

Yes I still plan on trying to attend the iron man of gaming!

2009-04-27T21:59:00.000-07:00

Well, money is tight this year since I haven't competed in Guitar Hero for a while. :p This year I'm trying to attend the Iron Man of Gaming amongst many events. Screw attack just posted a video of their event so I figured I'd show you all what exactly the Iron Man of Gaming Is.If you haven't already learned this about me... I AM an all around gamer. While I excel and am known for Guitar Hero I

SFIV encouragement and Nucleus last night

2009-04-26T17:06:00.000-07:00

I'm extremely excited with everything that's been happening lately. After a big let down from finding out gootecks isn't really that motivated to help me do well anymore (he's too busy doing his own things it's ok) I have a lot of support from the nations top players keeping me motivated to keep going.I noticed that more and more lately because of this tv show people are coming from all over the

SF4 lately and WCG episode 6

2009-04-24T00:26:00.000-07:00

I started this blog writing about a certain SF4 forum online but have decided just to delete any reference to them since it's not really helping my situation at all. :-p Here's what's up with SF4.I've been practicing hard since I started last week and have made significant progress. I still have YET to play with gootecks in person, we have only talked on the phone a bit and via aim and text. He's

The big announcement...

2009-04-20T02:19:00.001-07:00

Ok guys, you wanted to know so here it is... THIS is how serious I am about this whole SF4 thing...I am OFFICIALLY retiring from Guitar Hero. I may play for fun here and there but I WILL NOT be competing anymore. I will NOT be competing in the World Cyber Games for 2009 (I will forfeit every match for the 5 weeks I signed up) and I WILL NOT be attending any tournaments exclusively for this game.

I can't seem to get Orange Fretting down, I think my hands are stupid.

2009-04-02T04:04:00.000-07:00

This is a common problem... Since SO MANY of you are having this problem I have turned this from a response to a blog. I will add more tips daily as you guys ask more questions. If you have a question on how to do something post on here and I will comment back in a new blog. :DThe question:Sean said... I just started getting into GH/RB and I can't seem to get Orange Fretting down, I think my

In Response to Tom Chicks blog on SciFi.com

2009-04-02T02:26:00.000-07:00

April 1, 2009Bad sport of the week (episode 4) What the heck was Ciji thinking? For the first time on the show, one of the contestants considered gaming the overall competition instead of whatever was in front of her nose. Up to this point, everyone has been focusing on the game of the moment, competing only at the current task rather than the big picture. In this past

Things are getting hectic again!

2009-04-01T10:03:00.000-07:00

Well... it's that time of year again. The World Cyber Games qualification rounds begin at the end of this month I believe. I have signed up for a few of the west coast dates but am giving myself 1 month to prepare.I haven't honestly played Guitar Hero World Tour for more than a total of maybe 10-15 hours since I came back from the reality show. Having Rock Band as our first challenge meant that

Yes, I am still playing Guitar Hero....

2009-03-26T15:09:00.000-07:00

Here's what I was up to the other day when I was online. I am mostly going back and trying to complete the World Tour on Expert Drums (I just started) and I'm playing the Guitar Hero Metallica Demo. I have only played each of these songs 1 time when I took these pics, I will update with new better scores soon. :DYes, I can play Expert Guitar, Bass AND Drums. I am working on Expert vocals but I

You think YOU've got game?

2009-03-24T23:34:00.000-07:00

Yes... again apparently people are claiming to be better than me. I don't mind if you think you're better, all I can say is can you back it up?Funny how WCG Ultimate Gamer is a magnet to cocky gamers all over the world who say they can beat us, we suck, so on. I even read in a blog today where one person had the nerve to say "Jamal was even driving the wrong way on the 3rd lap!" Wow people!FYI-

Starting Fresh

2009-03-12T15:01:00.000-07:00

Due to the fact that TOO many people read my blogs and criticize me for what I write and even blog about how I am "picking on them" just by mentioning how well or bad they did in a tournament I attended, I have moved all my blogs to a personal site not to be given out, and am starting over on a public blog.Recently I have noticed since the airing of the show that there are many haters arising