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Giant Bombcast

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The Giant Bomb discusses the latest video game news and new releases, answers listener questions, and sometimes gets wildly off-topic in this weekly podcast. Featuring Jan Ochoa, Jeff Grubb, and Jeff Bakalar.
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Episodes

Giant Bombcast 560: NO HAND SHAKE

The gang's (almost) all here to get GOTY-ready and talk up the PlayStation Classic, Darksiders III, Kingdom Hearts lore, hot dog strategies, pizza strategies, our new-console wish list, and more!

Nov 27, 20182 hr 56 min

Giant Bombcast 559: Chocolate Upgrade

This week we dig into new Pokemon of all sorts, the Dota card game, the mystery of Fallout 76, Sony's E3 absence, the maybe forthcoming new consoles, co-op Tetris, lucrative class-action windfalls, and horse-punching.

Nov 20, 20182 hr 51 min

Giant Bombcast 558: Boattle Royale

Hitman 2! Tetris Effect! Battlefield V! The games of Fall are upon us, followed by a raft of rocky stories in the games biz, questionable emails about food, towel habits, edible Mario enemies, and the return of Banjo & Kazooie (who never really left).

Nov 14, 20182 hr 57 min

Giant Bombcast 557: Piranha Plant Did Nothing Wrong

This week we're coming in hot off of Extra Life to talk The Quiet Man, more RDR2 adventures, the Black Ops season pass, the Diablo mobile kerfuffle, Deltarune, bulk video games, and bizarre cupcake strategies.

Nov 06, 20182 hr 30 min

Giant Bombcast 556: The Experience of Going Viral (Premium)

GameSpot's Lucy James joins in to help us break down Red Dead Redemption 2, Diablo 3 on Switch, the PlayStation Classic lineup, Overwatch esports, coffee 'n Corn Flakes, enhanced gaming positions, and attending a London Raiders game.

Oct 30, 20182 hr 42 min

Giant Bombcast 555: Super Mario Bros. Review

With releases heating up, we're here to rate all the season's most important games, including Soulcalibur VI, Return of the Obra Dinn, and Black Ops 4. Plus: new old-game consoles, working at Rockstar, the goings-on at Oculus, and a lengthy look back at t

Oct 23, 20183 hr

Giant Bombcast We're Sorry: Ten Years of The Giant Bombcast

This year the Giant Bombcast turned 10. To celebrate, we got ourselves the gift of a special bonus episode. We asked fans to submit their favorite Bombcast memories, and we've compiled some of them, in addition to behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes,

Oct 21, 20183 hr 55 min

Giant Bombcast 554: A Nice Skin Deal (Premium)

This week we dig as deep into Black Ops IIII as humanly possible, ponder the correct boss order in Mega Man 11, puzzle at the oddities of PSN name changes, say the words "Borderlands 3," and have a lengthy oatmeal chat!

Oct 16, 20182 hr 53 min

Giant Bombcast 552: Uncle of the Year (Premium)

Mike Mahardy gallups in with the dirt on Red Dead Redemption 2 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey, before we move on to other current games like Forza Horizon 4 and Phantasy Star Online. Also: Sony's cross-play about-face, Skrillex' current whereabouts, and a l

Oct 03, 20182 hr 43 min

Giant Bombcast 551: Digital Didgeridudes (Premium)

It must be the Fall because we have a stack of games to discuss, including Forza Horizon 4, Timespinner, Valkyria Chronicles 4, CrossCode, Ring of Elysium, and more. Also: the Telltale closure, the PlayStation Classic, and never, ever washing your jeans.

Sep 25, 20182 hr 30 min

Giant Bombcast 550: Sauce Shaming (Premium)

This week we run through a stack of Nintendo news, check out Capcom beat-em-ups, remember the Intellivision, ponder the recent pinball switcheroo, break down a good air juggle, and puzzle at the name of the New York System.

Sep 18, 20182 hr 33 min

Giant Bombcast 549: Reboot the Pearl! (Premium)

Games! They're coming out and we're talking about them, including Spider-Man, Destiny 2: Forsaken, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and COD's Blackout mode, along with pre-TGS news, a Fall Out Boy field report, and a check-in with our intrepid East Coast corres

Sep 11, 20182 hr 30 min

Giant Bombcast 548: The Shush-Shush Lad (Premium)

We wrap up an action-packed PAX by running down Artifact, Windjammers 2, and Streets of Rage 4, go deep on Spider-Man for PS4, think over Tim Kitzrow's career options, sample some coffee soup, and get very opinionated about Raichu.

Sep 04, 20182 hr 41 min

Giant Bombcast 545: School Meat (Premium)

This week we climb into the gnomish time machine to discuss Battle for Azeroth, talk through the Doom Eternal and Red Dead 2 game reveals, ponder the asset-thieving weirdness of Jazztronauts, and figure out the best way to open a door!

Aug 14, 20182 hr 49 min

Giant Bombcast 543: Don't Truckshame Your Dad (Premium)

We talk at leeeength about the No Man's Sky NEXT update, along with this week's procedural platformer Chasm, tons of Nintendo sales data, cryptojacking, everyone's blood types, B-tier handhelds, and even more shower time.

Jul 31, 20182 hr 51 min

Giant Bombcast 542: Submarineway (Premium)

With the dry summer in full effect, we talk about our hopes for No Man's Sky NEXT, Dead Cells, and whatever that new Phantasy Star game is, along with Nintendo lawsuits, mobile money laundering, Street Fighter 6, and the return of shower habits.

Jul 25, 20182 hr 36 min

Giant Bombcast 541: Yerb Up! (Premium)

This week we have Ben's further Octopath travels, the new (old) Tempest, another trip to the Danger Zone, E3 emulator war stories, a Sonic/Tinder field report, the king of Kings, and the violent legacy of Panic Park.

Jul 17, 20182 hr 28 min

Giant Bombcast 540: Sailor Bruno Mars (Premium)

This week Jeff returns from Anime Expo with a travelogue you won't want to miss, plus Pocket Rumble, Jan's NJPW experience, the ArenaNet controversy, BioWare romance options, and one very questionable hoodie.

Jul 10, 20182 hr 38 min

Giant Bombcast 539: Summer Dump Zone (Premium)

What do Wreckfest, Fighting EX Layer, clickers du jour, Google game streaming, Metal Gear Solid 4, the impending Sonic the Hedgehog motion picture, and the NorCal apocalypse have in common? They're all discussed on this podcast!

Jul 03, 20182 hr 31 min

Giant Bombcast 538: Dashing Carburetor of the Owl (Premium)

As the summer heat sets in, cool off with some coooool topics like Lumines Remastered, The Crew 2, Mario Tennis Aces, Xbox and Nintendo's, uh, brandmance, and the latest from Akon, Tony Hawk, and Socks the Cat.

Jun 27, 20182 hr 28 min
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