

Giant Bombcast
Giant Bomb
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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Oct 21, 2025 • 2h 28min
913: Brisqué Joke
 The hosts dive into their gaming habits, laughing about sleep routines and gaming in bed. They discuss the speedy combat and depth of Ninja Gaiden 4, plus share first impressions of the eerie aesthetics of Parasite Eve. Pokémon Legends Z-A gets explored, emphasizing its unique real-time combat and Royale mode. The conversation heats up over the ROG Xbox Ally's Windows challenges and the potential for a Pokémon pinball machine. They also share nostalgic thoughts on Atari's hardware comeback and debate the appeal of gaming content versus personal stories. 

Oct 14, 2025 • 1h 56min
912: Married... with Pikmin
 Mike took out Jan. It's finally happened. He's become too powerful. But hey, at least we have another podcast to take our minds off of it. Inside: Impressions of Absolum and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, a news roundup including a giant Pokemon leak, and of course... EMAILS!Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join 

Oct 7, 2025 • 3h 2min
911: Human Sandtrap
 It's GOLF WEEK but we still got a bunch of games to talk about! We get together to talk about Grubb finishing Baby Steps, Bakalar finishing Cronos, Hades II continuing to wow, Consume Me teaching us all valuable lessons, Steal the Brainrot dominating the brain space of the youth, and LEGO Party definitively being a better party game than Mario Party. We also catch up on the news and hit up all of your emails! 

Sep 30, 2025 • 2h 51min
910: Pig Bones
 We're back and not raptured at all! We got a whole slew of games to talk about like more Silent Hill f, Clover Pit, Ghost of Yotei, King's Quest 1, Baby Steps, Final Fantasy Tactics, Megabonk, and the biggest release: HADES II. We also chat about the EA Sale for $55 Billion, a new PS5 Pro, and more!Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join 

Sep 23, 2025 • 2h 39min
909: Jan Got Raptured
 Jan's back! Kind of! We hit a few tech snags while recording this one, BUT that didn't stop the usual crew from coming together to tell you all about the new Skate, Silent Hill f, Megabonk, and much more. After that, all the important video game news of the week (Kojima's making... A credit card?) and your emails! 

Sep 16, 2025 • 2h 40min
908: That Raw Ditto
 Jan's out on assignment, so BAD BOY OF GAMES MEDIA Mike Minotti is leading Grubb, Dan, and Shawn through discussions about getting knee-deep into Hollow Knight: Silksong, the recent Nintendo Direct cashing in on our nostalgia, all of your wonderful emailed topics of the week, and more! 

Sep 9, 2025 • 2h 57min
907: Canadian Wii
 We've got a full house today to talk about the Marvel Tokon Beta, Cronos: The New Dawn, finishing Riven, diving all the way into Sudoku, and how Silksong has done more than live up to the hype.HOLLOW KNIGHT: SILKSONG DISCUSSION FEATURING MINOR SPOILERS runs from roughly 1:24:12 to 1:56:28 (variable depending on how many ads you get beforehand).Today's episode is brought to you by our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support! 

Sep 2, 2025 • 2h 37min
906: Quesa-Dingo
 We're rolling out of a three day weekend and straight to the Bombcast! We chat about the Shinobi game, Gears Reloaded, Magic: the Gathering, Slay the Spire, and more games. We also chat about Nintendo having a direct very soon, Sony's live service Fairgames getting having more issues, Capcom and the Switch 2, a price for Hollow Knight: Silksong, and more!Today's episode is brought to you by our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support! 

Aug 26, 2025 • 2h 42min
905: Wettest Rocks
 We're packed with video game talk this week as we talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta, Dan's time with Chibi-Robo, Jan's Gamescom preview of Onimusha, Pragmata, and Resident Evil Requiem, Grubb nearing the end of Expedition 33, and how great Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is! We also recap other Gamescom stories, the delays that Silk Song is causing, and more!Today's episode is brought to you by our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support! 

Aug 19, 2025 • 2h 20min
904: A Dolphin Situation
 We're back and we're early today! We chat about Grubb starting Expedition 33, Raccoin Pusher, a couple of puzzles with Is This Seat Taken? and Voxelgram 2, and a bunch more games. We also chat about Bioshock 4, an actual Silksong announcement, and other news before Gamescom. Oh...and somehow we talk about War of the Worlds for a while....Today's episode is brought to you by our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support! 


