

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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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!

Aug 13, 2025 • 2h 43min
903: No Souls
This week on the podcast, we recount Shawn's adventures in Las Vegas at this year's EVO and his time playing Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls and Invincible VS, the team's time with the Battlefield 6 beta, and even more games and news for your Tuesday!Check out Shawn's Virtua Fighter interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y13GVqUcOZAand Dan's SF travelogue here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_T8L6wQOysSupport us and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Aug 5, 2025 • 2h 12min
902: I LIKE SCREAMING
Jan's back from the woods and Mike's back from being on assignment, so they team up with The Jeffs to bring you a Bombcast filled with flights through space, wild pricing schemes, and haunted microphones.Support us and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jul 29, 2025 • 2h 48min
901: The Coolest Debra
Most of the team is out this week, so fill-in host Jeff Bakalar is joined by Jeff Grubb, TurboShawn, and our friend Jason Fanelli to chat about their continued adventures in Donkey Kong Bananza, what's next for Nintendo, and much, much more!Support us and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jul 22, 2025 • 2h 52min
900: Challenger Explosion Beanie Babies
900 EPISODES OF THE GIANT BOMBCAST! We talk about Y2Roll, Pokémon Friends, The Drifter, visiting Wizard Quest, and how great Donkey Kong Bananza has been so far. We also cover the biggest news stories like the Pokémon Presents, the new Marvel fighting game will be playable at Evo, Saber Interactive is making a Hellraiser game, and even more!Support us and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jul 15, 2025 • 2h 22min
899: BONUS HOLE
We continue hitting the track with our array of horse girls, blasting away at mycelium in Mycopunk, navigating through Maze Mice, beating the drums in Patapon 1 + 2 Replay, DOOM: The Dark Ages, and we get into a small spoiler discussion of Clair Obscur! We also recap the news and get to all of your lovely emails.

Jul 8, 2025 • 2h 45min
898: Deathtiny
We have Garrett Martin on the show to chat about pinball and launching Endless Mode! We also talk about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, the original Rygar, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Stole Time, more time in Splatoon 2, and we're off to the race tracks with Uma Musume: Pretty Derby! Grubb also recaps the hottest stories of the week and we read all of your lovely emails.Get more from Garrett at: https://www.endlessmode.com/Support us by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium: https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jul 1, 2025 • 2h 19min
897: Ethical Pugs
We're joined by the Big Dawg himself, Matt Rorie! This week we go into Dan digging Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and how this may affect GOTY season this year, Death Stranding 2 being a fun and odd romp, and some other little bits of games. We also cover the hottest news and answer all of your emails!Support Matt Rorie by following his Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRorie

Jun 24, 2025 • 2h 41min
896: Current Next Gen
Folks it's time to trek from Mexico to Austrailia as we talk about our time so far with Death Stranding 2, putting out fires in FBC: Firebreak, painting and splatting in Splatoon, the ups and downs of Pipestrello and the Cursed Yoyo, and getting sometime with Rematch. We also chat about the next generation of consoles slowly getting underway, some heat advisory for your Switch 2, Mario Kart World characters, and even more!