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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May 21, 2019 • 2h 51min
Giant Bombcast 584: Bend It Like Blevins
We all ponder lucrative careers as Fortnite players and/or makeup influencers before instead discussing the ESA's turmoil and the future of E3, additional time with Rage 2, Oculus Quest, more Mario Maker, and the fate of Jean-Luc Cougar.
May 14, 2019 • 2h 36min
Giant Bombcast 583: "Under the Top!"
This week we dive into Rage 2's vaguely pink wasteland, Mordhau's medieval kombat, loot box legislation, Tetris downloads, the new Ghost Recon, the old Final Fantasy, that jerk Bulbasaur, and what makes a hoodie a hoodie.
May 7, 2019 • 2h 39min
Giant Bombcast 582: It's 4:20 Somewhere!
It's a little slow on the new games dropping front but we talk about Ben and Jan's trip to the movies, what's legal in Denver, Xbox's Community Standards, the Video Game Hall of Fame, and more!
Apr 30, 2019 • 2h 40min
Giant Bombcast 581: Six on the Face
MK11 continues to dominate the office, but we also mix in Forager, the latest spate of video game labor issues, Mario styli, cartridge fetishism, controller evolution, Steven Tyler's knife, and... that trailer.
Apr 23, 2019 • 2h 42min
Giant Bombcast 580: Where Is Kidd Thunder?
We've really got Mortal Kombat on the brain this week, but we also make time for Steamworld Quest, Iron Man VR, the latest pre-E3 console news, strangers in hotel rooms, influencer influencers, and the mysterious case of the flying crab.
Apr 16, 2019 • 2h 31min
Giant Bombcast 579: BATS NOT BALLS
Sony details the next PlayStation out of nowhere and it isn't even the most contentious topic of the week! Respawn's Star Wars, Janina Gavankar's Horizon leak, genuine Sanwa parts: this podcast has it all.
Apr 9, 2019 • 2h 36min
Giant Bombcast 578: Chrome-Ass GameCube
After the requisite Wrestlemania wrap-up, we drive dangerously, test our falconry skills, hit max level in D.C., go to MiSTer school, ponder the Smurf reproductive system, and listen to one very special Soundcloud.
Apr 2, 2019 • 2h 54min
Giant Bombcast 577: Google Doggie Kruger
With PAX in the rearview mirror, we get serious about E3 speculation and the future of game consoles and streaming, then even more serious about Power Rangers, then even MORE serious about owning a Dig Dug machine.
Mar 26, 2019 • 2h 41min
Giant Bombcast 576: I Sometimes Play the Switch
This week we die more than twice in Sekiro, pop back into The Division 2, and play more of BaBa Is You. We also share stories about Jan's time on a farm, whether or not Jason's eye is fine, and fondly remember "YOUR SOUL IS MINE".
Mar 19, 2019 • 2h 16min
Giant Bombcast 575: Thousand-Player Battle Royale
Google finally takes the lid off Stadia, its streaming platform, and we're excited and terrified. Also: MK11, BaBa Is You, Hypnospace Outlaw, chameleons, a ranking of chips, super cocaine, and Rich Gallup!
