

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 2, 2024 • 1h
851: REVENGEANCE (Fantasy Critic Recap)
We got a two man pod today as Shawn and Jan chat about the layoffs at Game Informer, the retro phone games that Shawn is playing, and they recap where everyone stands so far in this year's Fantasy Critic league!__________________Magic Mind:Offer Code: BOMBCAST20https://magicmind.com/bombcast

Jul 30, 2024 • 2h 12min
851: Weinerville
This week we continue the spurring Liquid Death discourse as Jan recounts his travels to San Diego Comic-Con, Dan explains the intricacies of Demon Slayer Sweep the Board, Mike talks about his Star Wars Outlaws preview, and we all gush about Thank Goodness You're Here. We also talk about the biggest news in gaming like the WoW team unioninzing, SAG-AFTRA calling for a strike against video game companies, Astro Bot controller getting revealed, and much more!

Jul 26, 2024 • 1h 6min
850: REVENGEANCE (The Mount Rushmore of Mario Party Minigames)
Grubb, Dan, Mike, and Shawn are finishing the week by talking to y'all about their time with Marvel Rivals, Final Fantasy VI, and Nintendo World Championships. After that, they decide the Mount Rushmore of Mario Party minigames!

Jul 24, 2024 • 57min
849: REVENGEANCE
This week on Bombcast Revengeance, we discuss our initial impressions of Nintendo World Championships NES Edition and draft teams of the best video game animals!

Jul 23, 2024 • 2h 46min
850: POTENT
We're well-travelled this week as Jan recounts his travels in Japan and Shawn talks about his time going to EVO 2024! The gang talks about the NYT Mini crossword, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition taking over lives, and Concord being simply okay. We also talk about the biggest stories in video game news and all of your emails! JEANS!

Jul 16, 2024 • 2h 29min
849: Government-Mandated Mario
Grubb, Dan, Mike and Shawn are here to talk to you about getting into FromSoftware games, the return of weird Capcom, and almost losing to a baby in Mario Party. After that, good discussions about a slow news week, and your emails!

Jul 12, 2024 • 46min
848: REVENGEANCE (Concord Beta Impressions)
This week on Bombcast Revengeance, we discuss our initial impressions on our short trip through Concord!

Jul 9, 2024 • 2h 3min
848: Lil Bangboo
Hello to our lil bangboos! Dan and Grubb are back! We talk about vacationing, getting our faces scooped out, hot pulls in Zenless Zone Zero, Star Wars Hunters, odd naming conventions in Super Monkey Ball, Hollow Knight, and Psychonauts! We also catch up on all the hot video game news and all of your emails!For all your Metal Gear Scanlon rewatching needs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXlhzeWIuTHLfGvMnnWLJK3DRLQwcTpwd

Jul 2, 2024 • 2h 11min
847: The Old Castle
Everything is breaking down but the Bombcast persists! We chat about Until Then, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Dragon Age: Inquisition, a little bit of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, and some more Shadow of the Erdtree! We also get through today's top stories in games such as the Dead Rising remaster, Switch 2 woes, a new Crazy Taxi, and more!

Jun 25, 2024 • 2h 8min
846: LITTLE CLOWN BOY
We're back and refreshed to chat about our current adventures in Shadow of the Erdtree, disassociating in 1000x Resist, and Lucy shares a whole slew of impressions on various games (This Bed We Made, The Alters, Still Wakes the Deep, and Fallen Aces). Grubb breaks down all of the hottest stories in video games and also all of your lovely emails!


