Giant Bombcast
1,285 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 5.6K ratingsThe 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
848: REVENGEANCE (Concord Beta Impressions)
July 12, 2024 21:03 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBThis week on Bombcast Revengeance, we discuss our initial impressions on our short trip through Concord!
848: Lil Bangboo
July 09, 2024 19:08 - 2 hours - 113 MBHello 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
847: The Old Castle
July 02, 2024 20:08 - 2 hours - 120 MBEverything 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!
846: LITTLE CLOWN BOY
June 25, 2024 19:40 - 2 hours - 117 MBWe'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!
845: REVENGEANCE (Shadow of the Erdtree Mini-Review)
June 21, 2024 20:42 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWe're rounding out the week by bringing in Tam to talk about Shadow of the Erdtree and Lucy to talk about Tales of the Shire! After that, the Mount Rushmore of British game studios (innit)!
845: Elmo Particles
June 18, 2024 20:30 - 2 hours - 153 MBThis week, Bakalar, Grubb, Dan, Mike and Shawn get together to tell you all about their time exploring Pinball Spire, blowing up balls/nuts/nards in Sniper Elite 5, and playing a whole slew of Steam Next Fest Demos. After that, their full thoughts on the latest Nintendo Direct, more news, and EMAILS!
Giant Bomb @ Nite | Day 3 (2024)
June 13, 2024 07:33 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBJeff Grubb has brought the GB at Nite couch again to sunny Los Angeles, but this time we put it on a stage in front of a live audience! We've assembled some surprises, fun, and some heavy hitters for these segments on the couch! Segment 1: Brad Shoemaker, Mary Kish, Jason Schreier, John Drake, Patrick Klepek, Matt Rorie Segment 2: Parris Lilly, Elyse WIllems, Ify Nwadiwe, Alanah Pearce Segment 3: Tom Caswell, Lucy James, Tamoor Hussain, Emma Fyffe, Mike Minotti, Niki Grayson, Bailey Meyers, ...
Giant Bomb @ Nite | Day 2 (2024)
June 13, 2024 07:33 - 3 hours - 157 MBJeff Grubb and the whole Giant Bomb crew have brought a couch to Los Angeles for Summer Game Fest! Let’s fill it with friends and shenanigans in and around the industry. Segment 1: Simon Dasan, Seth Rosen, Sam Winkler Segment 2: Jake Steinberg, Jason Fanelli, Mark Medina, Taylor Cocke, Geuillermo Leoz Segment 3: Dash Oshry, Casper Van Dien, Celia Bee, David Kim, Ash Thukral, Trey Powell Segment 4: THE NASTY BOYS - Charlie Wacholz, Jesse Vitelli, Alex Van Aken, Eric Van Allen, Moises Taveras,...
Giant Bomb @ Nite | Day 1 (2024)
June 13, 2024 07:31 - 4 hours - 172 MBWE'VE LOADED UP THE COUCH WITH NOTHING BUT SUPERSTARS TO HELP CELEBRATE GEOFF KEIGHLEY'S SUMMER BIRTHDAY OF GAMES! Segment 1: and Mike Minotti, Lucy James, Tamoor Hussain | BACK ROW: Niki Grayson, Dan Ryckert Segment 2: Tom Caswell, Jake Dekker, Lexi Luddy | BACK ROW: Jill Grodt, Kurt Indovina Segment 3: Emma Fyffe, Wout van Halderen, Tom Ohle | BACK ROW: Del Walker, Ronell Crawford Segment 4: Ash Parrish, Alex, Joey Ferris | BACK ROW: Peter Hunt Szpytek, Diego Arguello
844: REVENGEANCE (Summer Game Fest Previews)
June 12, 2024 23:15 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBGrubb, Dan, Mike, and Niki got hands-on (and off) previews of Astro Bot, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and more at Summer Game Fest, so Shawn joins them to get all the juicy details just for you!
844: Mike Minotti's Hotel
June 12, 2024 05:28 - 2 minutes - 3.32 MBWe'll have a BCR later this week to properly discus the games that we saw at Summer Game Fest! For now we're going to rest up and recuperate from the wild weekend of Nite SHows!
843: Worked Wish
June 04, 2024 23:27 - 2 hours - 130 MBHEY! GIANT BOMB AT NITE IS ON 6/9 AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW! https://bit.ly/gbatnite We also chat about Mike's time with the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree impressions, Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip, some more time with Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, and more games! We also go over our hopes and predictions over what's coming this week during Summer Game Fest and the other happenings in games right now.
842: The Harada Line
May 28, 2024 19:33 - 1 hour - 109 MBThis week we recount Jan's misadventures backpacking for the first time, TurboShawn tells us all about his journey at Combo Breaker this year, we chat about Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, bumping our heads as we figure out Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, the hottest news in games, emails about side hustles and more!
841: Fair Use Brad Garrett
May 21, 2024 21:30 - 2 hours - 137 MBThis week we're all getting little sweet treats of ice cream while we chat about Cryptmaster, Dread Delusion, checking out the PC port of Ghost of Tsushima, and we get into our feelings on Senua's Saga: Hellblade II. We get all the way into news like GTA 6 coming out with a timeline, 2K bringing back a beloved franchise, Xbox reportedly greenlighting Ninja Theory's next game, and much more!
840: Tom Braider
May 14, 2024 22:05 - 2 hours - 154 MBThis week we continue learning about the community's passion for Disc Golf, get into why Mike broke his wrist, and finding out about Jeff Bakalar's most important animals. We chat about Animal Well, Mullet Madjack, Little Kitty Big City, and the Braid, Anniversary Edition! We also take the time to answer your emails and breakdown today's top stories in videogames.
839: REVENGEANCE
May 10, 2024 22:56 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBLet's end the week by talking about some fun indie games that popped off this week. We chat about Crow Country, Animal Well, a little bit of Indika, and some of Shawn's secret projects! This week we also crown the MOM OF THE YEAR!
839: Weird Bird Prison
May 07, 2024 19:49 - 2 hours - 145 MBThis week we start with the news with Microsoft shutting down the studios behind Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush, several Nintendo related stories like an upcoming direct, The Witcher 3's official mod editor launching, and more stories. We also wax poetically about Hades II, Abiotic Factor, Surmount, and Manor Lords!
838: Hibachi Enthusiasts
April 30, 2024 20:54 - 2 hours - 136 MBWe've got a full five stack today as we chat with Bailey about her continued adventures in Fallout, Michael Higham's time with SMT V: Vengeance and Sand Land, Jan finishing Stellar Blade, and Jeff Grubb fixing a Switch Lite. We also recap the news about Garry's Mod takedowns, Microsoft making moves as a publisher, and we answer all of your lovely emails!
837: REVENGEANCE (Stellar Blade Review w/ Imran Khan)
April 26, 2024 21:50 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBOur dear friend Imran Khan stops by to chat with Jan, Grubb, and TurboShawn about Stellar Blade and the Mount Rushmore of Character Action Games!
837: R1 to Brood
April 23, 2024 19:32 - 2 hours - 128 MBThis week we've got a whole pile of games to chat about as we talk about our time with Tales of Kenzara: Zau and how it stacks up to other Metroidvanias, Eiyuden Chronicles, Children of the Sun, playing games on your phone, the Hades II Tech Test, and more! We also chat about Embracer splitting up, PlayStation trophies heading to the PC, the ESA not defending libraries, more news stories, and YOUR lovely emails. Hobbit holes!
836: Grey the Hedgehog
April 16, 2024 19:40 - 2 hours - 128 MBThis week we chat about some more previews from Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Jan's time with Harold Halibut, Shawn's secret projects, Treasure Planet for the PlayStation 2, and trying to get into Fallout. We also chat about the reality of the PS5 Pro coming, a slew of Final Fantasy related news, Nintendo skipping Gamescom, and more!
835: REVENGEANCE
April 12, 2024 22:36 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBGrubb, Mike, Shawn, and Niki are here to tell you about their time so far in Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, The Rogue Prince of Persia, and Helldivers 2! After that, they run through the games they're most looking forward to in the rest of 2024!
835: Smack Blood Punch Wet
April 09, 2024 22:43 - 2 hours - 144 MBWith Jan out on assignment, Host Bakalar and Producer Grubb are joined by Shawn and Niki to talk about the Stellar Blade demo, Children of the Sun, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and more! After that, discussions about a possible new SOCOM game, Xbox moving towards new processors, and Persona fans' obsession with a bucket of green paint! The now-infamous Persona pic: https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/153/1530215/3567575-p25thspraypaintart.png
834: REVENGEANCE
April 05, 2024 23:04 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBGrubb, Mike, Shawn and Niki talk about their time in Dragon's Dogma 2, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and Content Warning! Afterwards, they do a console "fantasy draft" to craft the best "team" of PS1 games! Vote for your favorite of the 4 drafted consoles here: https://twitter.com/JeffGrubb/status/1776340289818431532
834: Velvet Sack
April 02, 2024 22:52 - 2 hours - 128 MBThis week we hit the green in a major way with Mario Golf! We also talk a bunch about Slice and Dice, the Stellar Blade Demo, more adventures in Dragon's Dogma 2, a grab bag of games from Shawn, and DIB going pro in Fortnite. We also give you the top headlines in video game news like Hollow Knight: Silksong reemerging, Silent Hill 2 getting rated, and more!
833: REVENGEANCE
March 29, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBJoin us in celebrating the end of the quarter as we (Jan, Grubb, Mike, and a little bit of Bailey) crown the Game of the Year, so far! We also chat about South Park: Snowday, the Stellar Blade Demo, and more stories in Dragon's Dogma 2.
833: CUTTER SLADE
March 26, 2024 19:56 - 2 hours - 132 MBWe're back from PAX East unscathed and ready to talk about South Park Snowday, Princess Peach Showtime, Outcast: A New Beginning, and our brief time with Dragon's Dogma 2! We also recap the hottest news like potential GTA 6 delays and read YOUR electronic mails!
832: Upgrade Your Balls
March 19, 2024 21:32 - 2 hours - 125 MBWe've got Mike Minotti and Bailey Meyers joining the pod this week while we talk about the Sandland and Pepper Grinder demos, another casino roguelike in Bingle Bingle, Bailey's time at sea with Skull & Bones, and Mike's continued quest on the Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero speed running charts. We also chat about PS5 Pro leaked details, Steam Families, Xbox Dev Kits popping up, and even more!
831: REVENGEANCE
March 15, 2024 21:29 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBDan, Jan, Grubb, and Mike get into the virtual squared circle to decide what occupies the Mount Rushmore for best wrestling games! We also chat a bit about Mario Golf, Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
831: Hi-Rizz Vest
March 12, 2024 20:21 - 2 hours - 136 MBThis week on the podcast we chat about our first two hours in Rise of Ronin, WWE2K24 being a pretty okay game, spinning yoyos in Penny's Big Breakaway, brief thoughts on Unicorn Overlord, and HotDog controllers! We also chat about the news from Mario Day, WB's insane business plans, and more!
830: Muddy Buddies
March 06, 2024 00:07 - 2 hours - 139 MBThis week, Jan, Bakalar, and Grubb are joined by Polygon & The Besties' Russ Frushtick to talk more about their adventures through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, and Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game! Following that, they cover the updates on the Nintendo vs. Yuzu case, EA's continued turmoil, a whole bunch of other news and of course, your emails!
829: Fantasian
February 28, 2024 15:07 - 2 hours - 154 MBThis week we chat extensively about more Balatro and some more talk about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth! We also squeeze in some Arzette and Unicorn Overlord chat as well. On top of that we cover the recent layoffs at Sony, a quick recap over the Pokemon Direct from this morning, and a whole slew of more news and emails!
828: REVENGEANCE
February 22, 2024 21:29 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBWe've got a full house today to chat about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth! Don't worry, because we dodge spoilers as Jeff Grubb, Lucy James, TurboShawn McDowell, Tamoor Hussain, Mike Minotti, and Emma Fyffe give their impressions on the game as a whole!
828: Like A Roll of Toilet Paper
February 20, 2024 22:13 - 2 hours - 121 MBJan's out for this one, so Host Bakalar and Producer Grubb join forces with Dan and Shawn to talk about cool indie games, the Switch 2's potential release window, and the glory of Baja Blast.
827: REVENGEANCE
February 16, 2024 22:22 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBWe got our dear friend from VGC News, Jordan Middler, on the podcast today to chat about games, the Switch 2, and whether or not Cloud Strife is popular!
827: Urn-ergy
February 13, 2024 21:09 - 2 hours - 118 MBThe Bombcast is for lovers! We chat about cards in Balatro, Bakalar's time with the dioramalike Harold Halibut, and how much we've been enjoying Helldivers 2! Grubb also explains the news such as Xbox's podcast, Switch 2 leaks, and even more news stories.
826: Whimsical Skips
February 06, 2024 22:14 - 2 hours - 142 MBLet's all give Grubb a warm welcome back to the pod as he graces us with swift skips in the morning. We're also graciously joined by KindaFunny's SnowBikeMike as we dive deep into a whole bunch of Xbox and other Microsoft news! We chat about playtime in games, a bit about Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Jan gets into poker trouble.
825: REVENGEANCE
February 02, 2024 22:11 - 1 hour - 69 MBIt's all Persona 3 Reload today as we had a deep chat and a mini "review" of P3R with Jan, TurboShawn, Mike Minotti, and our dear friend Michael Higham! We also chat a bit about Test Test Test, Penny's Big Breakaway, and Tekken 8 before we dive DEEP into Tartarus.
825: FOOTLONG FRIDAYS
January 30, 2024 21:51 - 2 hours - 141 MBBailey Meyers is back on the show as we chat about a whole slew of games! We continue talking about Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Tekken 8, Jan's brief time in Persona 3 Reload, and a whole bunch of small titles that Bailey checked out over the break! We also try our best to cover Microsoft's mass layoffs, a Deus Ex game being cancelled, Switch 2 rumors, and whether or not someone should precut our steaks!
824: REVENGEANCE
January 26, 2024 22:05 - 1 hour - 55 MBWe got Imran Khan, Lex Luddy, and Jesse Viteli in the building to talk about Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and our favorite numbskull: Ichiban Kasuga!
824: Year of the Segue
January 23, 2024 21:20 - 2 hours - 140 MBWe got our friend John Warren on the show today to chat about Glydr! Help control games with your feet! We also got a loaded plate of games while we chat about playing and all the things surrounding Palworld, the audacity and greatness of Tekken 8, and loving the island life in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth! We also tackle all of the week's biggest game news like the unfortunate Riot layoffs, Walmart throwing away physical games, and rumors of Shadow the Hedgehog's casting. Check out Glydr ...
823: REVENGEANCE
January 19, 2024 22:48 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBTurns out we also like things that aren't games! We bring you some of our favorite nongame stuff that we found or liked in 2023!
823: Cumulative File
January 16, 2024 22:10 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week we continue our positive chatter about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, we somehow are coerced to talk about wrestling for a portion of time, Jan gets into a new game called "Poker", and Shawn prepares for Tekken 8's eventual release and revisits some 3D fighters of yore. We also talk about the upcoming Elden Ring DLC, Dragon's Dogma 2 being newbie friendly, and more!
822: REVENGEANCE
January 13, 2024 00:02 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBWe got the whole gang here to review Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown AND to draft their picks in Giant Bomb's first ever Fantasy Critic league!
822: Derelict Mall
January 09, 2024 22:56 - 2 hours - 128 MBWe have our dear friend friend John "Super Eye Patch Wolf" to chat about In Stars and Time, his experience with Lies of P, a bit of Void Strangers, Jan's forray into exposure therapy with Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway, Asgard's Wrath II, Cobalt Core, and Grubb's time with Pacific Drive. We also chat about the possibility of a big Xbox game heading to other platforms, an upcoming Xbox Direct, and more!
821: REVENGEANCE
January 05, 2024 23:32 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBWe had a bit of a light gaming week on account of being busy, but Jeff, Jeff, Shawn, and Niki are still here to give you a nice, long (and sometimes heated) conversation about what we predict PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo will do in 2024!
821: YOU CAN'T KICK ME
January 02, 2024 23:08 - 1 hour - 99.6 MBJan's out sick for this one, so Bakalar's taking over as co-captain of the ship! We're starting the new year right by talking about how soda sucks, Gremlins 2 (apparently) rules, and as it turns out: We like playing video games. Following that, we chat about how into Kojima's weirdness we are, the Switch getting a flash cart, and Mickey Mouse joining the public domain (featuring the opinions of a couple of our friends).
820: Jogger Strats
December 26, 2023 16:25 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBWe at GBHQ are hoping you're having a wonderful Holiday break! We got together to put one more Bombcast in the chamber before the new year! Jeff, Jeff, and Jan chat about the 2024 games that they're most excited about!
819: Dirty JPEGs
December 19, 2023 21:10 - 2 hours - 87.6 MBWelcome to the last live Bombcast of the year! We have a great time zipping around in The Finals, reset our futures in God of War: Valhalla, and flip dwellings in House Flipper 2! We also have an extended chat about the unfortunate Insomniac leaks, the discovery of a possible Luigi in Super Mario 64, and your emails!
Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2023: BONUS MUSIC EPISODE
December 15, 2023 23:51 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBWe couldn't end Game of the Year season without deliberating on Best Game Music of the year! Listen along as we rediscover banger after banger and try our hardest to crown today's winner. Special thanks to YOU at home for hanging out this whole Game of the Year season. <3