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Giant Bombcast

1,285 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 15 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 5.6K ratings

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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Episodes

Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2017: Day Two Deliberations

December 26, 2017 16:00 - 5 hours - 144 MB

Day two brings cheer, nog, Best Multiplayer, Hottest Mess, Best Surprise, and Best Music.

Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2017: Day Two Deliberations (Premium)

December 26, 2017 15:59 - 5 hours - 144 MB

Day two brings cheer, nog, Best Multiplayer, Hottest Mess, Best Surprise, and Best Music.

Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2017: Day One Deliberations

December 25, 2017 16:00 - 4 hours - 115 MB

Ye olde video game arguments commence with 2017's Old Game of the Year, Best Shopkeeper, Most Disappointing Game, and Best Looking Game.

Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2017: Day One Deliberations (Premium)

December 25, 2017 15:59 - 4 hours - 115 MB

Ye olde video game arguments commence with 2017's Old Game of the Year, Best Shopkeeper, Most Disappointing Game, and Best Looking Game.

Giant Bombcast Seasons Greetings From Giant Bomb

December 22, 2017 15:59 - 6 minutes - 4.91 MB

A message of thanks, and some quick housekeeping on our upcoming Game of the Year schedule.

Giant Bombcast 512: Nectar From Hector

December 19, 2017 23:47 - 2 hours - 70.6 MB

Procedural building maintenance can't stop us (for long) from talking about the greatest of the Jaguar, competitive Catherine, how to Get Over It, eggs any style, crypto-gamer-cash, and your final emails of 2017.

Giant Bombcast 511: Baby in a Jar

December 12, 2017 21:24 - 2 hours - 56.3 MB

It may be December, but there's plenty of news in the wake of the Game Awards and PSX. Also: PUBG on Xbox, the Monster Hunter World beta, Fighting EX Layer, Slurpee opportunities, and more!

Giant Bombcast 511: Baby in a Jar (Premium)

December 12, 2017 21:20 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

It may be December, but there's plenty of news in the wake of the Game Awards and PSX. Also: PUBG on Xbox, the Monster Hunter World beta, Fighting EX Layer, Slurpee opportunities, and more!

Giant Bombcast 510: Ken's Alpha Hair

December 07, 2017 18:00 - 2 hours - 72 MB

We take a break from GOTY deliberations to talk about... other video games, the Mario cereal, improv teams, Mega Men, old arcade boards, and undercover narcs!

Giant Bombcast 509: Tom Nook's Grim Rictus

November 28, 2017 22:28 - 2 hours - 81.8 MB

Our impossibly full studio brings you a chaotic discussion of the games of the day, live trivia play, the dire state of loot boxes, the meats of the Mushroom Kingdom, and the ongoing mystery of the fingernail bandit.

Giant Bombcast 508: Xfinity Heavy Industries

November 21, 2017 23:44 - 2 hours - 75.9 MB

Loot boxes keep rearing their randomized heads all through this podcast, but we also manage to chat at length about our GOTY cram lists, Battle Chef Brigade, the perilous fate of the Trap Trebek, baby shampoo taste tests, and definitely not what the best

Giant Bombcast 508: Xfinity Heavy Industries (Premium)

November 21, 2017 23:43 - 2 hours - 74.8 MB

Loot boxes keep rearing their randomized heads all through this podcast, but we also manage to chat at length about our GOTY cram lists, Battle Chef Brigade, the perilous fate of the Trap Trebek, baby shampoo taste tests, and definitely not what the best

Giant Bombcast 507: Mon Martha

November 14, 2017 22:18 - 2 hours - 65.9 MB

This week we're cramming in games new and old, from Battlefront II and Mario Odyssey to Nier and Horizon, with a dash of EA acquisitions, Mario movies, Xbox One X sales, prank call analysis, discarded Sega hardware, and a brand new producer!

Giant Bombcast 507: Mon Martha (Premium)

November 14, 2017 22:14 - 2 hours - 65.3 MB

This week we're cramming in games new and old, from Battlefront II and Mario Odyssey to Nier and Horizon, with a dash of EA acquisitions, Mario movies, Xbox One X sales, prank call analysis, discarded Sega hardware, and a brand new producer!

Giant Bombcast 506: CornFights.com

November 07, 2017 23:43 - 2 hours - 78.2 MB

This week it takes us two hours to talk through all the big new releases flying to and fro, and that's before we even get to Blizzcon news, industry downsizing, trophies 4 cash, the perfect Street Fighter, and historic Monopoly scams.

Giant Bombcast 506: CornFights.com (Premium)

November 07, 2017 23:30 - 2 hours - 76.9 MB

This week it takes us two hours to talk through all the big new releases flying to and fro, and that's before we even get to Blizzcon news, industry downsizing, trophies 4 cash, the perfect Street Fighter, and historic Monopoly scams.

Giant Bombcast 505: Put the Suit Jacket On, It's Time!

November 01, 2017 00:54 - 3 hours - 82.7 MB

Greg Chiller... sorry, Miller joins us for a terrifying Halloween show full of Wolfenstein II, Mario Odyssey, Sony's Paris Games Week showing, the fate of the Visceral Games, and some really bad costumes.

Giant Bombcast 505: Put the Suit Jacket On, It's Time! (Premium)

November 01, 2017 00:50 - 2 hours - 82.7 MB

Greg Chiller... sorry, Miller joins us for a terrifying Halloween show full of Wolfenstein II, Mario Odyssey, Sony's Paris Games Week showing, the fate of the Visceral Games, and some really bad costumes.

Giant Bombcast 504: Tell Kent's Wife Where the Stuff Is

October 25, 2017 00:11 - 3 hours - 89.1 MB

Virtual Reality's own Will Smith joins us to gab about Fire Emblem Warriors, PUBG hacks, secret Switch firmware, new Hitman stuff, old Xbox games, more storage units, and the recent allegations roiling the industry.

Giant Bombcast 504: Tell Kent's Wife Where the Stuff Is (Premium)

October 25, 2017 00:10 - 3 hours - 88.5 MB

Virtual Reality's own Will Smith joins us to gab about Fire Emblem Warriors, PUBG hacks, secret Switch firmware, new Hitman stuff, old Xbox games, more storage units, and the recent allegations roiling the industry.

Giant Bombcast 503: Virtual Kevtris

October 18, 2017 00:45 - 2 hours - 76.3 MB

This week's scrappy show covers Gran Turismo Sport, The Evil Within 2, Super NES wizardry, the shocking closure of Visceral Games, the latest VR goings on, runaway segment music, and your emails!

Giant Bombcast 503: Virtual Kevtris (Premium)

October 18, 2017 00:40 - 2 hours - 74.9 MB

This week's scrappy show covers Gran Turismo Sport, The Evil Within 2, Super NES wizardry, the shocking closure of Visceral Games, the latest VR goings on, runaway segment music, and your emails!

Giant Bombcast 502: Bad Wood

October 10, 2017 23:41 - 2 hours - 78 MB

We've come through the smoke and flame to talk about Shadow of War (and its loot boxes), the truth about Mugman, Street Fighter V's Arcade Edition, many much Gundam Versus, shower spiders, Erik Estrada, and disturbing genetic facts.

Giant Bombcast 502: Bad Wood (Premium)

October 10, 2017 23:40 - 2 hours - 77.4 MB

We've come through the smoke and flame to talk about Shadow of War (and its loot boxes), the truth about Mugman, Street Fighter V's Arcade Edition, many much Gundams, shower spiders, Erik Estrada, and disturbing genetic facts.

Giant Bombcast 501: Wavy Tube Physics

October 03, 2017 23:19 - 2 hours - 80.4 MB

The spookiest month begins with indie favs like Steamworld Dig 2 and Cuphead, a Destiny 2 raid post-mortem, Forza progression woes, Red Dead 2 trailer impressions, bootleg Star Fox 2 carts, and your b-mails!

Giant Bombcast 501: Wavy Tube Physics (Premium)

October 03, 2017 23:14 - 2 hours - 78.9 MB

The spookiest month begins with indie favs like Steamworld Dig 2 and Cuphead, a Destiny 2 raid post-mortem, Forza progression woes, Red Dead 2 trailer impressions, bootleg Star Fox 2 carts, and your b-mails!

Giant Bombcast 500: Half Jax

September 27, 2017 00:20 - 2 hours - 77 MB

After pondering the advanced age of this podcast, we get back to business with Ruiner, Hob, Destiny 2 raid prep, Battle Royale beef, hopes and dreams for Borderlands 3, and thoughts on our tolerance for cold nuggs.

Giant Bombcast 500: Half Jax (Premium)

September 27, 2017 00:13 - 2 hours - 76.7 MB

After pondering the advanced age of this podcast, we get back to business with Ruiner, Hob, Destiny 2 raid prep, Battle Royale beef, hopes and dreams for Borderlands 3, and thoughts on our tolerance for cold nuggs.

Giant Bombcast 499: The Huge Dudes

September 20, 2017 00:17 - 2 hours - 75.7 MB

Ben and Jason gives us a deep dive on Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, we try to shake our endgame Destiny 2 addiction, the words "Grand Theft Auto VI" are spoken, and Tokyo Game Show looms!

Giant Bombcast 499: The Huge Dudes (Premium)

September 20, 2017 00:15 - 2 hours - 73.5 MB

Ben and Jason gives us a deep dive on Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, we try to shake our endgame Destiny 2 addiction, the words "Grand Theft Auto VI" are spoken, and Tokyo Game Show looms!

Giant Bombcast 498: Cat Spanker's Alley

September 12, 2017 23:49 - 2 hours - 79.1 MB

This week it's hard to talk about anything besides Destiny 2, but we also touch on Fortnite's Battlegrounds, the second coming of the NES Classic, bad YouTube behavior, worthless video game systems, Mario's embrace of the bourgeoisie, and Kinects in casin

Giant Bombcast 498: Cat Spanker's Alley (Premium)

September 12, 2017 23:48 - 2 hours - 77.7 MB

This week it's hard to talk about anything besides Destiny 2, but we also touch on Fortnite's Battlegrounds, the second coming of the NES Classic, bad YouTube behavior, worthless video game systems, Mario's embrace of the bourgeoisie, and Kinects in casin

Giant Bombcast 497: Tasteful but Stupid

September 05, 2017 23:15 - 2 hours - 68.2 MB

PAX pox and heat waves can't stop us from convening for some real early Destiny 2 impressions, more on Mario + Rabbids, a quick PAX indie roundup, musings about mobile Puzzle Fighter, and the grave injustice of SNES cart reproductions.

Giant Bombcast 497: Tasteful but Stupid (Premium)

September 05, 2017 23:13 - 2 hours - 66.6 MB

PAX pox and heat waves can't stop us from convening for some real early Destiny 2 impressions, more on Mario + Rabbids, a quick PAX indie roundup, musings about mobile Puzzle Fighter, and the grave injustice of SNES cart reproductions.

Giant Bombcast 496: SiN Is My Half-Life

August 29, 2017 23:02 - 2 hours - 78 MB

This week we talk about kinky rabbids, the Half-Life that wasn't, martial arts Dark Souls, the Switch voice chat boondoggle, the crime of butter on sandwiches, and your emails!

Giant Bombcast 496: SiN Is My Half-Life (Premium)

August 29, 2017 23:01 - 2 hours - 77.4 MB

This week we talk about kinky rabbids, the Half-Life that wasn't, martial arts Dark Souls, the Switch voice chat boondoggle, the crime of butter on sandwiches, and your emails!

Giant Bombcast 495: Sludge Trudgin'

August 22, 2017 23:25 - 3 hours - 82.8 MB

We've played a ton of games and now we're talking about 'em! Among them are Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Sonic Mania, Agents of Mayhem, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Monster Hunter: World, Dauntless, and MatterFall. Also: Gamescom! Also: scorpions!

Giant Bombcast 495: Sludge Trudgin' (Premium)

August 22, 2017 23:20 - 2 hours - 82.4 MB

We've played a ton of games and now we're talking about 'em! Among them are Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Sonic Mania, Agents of Mayhem, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Monster Hunter: World, Dauntless, and MatterFall. Also: Gamescom! Also: scorpions!

Giant Bombcast 494: Fievel Fight

August 15, 2017 23:25 - 2 hours - 77.6 MB

This week we round up as many new releases as we can, like Sonic Mania, Starcraft Remastered, and Matterfall, run down the end of the International, ponder card games, weigh in on scorpions and Riff Raff, and try on our best accents.

Giant Bombcast 494: Fievel Fight (Premium)

August 15, 2017 23:20 - 2 hours - 77.2 MB

This week we round up as many new releases as we can, like Sonic Mania, Starcraft Remastered, and Matterfall, run down the end of the International, ponder card games, weigh in on scorpions and Riff Raff, and try on our best accents.

Giant Bombcast 493: Boosh! It's a Mess

August 08, 2017 23:29 - 2 hours - 65.6 MB

We ruminate on Hellblade's intimate handling of psychosis, gush about Mossmouth's new game reveal, take sides in the Splatfest civil war, lust after crates full of miniskirts, and check in with Scottish Ben, all on this week's Bombcast!

Giant Bombcast 493: Boosh! It's a Mess (Premium)

August 08, 2017 23:27 - 2 hours - 65.6 MB

We ruminate on Hellblade's intimate handling of psychosis, gush about Mossmouth's new game reveal, take sides in the Splatfest civil war, lust after crates full of miniskirts, and check in with Scottish Ben, all on this week's Bombcast!

Giant Bombcast 492: Plug Into TV

August 01, 2017 23:18 - 2 hours - 59.2 MB

GameSpot's Peter Brown pops in to chat about retro topics big and small, from the mini-Genesis boondoggle to prototype Ataris and five-figure Super Mario carts, along with the hottest games of the day like Tacoma, Pyre, Sundered, and maple syrup corndogs.

Giant Bombcast 492: Plug Into TV (Premium)

August 01, 2017 23:15 - 2 hours - 58.3 MB

GameSpot's Peter Brown pops in to chat about retro topics big and small, from the mini-Genesis boondoggle to prototype Ataris and five-figure Super Mario carts, along with the hottest games of the day like Tacoma, Pyre, Sundered, and maple syrup corndogs.

Giant Bombcast 491: Just a Bowl of Dough

July 25, 2017 23:02 - 3 hours - 82.8 MB

Fresh off the state fair, noted Australian Ben regales us with tales of '90s bands and corndogs before we sink our teeth into Pyre, Splatoon 2, Kingsway, Fortnite, the Pokemon Go kerfuffle, the pitfalls of nostalgia, and a quick lesson on some slang from

Giant Bombcast 491: Just a Bowl of Dough (Premium)

July 25, 2017 23:00 - 2 hours - 82.4 MB

Fresh off the state fair, noted Australian Ben regales us with tales of '90s bands and corndogs before we sink our teeth into Pyre, Splatoon 2, Kingsway, Fortnite, the Pokemon Go kerfuffle, the pitfalls of nostalgia, and a quick lesson on some slang from

Giant Bombcast 490: Sometimes Pepperoni, Sometimes Hot Dog

July 18, 2017 22:45 - 2 hours - 68.2 MB

A strange odor wafts through the halls of Giant Bomb, so we huddle in the podcast studio to chat about Splatoon 2, the Ataribox, all the action at EVO, the end (?) of the Miiverse, and the unexpected return of Casey Hudson.

Giant Bombcast 490: Sometimes Pepperoni, Sometimes Hot Dog (Premium)

July 18, 2017 22:40 - 2 hours - 68.2 MB

A strange odor wafts through the halls of Giant Bomb, so we huddle in the podcast studio to chat about Splatoon 2, the Ataribox, all the action at EVO, the end (?) of the Miiverse, and the unexpected return of Casey Hudson.

Giant Bombcast 489: Cash 4 Wrestling

July 11, 2017 23:05 - 2 hours - 58.1 MB

The dog days of summer are upon us, and with them quick impressions of the new Fire Pro, more gushing over Battlegrounds, some light Splatoon 2 chat, the whereabouts of Bobby Kotick, reflections on old tweets, and a totally authoritative discussion about

Giant Bombcast 489: Cash 4 Wrestling (Premium)

July 11, 2017 23:00 - 2 hours - 57.7 MB

The dog days of summer are upon us, and with them quick impressions of the new Fire Pro, more gushing over Battlegrounds, some light Splatoon 2 chat, the whereabouts of Bobby Kotick, reflections on old tweets, and a totally authoritative discussion about

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