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Giant Bombcast

1,285 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 23 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 Giant CODcast: Black Ops II

May 02, 2012 05:00 - 22.1 MB

We interrogate Jeff about his recent visit to Treyarch and his first impressions of Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Giant Bombcast 05-01-2012

May 01, 2012 22:55 - 2 hours - 77.5 MB

Close the shades, lock the door, and enjoy this May Day Bombcast in private as we discuss The Walking Dead, Trials Evolution, Asura's Wrath, and more. Your pal Clippy, of course, just likes to watch.

Giant Bombcast 04-24-2012

April 25, 2012 02:51 - 2 hours - 58.8 MB

Ryan's out and we have no idea how any of this works, but we still manage to get Johnny on the phone near the end. Oh, and we talk about Prey 2, God of War, Prototype 2, Bloodforge, and more Fez!

Giant Bombcast 04-17-2012

April 17, 2012 17:28 - 2 hours - 69.7 MB

New father Vinny Caravella returns to the Giant Bombcast with champagne wishes and baby-deathwatch dreams! We also talk a whole lot about FEZ, Kickstarter, The Witcher 2, and more.

Giant Bombcast The Walking Dead

April 12, 2012 01:45 - 52 minutes - 24.4 MB

Ryan and Patrick are joined by Telltale's Richard Iggo and writer Gary Whitta to discuss The Walking Dead.

Giant Bombcast 04-10-2012

April 10, 2012 19:36 - 2 hours - 72 MB

Still exhausted from PAX East 2012, our laconic commentators muster up all they've got to discuss Capcom's latest, the non-ironic appeal of Bud Light Lime, gong ownership, and more.

Giant Bombcast PAX East 2012

April 10, 2012 12:14 - 1 hour - 43.7 MB

We make friends, enemies, and plenty of ska music during our Saturday night panel at the Penny Arcade Expo East 2012!

Giant Bombcast 04-03-2012

April 04, 2012 02:00 - 3 hours - 83 MB

It's All-You-Can-Eat Soup, Salad, and Breadsticks night on the Giant Bombcast as special guest Giancarlo Varanini traces his storied career, Brad laments the Kinect Star Wars experience, Patrick and Ryan talk horror, and much more!

Giant Bombcast 03-27-2012

March 27, 2012 21:02 - 2 hours - 80.3 MB

This week's discussions of Kid Icarus, Dragon's Lair, Operation Raccoon City, Guild Wars 2, Journey, Asura's Wrath, pizza tycoons, and Prey 2 will not leave you indifferent!

Giant Bombcast 03-20-2012

March 21, 2012 02:13 - 2 hours - 68.9 MB

Coming to you, live, from Television City in Hollywood, it's The Giant Bombcast!!!

Giant Bombcast 03-13-2012

March 14, 2012 01:13 - 3 hours - 93.8 MB

We celebrate Chili Day with loads of Mass Effect 3 talk, some Street Fighter X Tekken, thatgamecompany's Journey, and, of course, plenty of Pokémon poop-flinging tactics.

Giant Bombcast 03-06-2012

March 07, 2012 05:18 - 2 hours - 70.6 MB

We burn the midnight oil with GDC 2012, Indie Game: The Movie, Mass Effect 3, Street Fighter X Tekken, I Am Alive, Steele Battalion: Heavy Armor, Fable: The Journey, Halo 4, Trials Evolution, Max Payne 3, and Assassin's Creed III.

Giant Bombcast Mass Effect 3 Edition

March 01, 2012 01:45 - 48 minutes - 22 MB

The Master of Mass Effect Casey Hudson stops by to give us the full briefing on Commander Shepard's final mission.

Giant Bombcast 02-28-2012

February 29, 2012 02:14 - 2 hours - 72.8 MB

Giant Bomb's own Dave Snider joins us to talk mechs, head tracking, and fools going wild on livestreams.

Giant Bombcast 02-21-2012

February 22, 2012 00:47 - 2 hours - 72.4 MB

Join us for some compelling post-Presidents-Day discussion of flight sticks, Dear Esther, Syndicate, Assassin's Creed III, Karateka, The Darkness vs. Alan Wake, Hoarders vs. Storage Wars, Laugh-In vs. Hee-Haw vs. You Can't Do That On Television, and more!

Giant Bombcast 02-14-2012

February 14, 2012 23:30 - 3 hours - 87.4 MB

Join us for a laid-back vibe session with Valentine's Day stab wounds, The Darkness II, virtual pinball wish lists, the highs and lows of the Vita launch, Blizzard vs. Valve, and that whole, crazy-ass Double Fine/Kickstarter thing.

Giant Bombcast 02-07-2012

February 07, 2012 20:35 - 2 hours - 70.4 MB

We deliver insightful coverage of Jedi ghosts, in-depth Super Bowl commercial analysis, the superiority of off-brand Zelda, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, good stupid vs. bad stupid in Resident Evil, Final Fantasy naming conventions, and more!

Giant Bombcast 01-31-2012

January 31, 2012 23:28 - 3 hours - 86.2 MB

Ranger Rick's Tumblr, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, close encounters with Dan Aykroyd, Soul Calibur V, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Resident Evil: Revelations, Jeff's space-garbage-and-murder-slingshot election ticket...yeah. It's a weird week.

Giant Bombcast 01-24-2012

January 25, 2012 01:49 - 2 hours - 69.8 MB

What do chewy tannins, Chicago sports, warm fronts, makin' cables, Steven Tyler, the Crypt Keeper, SSX, and Resident Evil 6 all have in common? You'll have to listen to this week's episode of the Giant Bombcast to find out!

Giant Bombcast 01-17-2012

January 18, 2012 03:18 - 3 hours - 88.4 MB

A penny for your thoughts on Skyrim bugs, Star Trek Online, Hitman: Absolution, SOPA, and more.

Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb's GOTY 2011: Supplemental

January 12, 2012 20:28 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MB

Electronic Arts' Paul Barnett explains his top 10 games of 2011, brought to you by the letter D.

Giant Bombcast Amalur Edition

January 11, 2012 21:39 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MB

Ryan and Brad sit down with Big Huge Games' Ken Rolston and Joe Quadara to discuss Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, dungeon masters, Curt Schilling's fastball, and more!

Giant Bombcast 01-10-2012

January 10, 2012 19:46 - 2 hours - 69 MB

Go green with this week's Giant Bombcast as we welcome Jeff and Patrick back to the show and discuss Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild Wars, Skyrim, and the great Petaluma pizza drought. There won't be a heart left beating!

Giant Bombcast 01-03-2012

January 04, 2012 02:35 - 2 hours - 67.1 MB

We ease back into things for the Deuce Dizzy with talk of earthquake preparedness, Game of the Year behind the scenes, townhouse barbecuing, cutting the cable, and, you know, maybe some games!

Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb's GOTY 2011 Deliberations: Day Five

December 30, 2011 17:00 - 3 hours - 110 MB

We finish out our regular categories before facing off in a tense game of Russian roulette as we whittle down Giant Bomb's top 10 games of 2011.

Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb's GOTY 2011 Deliberations: Day Four

December 29, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

Things turn straight-up Real World ugly as discuss our choices for Best Download-Only Game, Best Co-Op, Best Story, Most Disappointing, and Best Remake/HD Update. WHO WILL GET VOTED OUT OF THE HOUSE???

Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb's GOTY 2011 Deliberations: Day Three

December 28, 2011 17:29 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB

Supplies begin to run low and panic sets in as we frantically decide Best Competitive Multiplayer, Best Use of Nolan North, and more!

Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb's GOTY 2011 Deliberations: Day Two

December 27, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

Things heat up on day two as we choose our winners for Skylander of the Year, Best Debut, Best Surprise, Best Sky Game, and Best Use of a Licensed Song.

Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb's GOTY 2011 Deliberations: Day One

December 26, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

We kick off our annual verbal knife fight with 2011's 2010 Game of the Year, Best Mission/Level, Best New Character, Dave's Eastern Bloc Game of the Year, and Best Music.

Giant Bombcast 12-20-2011

December 20, 2011 21:25 - 2 hours - 69.2 MB

Just in time for the holidays, we discuss Skyrim on the PlayStation 3, Trine 2, the Japanese Vita launch, the future of full-motion video, and our first days with Star Wars: The Old Republic. Plus, emails galore!

Giant Bombcast 12-13-2011

December 13, 2011 20:52 - 3 hours - 87.8 MB

We work out the kinks in Vinny's diabolical plan to clone the Beatles, talk Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning with Brad, reminisce about rap tapes, and generally spend way, way too much time discussing the Spike TV VGAs on this week's Bombcast!

Giant Bombcast 12-06-2011

December 06, 2011 21:34 - 2 hours - 80.5 MB

Vinny makes his triumphant return with tales from the suburbs, Patrick cruises Internet chat rooms, Brad catches Black Friday Fever, Ryan hates giant laptops, Jeff craves Texas toast, and everyone plays Saints Row: The Third.

Giant Bombcast 11-29-2011

November 29, 2011 23:56 - 2 hours - 73.9 MB

Alex Navarro joins us for post-Thanksgiving discussions of Rodian roadies, finding asylum in Raider Nation, hair security, shark punching, the great Zelda switcheroo, Mario Kart 7, tugging' vs. dumpin', Spec Ops: The Line, and more!

Giant Bombcast 11-22-2011

November 23, 2011 01:49 - 2 hours - 77.2 MB

Tested.com’s Will Smith brings his signature word pronunciations, Patrick goes back to NASbraska, Jeff talks high-level Blitz play, Brad runs HDMI cables, and Ryan gets serious about Ultranationalism in this week’s Bombcast!

Jeff, Vinny and Dave - 11/18/11

November 19, 2011 01:32 - 1 hour - 96.1 MB

Jeff, Vinny and Dave talk about the YouTube migration and also eat a Turkey leg.

Giant Bombcast 11-15-2011

November 16, 2011 01:12 - 2 hours - 81.2 MB

Nearly three hours of Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Need for Speed: The Run, and more!

Giant Bombcast 11-08-2011

November 08, 2011 23:37 - 2 hours - 76.1 MB

Get all cozy with a nice, piping-hot 40, and join us for some heated conversation about our experiences with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Saints Row: The Third, RAGE, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and much more!

Giant Bombcast 11-01-2011

November 02, 2011 00:02 - 2 hours - 79.7 MB

We nurse our fun-size Halloween hangovers with the Bat-man, Rocksmith, Battlefield 3, Uncharted 3, horror movies, and, of course, an inappropriate amount of candy.

Giant Bombcast 10-25-2011

October 25, 2011 22:32 - 2 hours - 68.7 MB

We make breakthroughs on Brad's crippling Altoids addiction and Jeff's crippling Skylanders addiction, while also covering Batman's ethics, Rocksmith, learning to type the old-fashioned way, Battlefield 3, Uncharted 3, BlizzCon, and more! Je m'appelle Tra

Giant Bombcast 10-18-2011

October 19, 2011 01:03 - 2 hours - 74.2 MB

We talk Transformers, Skylanders, Resistance 3, Rage, Skyrim, Max Payne 3, Russian Martian Bears, Double Fine Happy Action Theater, Dance Central 2, Just Dance 3, Batman, Batman, and, you guessed it, Batman, all on this week’s Giant Bombcast!

Giant Bombcast 10-11-2011

October 12, 2011 02:25 - 2 hours - 74.1 MB

It's Muppets vs. monsters, Wipeout vs. Wipeout, and Forza 4 vs. Trackmania 2 on this week's Giant Bombcast. We also cover the multiple layers of griefing in Dark Souls, Dead Rising canon, bad comic book games, and more. And Brad Shoemaker is here!

Jeff and Dave - 10/07/11

October 12, 2011 01:27 - 1 hour - 97 MB

The first archived episode of the Whiskey Media Radio Show starts with a David Bowie song from premium member Whitney. Somehow, it gets weirder from there.

Giant Bombcast 10-04-2011

October 05, 2011 01:11 - 2 hours - 72.4 MB

Ol’ Vinny “Two Pens” Caravella gives us the whole Dark Souls rigmarole, Jeff returns from Vegas with the latest on Syndicate, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, SSX, and Need for Speed: The Run, and we misinterpret Occam’s Razor in the grossest way po

Giant Bombcast 09-27-2011

September 28, 2011 02:30 - 2 hours - 80.1 MB

With Jeff in Vegas, Ryan, Vinny, Patrick, and Brad explore the limits of microphone clipping, Total Recall technology, marathon Gears of War 3 horde sessions, the mystery of From Software, AMC's Breaking Bad featuring Rage from id Software, and the raw, u

Giant Bombcast 09-20-2011

September 21, 2011 00:22 - 2 hours - 66.7 MB

Gears of War 3 is out today! So we talk about Gears of War 3. A lot. Turns out, we have no idea what a cog actually is! We're a little more knowledgable about TrackMania 2, Burnout CRASH!, Resident Evil 4, and Renegade Ops, though.

Giant Bombcast 09-13-2011

September 14, 2011 01:43 - 2 hours - 63 MB

We recover from the Second Annual Big Live Live Show: Live! with Infinite Vinnys, technology acronyms for idiots, ManiaPlanet’s insane potential, Johann Sebastian Joust, the new 360 dashboard, The Gunstringer, the dire state of the 3DS, Syndicate, and m

Giant Bombcast 09-06-2011

September 07, 2011 02:18 - 2 hours - 67.8 MB

Pickles, Daggerfall, Warhammers, Driver: San Francisco, Dead Island, Resistance 3, Rock of Ages, and, oh, did we mention? The Second Annual Whiskey Media Big Live Live Show Live is happening this Friday!

Giant Bombcast 08-30-2011

August 31, 2011 02:05 - 2 hours - 64.7 MB

We escape the gravitational pull of the PAX Firefall booth with no shortage of inscrutable inside jokes, as well as some thoughts on Fez, Word Fighter, Charlie Murder, Borderlands 2, Super Monday Night Combat, and much more!

Giant Bombcast 08-23-2011

August 23, 2011 22:11 - 2 hours - 80.6 MB

We kick off Comedy Relief 2011 with Richard Belzer, Judy Tenuta, The Witcher 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, TrackMania 2, free-to-play fighting games, Tetris Battle Gaiden, Street Fighter III, Ridge Racer Unbounded, and much much more!

Giant Bombcast 08-16-2011

August 16, 2011 20:11 - 2 hours - 73.2 MB

Jeff returns from his exile of silence to weigh in on the Summer of Disappointment, Patrick scratches an itch, Brad goes free-to-play, and Ryan catches the MOBA bug, plus Steam trading, Creative Suite: Global Offensive, and more in this week’s Bombcast!

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