Giant Bombcast
1,285 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day 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
Giant Bombcast 08-09-2011
August 09, 2011 22:47 - 2 hours - 63.9 MBIt’s natural 20s for everyone as Patrick and Ryan testify about their time with The Witness, Vinny continues to be bewitched by The Witcher, and Brad gets physical with fruit. We also discuss the Borderlands 2 kerfuffle, Pandaren Brewmasters, and more!
Giant Bombcast 08-02-2011
August 03, 2011 00:30 - 2 hours - 74.8 MBWe blow your shirt clean off your back with over two-and-a-half hours of alcohol-fueled, nitro-burnin' funny podcast action! Scantron standardized tests! From Dust! Secret Caravella Podcasts! Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet! AND MORE!!!
Giant Bombcast 07-26-2011
July 27, 2011 00:30 - 2 hours - 71.6 MBEmail chaos continues to infect the Giant Bombcast as we try and discuss Vinny's tortilla-craft, Jeff's dysfunctional relationship with Catherine, Brad's affection for Starfox's vocal stylings, the fate of Mega Man, From Dust, Demolition Man, and more!
Giant Bombcast 07-19-2011
July 19, 2011 21:50 - 2 hours - 60.4 MBRyan reinvents the remix as we discuss Doom 3, Garcia Hotspur's Pepsi endorsement, socks and pillows, public pools and gas station bathrooms, and, of course, Bastion.
Giant Bombcast 07-12-2011
July 12, 2011 22:00 - 2 hours - 74.7 MBPatrick tells the tale of his first California Extreme, Jeff hates Applebee's, Vinny gets disturbed by American McGee, Brad gets carried in Starcraft, and Ryan's a goddamn narc.
Giant Bombcast 07-05-2011
July 06, 2011 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBThe boys recuperate from an amnesia-inducing holiday weekend with Puzzle Agent 2, Galaga Legions DX, thatgamecompany's Journey, and more!
Giant Bombcast 06-28-2011
June 28, 2011 20:44 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBWe celebrate a special birthday with a 100-foot lava man, wizard beef, controversial pie, the world's worst lapdance, Swery, and everyone's favorite, the United States Supreme Court. It's a party, y'all!
Giant Bombcast 06-21-2011
June 22, 2011 02:00 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBThe steamiest podcast heats up just in time for summer as we jam on inFamous 2, Origin.com, bad milk and worse steaks, Trenched, fake rumors about blood ninjas, Ocarina of Time, Wii U, stealing Redboxes, and more...girl.
Giant Bombcast 06-14-2011
June 15, 2011 00:44 - 2 hours - 60.8 MBAs if you didn't get enough Giant Bomb podcasting action last week, this week our E3 2011 PTSD is compounded by the release of Duke Nukem Forever, which, it turns out, is an actual game. Sorta. You know what? You should probably just listen.
Giant Bombcast E3 2011 Day Three
June 10, 2011 16:25 - 3 hours - 82.5 MBNo one man should have all this podcast!
Giant Bombcast E3 2011 Day Two
June 09, 2011 21:06 - 4 hours - 127 MBBy jove! What an extraordinarily long podcast!
Giant Bombcast E3 2011 Day One
June 08, 2011 19:54 - 4 hours - 121 MBMega64. Naughty Dog. Double Fine. David Jaffe. Rich Gallup. Four hours and twenty four minutes of the rawest, realest developer conversation you will ever hear.
Giant Bombcast E3 2011 Day Zero
June 07, 2011 15:40 - 3 hours - 92.5 MBWe welcome several special guests--including Braid creator Jonathan Blow, e & Stepto from Xbox, and Gary Whitta--while also covering the Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, and Sony press conferences.
Giant Bombcast 05-31-2011
June 01, 2011 02:08 - 2 hours - 77.9 MBIt's our last regularly scheduled Bombcast before the crew ships off to Los Angeles for E3! We cover men's haircuts, L.A. Noire, Call of Duty Elite, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, PlayStation Vita, and, of course, E3.
Giant Bombcast Pre-E3 2011 Edition
May 26, 2011 21:28 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBSpecial guest Michael "Pach-Man" Pachter joins Ryan, Jeff, and Patrick for this pre-E3 Bombcast full of predictions, hopes, fears, and more!
Giant Bombcast 05-24-2011
May 25, 2011 00:33 - 2 hours - 69.7 MBBrad messes around with his Windows Phone 7 phone, Jeff waxes rhapsodic about BioShock Infinite, Vinny buries himself in Witcher backlog, Ryan goes to a parade, and everyone stresses hard on E3 in this week's Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast 05-17-2011
May 18, 2011 00:16 - 2 hours - 73.6 MBIt's brown apples for everyone as we discuss the finer points of mustaches, sailboat brunches, the rich tradition of running through the park drunk and naked, and more. We also spend way, way too much time discussing Rockstar's latest, L.A. Noire.
Giant Bombcast 05-10-2011
May 11, 2011 01:31 - 2 hours - 71.7 MBWe build a scatological birdhouse in this week's Bombcast, discussing Lorne Michaels' royalties, Sony's E3 press conference, the burden of fruit trees, the controversial popcorn issue, foot food, and, of course, lobthtuh monthtuth.
Giant Bombcast 05-03-2011
May 04, 2011 01:16 - 2 hours - 71.2 MBWe re-open old Fable III wounds, get serious about Mortal Kombat fiction, spend an inordinate amount of time figuring out how to bring pizza to space, try and make sense of Jet's publishing/foreign language business, and more in this week's Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast 04-26-2011
April 27, 2011 01:54 - 2 hours - 69.7 MBBrad returns from Mexico with magical tales of free pool bars, Ryan dares Vinny to stop playing Dragon Age II, and Patrick helps us digest what has been an action-packed week in news in this week's edition of the Giant Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast Portal 2 Spoilercast!
April 24, 2011 15:02 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBRyan Davis sits down with Valve's Erik Wolpaw, Jay Pinkerton, and Chet Faliszek to discuss the inner workings of Portal 2. WARNING! Do not listen if you haven't finished Portal 2 yet. You will ruin Portal 2 for yourself.
Giant Bombcast 04-19-2011
April 19, 2011 23:19 - 2 hours - 68.5 MBWe get messy with Grandma's Cookies as the conversation leans towards less tawdry fare, like Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, Bethesda's open-world first-person shooter factory, vendor trash, Wii HD, and--surprise surprise--Mortal Kombat and Portal 2.
Giant Bombcast 04-11-2011
April 13, 2011 01:43 - 2 hours - 66.6 MBJeff, Vinny, and Dave take to the microphones to discuss the stupidity of kayaking, Capcom's recent announcements, that Persona 4 anime, and more.
Giant Bombcast 04-05-2011
April 06, 2011 01:38 - 2 hours - 64.8 MBBrad returns from his self-imposed exile, and we dazzle him--Rip-Van-Winkle-style--with tales of Mega Man Universe, the cancellation of The Agency, the rise and fall and re-rise of Majesco, GameStop going digital, Stardock confusion, and much more!
Giant Bombcast 03-29-2011
March 30, 2011 02:54 - 2 hours - 66.4 MBIt's your boy, the big dog pitbull, dropping' bombs on 'em with Zojirushi action journals, Dragon Age II economics, the 3DS launch, Pac-Man Battle Royale, Fight for Relief, Resident Evil, Duke Nukem delays, and more! Yo, rewind that!
Giant Bombcast 03-22-2011
March 23, 2011 00:34 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBThe World Champions of Podcasting are back at it again! Get your fill of Dragon Age II, premium Japanese thermoses, Philip K. Dick's insatiable appetite for amphetamines, Crysis 2, our first week with the Nintendo 3DS, and much more!
Giant Bombcast 03-15-2011
March 16, 2011 05:35 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBThe brave few that made it back from the Penny Arcade Expo with any serious longterm damage gather to discuss the games at the show along with our shiny new Nintendo 3DS, Prey 2, and the best way to smith up some rocks.
Giant Bombcast 03-08-2011
March 09, 2011 02:09 - 2 hours - 62.2 MBWe've got BurgerTime pathos, Shanghai McGee, Suda51's boner, the far-flung future of the Gathering of Juggalos, Beyond Good & Evil HD, spoiler Pokemon, Tiny Iwata, and more! Oh, and Max Schaefer stops by to talk about all things Torchlight. Strap it o
Giant Bombcast 03-03-2011 (GDC 2011)
March 06, 2011 22:19 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBJeff and Brad lure a fresh batch of guests into the Giant Bomb bar, including Jeremiah Slaczka, Ben Gilbert, John Vignocchi, John Bellomy, John Drake, and more! Listen in to this noisy podcast as we discuss Chicago, Japan, Tron threesomes, and GDC 2011.
Giant Bombcast 03-02-2011 (GDC 2011)
March 04, 2011 19:39 - 1 hour - 40.4 MBJeff and Brad are joined by guests for the first of our two podcasts from Game Developers Conference 2011. Hang out with us as we chat with Adam Sessler, John Pearl, Chris Remo, Patrick Klepek, and more!
Giant Bombcast 03-01-2011
March 01, 2011 18:18 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBBrad and Jeff went to the Microsoft showcase and have a lot to say about Batman: Arkham City, Gears of War 3, ketchup, and Vinny and Alex are here, too! WARNING: Nintendo downloads are also discussed.
Giant Bombcast 02-22-2011
February 23, 2011 00:49 - 2 hours - 60.1 MBVinny punishes himself with 10 more inexplicable hours of Demon's Souls, Jeff tries to buy the publishing rights to RBI Baseball, Brad celebrates American royalty on Presidents Day, Ryan denounces saxophones, and everyone yells on this week's Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast 02-15-2011
February 16, 2011 01:31 - 2 hours - 64.8 MBJeff and Ryan return from DICE with tales of chest models, Hollywood agents, outer space, and Facebook! We also discuss You Don't Know Jack, Stacking, Killzone 3, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Duke Nukem Forever, and more!
Giant Bombcast 02-08-2011
February 08, 2011 18:51 - 2 hours - 64.3 MBOur expert team of broadcasters bring you the Super Bowl wrap-up coverage you crave, hitting other hot topics like, Dead Space subtitles, Stanley Kubrick and Terry Gilliam vs. Buckaroo Bonzai, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, wizards, and more along the way!
Giant Bombcast 02-01-2011
February 02, 2011 01:14 - 2 hours - 62 MBDespite a compromised immune system, Ryan reclaims his rightful hosting duties, doing his best to keep it focused on Dead Space 2, Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2, the Sony NGP, and MMO pricing structures, and away from Jeff's insane Nintendo agenda. Ningenda?
Giant Bombcast 01-25-2011
January 26, 2011 02:45 - 2 hours - 64.5 MBWith Ryan planted firmly on the bench, Jeff steps into the role of host and there's nothing you can do to stop him. Nothing! Also, the 3DS and PSP2 are totally discussed in exhaustive detail and/or speculation! Can you possibly afford to miss this?
Giant Bombcast 01-18-2011
January 19, 2011 00:23 - 2 hours - 58 MBAlex Navarro tags in on this week's conversations about DC Universe Online's shortcomings, whatever “Macho Man” Randy Savage is up to these days, the unexplored qualities of the Charlie Sheen movie The Chase, Final Fantasy XIII-2, and much more!
Giant Bombcast 01-11-2011
January 12, 2011 00:25 - 2 hours - 64.6 MBJeff takes a break from his go-kart training to join our discussions of kill room aesthetics, earthquakes, Predator tech support, Mel Blanc oral reports, Borderlands sadism, ilomilo pronunciation, crank calls, crypto, and 3DS redesigns. Plus, a contest!
Giant Bombcast 01-04-2011
January 04, 2011 20:23 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBRyan, Vinny, and Brad are joined by a very special flaxen-haired guest in this, our inaugural Bombcast of 2011! We return from our holiday break with heartwarming tales of family togetherness and... actually, it's mostly just games.
Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2010: Day Six
December 30, 2010 20:15 - 2 hours - 69.4 MBAnd lo, the sixth seal was broken, and it revealed our Best Game Room Release, Best Motion-Controlled Game, Worst Game of the Year, Most Disappointing Game, Best Multiplatform Game, and our 2010 Game of the Year!
Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2010: Day Five
December 30, 2010 20:14 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBOur descent into madness is almost complete as we enter day five of our deliberations, where we choose winners for The Northies - Best Performance by Nolan North, Best Competitive Multiplayer, Best Ending, the Take a Break Award, and Best PS3-Only Game.
Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2010: Paul Barnett's Top 10
December 24, 2010 17:58 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBEA Mythic's Paul Barnett brings some holiday cheer and his top 10 games of 2010.
Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2010: Day Four
December 24, 2010 17:38 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBWe pass the point of no return in our deliberations, which today include Character We'd Most Like to Party With, Dave's Eastern Bloc Game of the Year, Worst Trend, Best Story, and Best DS-Only Game.
Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2010: Day Three
December 24, 2010 17:37 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBWho will be the first to snap as we enter day three of our Game of the Year deliberations, which include Most Ridiculous Use of FMV, Most Improved Franchise, Most Egregious Use of Product Placement/In-Game Advertising, Worst Accent, and Best Wii-Only Game
Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2010: Day Two
December 24, 2010 17:35 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBThe battle continues with Best Downloadable Add-On, Best Co-Op, Best Download-Only Game, Best-Looking Game, and Best Xbox 360-Only Game.
Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2010: Day One
December 24, 2010 17:28 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBWe open up our deliberations with 2010's 2009 Game of the Year, Best New Character, Best Original Song, Best Debut, and Best PC-Only Game.
Giant Bombcast 12-21-2010
December 21, 2010 23:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBHey 2010! Put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye with this all-emails edition of the Giant Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast 12-14-2010
December 14, 2010 20:42 - 2 hours - 74.5 MBWe match three with PopCap's own Jeff Green, who joins us for this week's discussions of adult-themed Bejeweled, our Doritos Game of the Year, Andy Serkis' one-man show, inventing ancient artifacts for Uncharted 3, and much more!
Giant Bombcast 12-07-2010
December 08, 2010 01:28 - 2 hours - 66.4 MBGet your meat-eaters license, it's another episode of the Giant Bombcast! This week we put Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood to rest, address annoying save mechanics, catch up with Wesley Snipes, and more. There really are Bombcasts for every occasion!
Giant Bombcast 11-30-2010
November 30, 2010 21:23 - 2 hours - 64.1 MBWe return from the Thanksgiving break ready to discuss milk and Pepsi, Ezio’s posse, expert Foley work, Rosetta Stone-induced panic, Tron, Japanese smooth jazz, Brad’s introduction to drifting, speed stacking, and more!