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 02-02-2010
February 02, 2010 23:54 - 2 hours - 60.7 MBIt's Groundhog Day, so you know what that means: endless conversations about Mass Effect 2 and Star Trek, with just enough Brian Doyle Murray peppered in to keep things interesting. What is this, Miami Beach?
Giant Bombcast 01-26-2010
January 27, 2010 01:24 - 2 hours - 59.1 MBWe prove our love of talking about Star Trek Online and Mass Effect 2, while also touching on Bad Company 2, Spec Ops, Tony Hawk's next RIDE, and more. We also answer the question, “who in this picture's the duck, and who's wearing the powdered wig?"
Giant Bombcast Mass Effect 2 Edition
January 20, 2010 19:58 - 17 MBWe sit down with BioWare's Casey Hudson to discuss Mass Effect 2's sci-fi inspiration, DLC, sexy aliens, the BioWare doctors, and more.
Giant Bombcast 01-19-2010
January 20, 2010 02:49 - 2 hours - 59.3 MBWe shake things up quite literally with weird Japanese drinks, Dark Void, our ideal Star Trek game experience, multiplayer Assassin's Creed, FPS hindsight, meat virgins, video game baby names, and much more in this week's Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast 01-12-2010
January 13, 2010 00:15 - 2 hours - 62.7 MBWe fortify this week's Bombcast with coffee additives as we discuss the finer points of snuggies for golems, slow-motion breakdancing, The Legend of Darksiders, Fallout 3 and Mass Effect 2 spoilers, BioShock 2, the appeal of 3D, NBA Jam, and more!
Giant Bombcast 01-05-2010
January 06, 2010 02:55 - 2 hours - 58.1 MBWe return from the holiday break ready to discuss important topics like the right way to say 2010, Vinny's Steam sale bender, Brad's first impressions of Fallout 3, the return of Wrex, the legacy of NBA Jam, and much more in this week's Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2009 Deliberations
January 01, 2010 23:59 - 3 hours - 102 MBWe spend nearly four hours debating which games deserve to win Giant Bomb's 2009 platform awards, as well as our overall Game of the Year, in this mammoth Bombcast.
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2009, Day Five
December 31, 2009 18:43 - 8.54 MBWe finish off this metric Willennium with our picks for 2009's Best New Non-Player Character, Best Performance By Nolan North, Most Disappointing Game, Best Competitive Multiplayer, and Weirdest game.
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2009, Day Four
December 30, 2009 19:58 - 6.27 MBIn today's Game of the Year update we talk about downloads, Soulja Boy, big-ass ramps, classic revivals, and more!
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2009, Day Three
December 29, 2009 19:56 - 6.35 MBWhat do Eastern Europe, villainy, terrible games, DLC, and guilty pleasures all have in common? Listen here to find out!
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2009, Day Two
December 28, 2009 19:13 - 4.94 MBWe explain our choices for Best Debut, Best Co-Op, Best Use of Zombies, Best Graphics, and Best Ending for Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2009.
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2009, Day One
December 27, 2009 17:39 - 4.84 MBWe discuss the nominees for 2009's 2008 Game of the Year, Most Divisive Game, Best Song In A Non-Rhythm Game, Best Late Title Card, and Best Original Soundtrack, and how we came to our winners.
Giant Bombcast 12-22-2009
December 23, 2009 05:23 - 2 hours - 57.6 MBWith videogames all curled up in their holiday hibernation, we turn to you, the listener, to help us pad out two hours of freeform nonsense in this all-email holiday edition of the Bombcast! Special thanks to coffeesash for the holly-jolly holiday theme.
Giant Bombcast 12-15-2009
December 16, 2009 04:42 - 2 hours - 62.7 MBIt's nothing but drunk Santas, MKII arcade machines, fluid dynamics, James Cameron's Avatar, Swedish cowboys, Akham Asylum Too, the limits of Drew's Halo knowledge, and Game of the Year preparations in this week's Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast 12-08-2009
December 09, 2009 02:39 - 2 hours - 64.1 MBGather 'round the ole Bombcast for tales of pagan Christmas tree rituals, suicide eff bombers, enemy trains, Le Saboteur, dice rolls in Star Wars: The Old Republic, Medal of Honor's modern warfare, the most common achievement names, and so much more!
Giant Bombcast 12-01-2009
December 02, 2009 02:56 - 2 hours - 60.5 MBAll the tryptophan and cheese-covered car keys in the world can't stop us from going on about cursing at the end of the world, Assassin's Creed II, underestimating kids, Dragon Age: Origins, and the bittersweet return of Metro City mayor Mike Haggar.
Giant Bombcast 11-24-2009
November 24, 2009 23:46 - 2 hours - 67.1 MBLet the Giant Bombcast guide you through this hectic holiday week with conversations on turkeys full of toothpaste, the pros and cons of Fresno, Assassin's Creed II, light-gun semantics, the last days of Pandemic, and more! Brought to you by Corningware!
Giant Bombcast 11-17-2009
November 18, 2009 03:00 - 2 hours - 59.6 MBWe celebrate the last big week of the holiday release season with discussions of the Dragon Age, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, more Modern Warfare 2 chatter, Super Street Fighter IV, the fate of Chicago Ted in Left 4 Dead 2, Assassin's Creed II, and more!
Giant Bombcast Modern Warfare 2 Edition
November 14, 2009 03:09 - 1 hour - 33 MBIt's a Giant Spoilercast as we discuss many of the specifics of the single-player experience in Modern Warfare 2.
Giant Bombcast 11-10-2009
November 11, 2009 03:39 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBBrad has fun in Chinatown, Jeff flashes his firmware, Ryan gets Rabbid, Vinny returns a changed man, and we all talk a lot of Modern Warfare 2 in this week's edition of the Giant Bombcast.
Giant Bombcast 11-03-2009
November 04, 2009 02:18 - 2 hours - 65.8 MBFriend of Giant Bomb Jared Rea sits in for discussions of Jeff's pretty robot girlfriend, the perceived benefits of gold rhythm game controllers, the parallels between Sailor Moon fighting games and jazz music, Hideo Kojima's love of Twilight, and more!
Giant Bombcast 10-27-2009
October 27, 2009 22:14 - 2 hours - 62 MBIt's a show for the over-sophisticated and the under-sophisticated as we discuss trucks and villains in Uncharted 2, Prototype's shelf life, the bitter gift of Demon's Souls, Modern Warfare on the Moon, Xbox Experience 3.0, deep-fried sandwiches, and so m
Giant Bombcast 10-20-2009
October 21, 2009 01:13 - 2 hours - 61.3 MBThe Giant Bomb staff sounds off on Brutal Legend, Borderlands, The Beatles: Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero 5, wrestlers vs. cars, Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 PC drama, and DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO DOMO!
Giant Bombcast 10-13-2009
October 14, 2009 03:25 - 2 hours - 67.4 MBCapcom's Adam Boyes and freelance troublemaker John Vignocchi join the crew for some rowdy, champagne-fueled shouting about the downfall of Midway, Demon's Souls, Forza 3, Chuck D, Brutal Legend, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and more in this week's Bombcast
Giant Bombcast 10-06-2009
October 07, 2009 04:21 - 2 hours - 61.8 MBWith the taste of Modern Warfare 2 on our lips we set our sights on the PSPgo, the world's largest pinball expo, the acrimony of Work Time Fun, Uncharted 2, Lego Bowie, night-vision goggles in TrackMania 2, the PlayStation Threemote, and much more!
Giant Bombcast 09-29-2009
September 30, 2009 02:33 - 2 hours - 65.3 MBThe Giant Bombcast rocks out with more Arkham Asylum conversation, our first DJ Hero hands-on experience, Jeff's undying love of video pinball, our TGS 2009 highlights, Super Street Fighter IV, our continuing Splinter Cell: Conviction drama, and more!
Giant Bombcast 09-22-2009
September 23, 2009 04:44 - 2 hours - 66.7 MBWe hold it down stateside with Gears of War energy drinks as we discuss ODST and the future of Halo, TrackMania 2, the failings of Scribblenauts, Modern Warfare 2 perks, the realities of Rock Band Network, life after the Endurance Run, and more!
Giant Bombcast 09-15-2009
September 16, 2009 04:03 - 2 hours - 65.7 MBThe first four missions of Halo 3: ODST, Need for Speed: SHIFT, the best way to scratch an Xbox 360 disc, the awesomeness of sleep, and Courtney Love's internet insanity are just a few of the topics on this week's edition of the Giant Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast 09-08-2009
September 09, 2009 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBWe look back at some of our personal highlights from PAX09, discuss the relative merits of The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5, and warn of the perils of playing Doom on a plane, and much more in this week's edition of the Giant Bombcast.
Giant Bombcast PAX Edition
September 05, 2009 17:04 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBWe kick it Sea-town style with Kotaku's Stephen Totilo, 38 Studios' Rich Gallup, Obsidian Entertainment's Matthew Rorie, Harmonix Music Systems' Alex Navarro, and Blizzard Entertainment's Bob Colayco in this surprisingly orderly PAX edition Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast 09-01-2009
September 02, 2009 01:23 - 2 hours - 67.4 MBThe fantastic foursome is back in effect with the outlaw economics in Borderlands, playing like an a-hole, life after the PS3 Slim, The Bat-Man, The Final Destination, DJ AM, Marvel vs. Disney, and more! Brought to you by the Vietnam Corporation!
Giant Bombcast 08-25-2009
August 26, 2009 02:02 - 2 hours - 61.1 MBWith Jeff on vacation we bring Drew to the table for discussions of the subtle art of people getting sliced in half, sequence breaking in Shadow Complex, Jim Raynor vs. the devil, Pandaren Brewmasters, the PS3 Slim, and, of course, Peter Molyneux's balls.
Giant Bombcast 08-18-2009
August 19, 2009 02:10 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBSince we're not allowed into Germany for reasons we'd rather not discuss, we stay home and chat about Shadow Complex, the strategery of Brütal Legend's multiplayer, the Wolfenstein timeline, Brad's exciting QuakeCon trip, Limerick Island, and much more!
Giant Bombcast 08-11-2009
August 12, 2009 00:56 - 2 hours - 60.3 MBThis week we welcome arcade enthusiast and friend of Giant Bomb Jared Rea to the table for conversation about EVO cliques, Korean rhythm games, Guitar Hero 5, Spielberg's Halo, 50 Cent in Modern Warfare 2, Michael Cera in everything, and more!
Giant Bombcast 08-04-2009
August 05, 2009 01:30 - 2 hours - 61.1 MBThis week's Bombcast covers the life and death of The Matrix Online, the storied history of Sierra On-Line, the games that Gearbox is (and isn't) making, the psychology of holiday game releases, swords, and other pressing topics of the utmost importance!
Giant Bombcast 07-28-2009
July 29, 2009 03:35 - 2 hours - 61.2 MBBrad returns from the glorious Carolinas for discussions of bo-rounds, 'Splosion Man, the correct pronunciation of Sidhe, King of Fighters XII, San Diego Comic-Con, Microsoft's Halo plans, candy bars, PAX 09, and other nonsense!
Giant Bombcast 07-21-2009
July 21, 2009 21:52 - 2 hours - 58 MBWe recover from Friday night's funcaholism in tonight's episode of Everybody Loves Bombcast with Wii Sports Resort, Evo 2009, the correct pronunciation of Karateka, toast guns, Shadow Complex, night vision goggles, Rock Band Network, and more!
Giant Bombcast 07-14-2009
July 15, 2009 01:55 - 2 hours - 58.5 MBWe cover the infinite beards of California Extreme, the wrong way to move into a new apartment, UFC vs. EA, and the glorious returns of Monkey Island, MechWarrior, and Command & Conquer in this week's edition of the Giant Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast 07-07-2009
July 08, 2009 03:08 - 2 hours - 58.2 MBA slow-ass news week leads to discussions of open-world fatigue, Brad's honorable ancestry, Tales of Monkey Island, 1 vs. 100, Asteroids: The Movie, a sequel to Super Mario Bros. 2, and air horns. So very, very many air horns.
Giant Bombcast 06-30-2009
July 01, 2009 03:00 - 2 hours - 58.7 MBWhat do Chris Cashman, Starcraft rap songs, Fallout/Doom crossovers, the fury of the BioWare doctors, different approaches to motion controls, and the future of Midway all have in common? Listen to this week's Giant Bombcast to find out!
Giant Bombcast 06-23-2009
June 24, 2009 02:18 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBWe chop it up with Dave on the topics of Martian gorillas, necklaceness versus necklessness, Bobby Brown, modded Tiger Woods controllers, more Natal nonsense, Activision's grisly corporate ladder, among others. Caution: HOT!
Giant Bombcast 06-16-2009
June 17, 2009 02:57 - 2 hours - 59 MBJeff has conflicted feelings towards Vince Vaughn, Vinny loses sleep to Trash Panic, Brad gets incensed at this week's DSiWare offerings, and Ryan recovers from too much weekend fun in this week's episode of your favorite in-flight shopping magazine.
Giant Bombcast 06-09-2009
June 09, 2009 22:06 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBWe try to keep things brief as we collect our thoughts on E3 2009 and discuss Jack Tretton's affinity for steaks, stock E3 conversations, spider ants, gun scorpions, the power of sequels, and what we're playing now that the show's over.
Giant Bombcast E3 2009 Day Three
June 05, 2009 07:07 - 2 hours - 56.7 MBWe close out the show with special guests from Pandemic Studios and Mythic Entertainment.
Giant Bombcast E3 2009 Day Two
June 04, 2009 16:01 - 2 hours - 63.6 MBWe're not gonna lie: guests from Capcom, GRIN, Gamasutra, and Jellyvision make this hands-down the craziest Bombcast ever.
Giant Bombcast E3 2009 Day One
June 03, 2009 08:55 - 1 hour - 54 MBWe're joined by Obsidian's Matthew Rorie as we discuss the Nintendo and Sony press conferences, much of Activision's offerings, Mass Effect 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Supreme Commander 2, and more!
Giant Bombcast MicroCast @Activision 06-02-2009
June 02, 2009 23:01 - 2.3 KBJeff and Ryan give a quick update from the Activision booth.
Giant Bombcast MicroCast 06-02-2009
June 02, 2009 16:10 - 2.3 KBJeff and Ryan discuss what they think they know about Nintendo's upcoming press conference.
Giant Bombcast E3 2009 Day Zero
June 02, 2009 08:02 - 1 hour - 41 MBWe reflect on the Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft press conferences. Also, pizza!
Giant Bombcast Microcast 06-01-2009 AM
June 01, 2009 16:25 - 2.3 KBJeff and Ryan discuss what they think they know about Microsoft's upcoming press conference.