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Giant Bombcast

1,285 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 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 735: This is Miyamoto

April 26, 2022 23:12 - 2 hours - 163 MB

Tuesday means it's time to talk about slots in Luck Be a Landlord, chips in Endcycle VS, Unreal Championship 2, Mario movie delays, a grip of Ubisoft updates, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 734: Level 37 Fedora

April 19, 2022 22:22 - 2 hours - 147 MB

It's Tuesday so it's time to talk about games! This week we talk about the newly released Playdate, finishing Stranger of Paradise, Sega's SUPER GAME INITIATIVE, Jason Momoa, Nintendo Leaks, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 733: They Old

April 12, 2022 22:31 - 2 hours - 140 MB

EVERYONE CLAP YOUR HANDS because there is a new Kingdom Hearts in the horizon! We also talk about the upcoming BugSnax, Nintendo Switch Sports, Astral Ascent, Jitsu Squad, Gundam Evolution, and all your gaming and Magic Castle news!

Giant Bombcast 732: Semi-Husband

April 05, 2022 22:20 - 2 hours - 155 MB

This week we get on about a new LEGO Star Wars game, explore Norco, Jeff finishes Tunic, as well as covering the cancellation of E3, a new Monkey Island, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 731: The Gouda Project

March 29, 2022 23:23 - 2 hours - 161 MB

This week we have a MOUTHFUL of games including Kirby and the Forgotten land, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, and more adventures in Tunic. We also recap the new PlayStation Plus updates, delays, GUNDAMS, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 730: Gamesmonger

March 22, 2022 23:11 - 2 hours - 142 MB

Dry those hands before you touch our fuzzy controllers! We dive more into the Chaos of Stranger of Paradise, get wild in the Weird West, tackle the mysteries of Tunic, and all the games news of the past week!

Giant Bombcast 729: Cancelling Time

March 15, 2022 23:10 - 2 hours - 151 MB

HEY YO! We're back to talk about our short time with GhostWire: Tokyo, we dipped into CHAOS in Stranger of Paradise, finishing Symphony of the Night, Nintendo opening up a new theme park, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 728: Loan Wolves

March 08, 2022 22:32 - 2 hours - 148 MB

We hop out of the car cafe to chat about Gran Turismo 7, the state of sports entertaining in WWE 2K22, our continued adventures in Elden Ring, tiles in Triangle Strategy, Epic buying Bandcamp, and all of this week's news!

Giant Bombcast 727: Gabe Juice

March 01, 2022 23:06 - 2 hours - 150 MB

We welcome GameSpot's Tamoor Hussain to discuss all things Elden Ring and also to chat about the current state of reviewing games. We also talk about Babylon's Fall, the new Pokémon generation, Steam Deck impressions, and updates with Street Fighter!

Giant Bombcast 726: Grey Soda of Video Games

February 23, 2022 00:17 - 2 hours - 156 MB

This week we've got our lingering thoughts on Horizon Forbidden West, some preview notes on Elden Ring, along with news on the Nintendo eShop closing, the new PSVR helmet, and the thick wizard from Street Fighter 6.

Giant Bombcast 725: Mr. Boo

February 16, 2022 00:03 - 2 hours - 165 MB

We're back! We discuss Horizon Forbidden West, Dying Light 2, King of Fighters XV, recap the previous Nintendo Direct, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 724: Gaba-Ghouls

February 08, 2022 22:52 - 2 hours - 164 MB

This week Jess talks about her preview with Ghostwire Tokyo, Jeff takes shrooms in Dying Light 2, getting old in Sifu, and we breakdown this week's whirlwind of news!

Giant Bombcast 723: Fuzzy Crime

February 01, 2022 23:58 - 2 hours - 157 MB

Put your Warface on everyone! We talk about the new Pokémon Legends: Arceus, continued adventures in Cruelty Squad, Sony buying Bungie, Wordle getting acquired, and even more!

Game of the Year: Day 3

January 28, 2022 22:50 - 3 hours - 189 MB

It's all lead up to this, we craft the site's Top 10 and crown Game of the Year!

Game of the Year: Day 2

January 27, 2022 22:47 - 3 hours - 168 MB

On Day 2 we deliberate 2021's "Best Styyyyyyyle", "Best Looking", "Best Switch Game That Isn't On Switch (Yet)", and "Most Disappointing"! We also briefly glance at what our collective Top Ten could be!

Game of the Year: Day 1

January 26, 2022 22:33 - 2 hours - 156 MB

We begin Day 1 of Game of the Year Deliberations with "Best Letter", "Chillest Game, Brah", "Best Time Loop Game", and "Best Music"!

Giant Bombcast 722: Suck Point Suck

January 25, 2022 23:11 - 2 hours - 146 MB

We sneak in one more Bombcast before Game of the Year deliberations pop off. We throw blows in Windjammers 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction, updates on the Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard situation, along with your emails!

Giant Bombcast 721: Doctor Hockey

January 18, 2022 22:39 - 2 hours - 142 MB

So much news this week we needed another Jeff! Jeff Grubb joins us as we breakdown the news of Microsoft buying Activision-Blizzard, Hitman 3 Year 2, an Italian Senate kerfuffle, and even some games!

Giant Bombcast 720: For Answer

January 11, 2022 22:55 - 2 hours - 140 MB

The Giant Bombcast is back! This week we discuss our current game backlogs, E3 2022 being cancelled, 500 hour long video games, and Limp Bizkit!

Giant Bombcast 719: Volunteer Spirit

January 04, 2022 23:37 - 2 hours - 146 MB

No better way to ring in the new year than another episode of the Giant Bombcast! We talk about the hottest releases like Titanfall 2, Teardown, as well as GoldenEye rumors, Final Fantasy delays, and of course NFTs.

Giant Bombcast 718: The Sandler Squad

December 28, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 98.8 MB

We can't end the year without one more Bombcast! To cap off the year we read your emails and talk about Adam Sandler for an extended period of time!

Giant Bombcast 717: Scams and Flams

December 21, 2021 23:12 - 2 hours - 128 MB

We're back to talk about some neighborhood scams, sucking up a mess in The Gunk, finishing Inscryption, slamming tiles in Babble Royale, being trapped in MonCage, NFTs in games, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 716: Homeopathic Indiana Jones

December 15, 2021 01:37 - 2 hours - 70.4 MB

It's the day after the Bombathon and the week after The Game Awards and there's much to ruminate on - What kinda factors might go into voting for the TGA winners? Why are anti-union emails so obvious? And why does the Uncharted movie just feel *wrong*?

Giant Bombcast 715: Non Fungible Tree

December 07, 2021 23:50 - 2 hours - 144 MB

Halo Infinite is almost out! But we also sit and talk about Heavenly Bodies, bouncing off Deathloop, Inscryption woes, as well as Sony's upcoming subscription services, and Ubisoft NFTs?

Giant Bombcast 714: Keighley Surprise

November 30, 2021 23:34 - 2 hours - 141 MB

After a short week we're back with continued Halo Infinite chat, hot new releases like Wii Sports, addiction to Super Auto Pets, CD Projekt Red updates, the end of Fortnite, and more!

Giant Bombcast 713: Pokémon BDSM

November 23, 2021 23:38 - 2 hours - 142 MB

We're back with some talk about Halo Infinite's campaign, finding joy in Battlefield 2042, wanting more challenge in Pokémon BD/SP, Epic buying Harmonix, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 712: Endless Forgiveness

November 16, 2021 23:49 - 2 hours - 145 MB

Welcome to Jess' first Bombcast as we talk about Halo Infinite's Multiplayer Beta, Shin Megami Tensei V, the new Battlefield, updates on Activision, and discussing the nominees for this year's Game Awards.

Giant Bombcast 711: OH EGG

November 10, 2021 01:02 - 2 hours - 160 MB

The perfect podcast to pair with a hot dog! This week the Jeffs give their thoughts on Call of Duty: Vanguard, Animal Crossing New Horizon's new DLC, Forza Horizon 5, eggs in The Anacrusis, NFTs and game companies, and...Popeye....Popeye.

Giant Bombcast 710: PP Cost

November 03, 2021 00:18 - 2 hours - 124 MB

November is upon us, so let's sit and talk about Voice of Cards, more Dungeon Encounters, Super Robot Wars 30, Inscryption, along with Fortnite shutting down, Dr. Dre making music for GTA, and all of your voicemails and emails!

Giant Bombcast 709: Cold5

October 27, 2021 00:15 - 2 hours - 155 MB

It is no secret! We're here to talk about Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Dungeon Encounters, Age of Empires IV, Ben coming to terms with Breath of the Wild, cancelling BlizzCon, FaZe, and some Nintendo 64 jank!

Giant Bombcast 708: wallbabies

October 19, 2021 23:40 - 2 hours - 153 MB

Nothing like existential dread to start of the Bombcast! We got a bit more Metroid Dread talk, Inscryption, NHL 22, Animal Crossing updates, League of Legends bans, and some Xbox whoopsies!

Giant Bombcast 707: Lou Bega NFT

October 13, 2021 00:03 - 2 hours - 160 MB

A bunch of 7-0-Savages out there as we discuss Metroid Dread, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, the baffling Battlefield 2042 BETA, the Twitch leaks, and much more!

Giant Bombcast 706: Key Lad

October 06, 2021 00:30 - 2 hours - 145 MB

This week we run around fake Cuba in Far Cry 6, a brief dip into Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, the new New World, SORA IN SMASH, the cancelled TI, and Konami making games again?

Giant Bombcast 705: YOUR MEDICINE

September 28, 2021 23:37 - 2 hours - 157 MB

It's the return of the Pack! Good ol' Ben Pack joins us as we check in on Jeff's sleepless nights, Sable, Deltarune, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Halo Infinite's multiplayer weekend, and some voicemails!

Giant Bombcast 704: Da Droid Become Human

September 22, 2021 01:17 - 2 hours - 142 MB

On this episode we talk about Kena: Bridge of Spirits, taking pictures in Toem, more loops in Deathloop, determining what game is over and underrated, and MILK!

Giant Bombcast 703: Time Juice

September 15, 2021 01:02 - 2 hours - 164 MB

We've got a full house today as we try and explain Deathloop, Tales of Arise, befriend sentient dice in Lost in Random, as well as recapping Sony's PlayStation event, and valuable bidet discourse!

Giant Bombcast 702: Ask Jeev-Vess

September 07, 2021 23:07 - 2 hours - 151 MB

Danny returns to the Bombcast just in time to chat about the hottest release: Cookie Clicker! We also chat about Sonic Colors, Sony wanting their $10, an Alan Wake Remaster, the Tripwire situation, and more of your food crimes!

Giant Bombcast 701: A Good VCR

August 31, 2021 22:47 - 2 hours - 137 MB

Before August ends we're here to talk about Deathloop, cats in tanks, Fortnite news, Gamescom, and pilgrimages for beer!

Giant Bombcast 700: Toilet Crime

August 24, 2021 22:55 - 2 hours - 75 MB

No better way to ring in episode 700 than some mysterious toilet crimes, more than twelve minutes of Twelve Minutes, Aliens: Fireteam Elite talk, Halo Infinite updates, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 699: Illegal Tactics

August 17, 2021 22:36 - 2 hours - 148 MB

We have a NICE episode featuring Tamoor, Lucy, and Michael from GameSpot. We tackle Jan's possible gambling problem, Dodgeball Academia, Final Fantasy XIV, 3D Printing problems, Boyfriend Dungeon, Will Smith, and much more!

Giant Bombcast 698: Up In My Frunk

August 10, 2021 22:44 - 2 hours - 78.4 MB

This week we get into the Back 4 Blood Beta, finally queue up in Splitgate, talk about skins and cosmetics, and of course get into front trunk discourse.

Giant Bombcast 697: Ass Rock Dongles

August 03, 2021 22:31 - 2 hours - 71 MB

We've got a packed house here as we talk announce new shows, discuss the wide variety of Smirnoff Ice, The Ascent, Halo Infinite, Huntdown, updates at Activision Blizzard, PS5 SSDs, and much more!

Giant Bombcast 696: Cheech and Chong WAVs

July 27, 2021 23:53 - 2 hours - 155 MB

The Giant Bombcast is HERE to tackle Jan's growing problem with Pokémon Unite, Danny's adventures with owning an arcade cabinet, talking about the Activision Blizzard situation, and much more!

Giant Bombcast 695: KeyBoy

July 20, 2021 23:23 - 3 hours - 184 MB

We cover the hottest story this week: CABLE MANAGEMENT! But we also find time to talk about Samurai Gunn 2, Pokémon Go Fest 2021, Jan's adventures in Disneyland, Splitgate, the Steamdeck, we take a trip through the DELAYZONE, and much more fun!

Giant Bombcast 694: Dirty Fluids

July 14, 2021 02:04 - 3 hours - 249 MB

Jean-Luc from GameSpot is once again filling in for Jan on this week's The Giant Bombcast to talk about F1 2021, Arcadegeddon, the Atari VCS, a 1.5 million dollar copy of Mario 64, and more!

Giant Bombcast 693: A Furry Entrance

July 06, 2021 23:50 - 2 hours - 159 MB

After a hot dog filled weekend the Giant Bombcast is back with ACE producer Jean-Luc from GameSpot to talk about more Cruelty Squad, Scarlet Nexus, an actual new Nintendo Switch, Sony's relationship with the Indies, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 692: Flesh Investment

June 29, 2021 23:17 - 2 hours - 156 MB

We're joined by Jeff Grubb this week to announce some new shows! Amidst the excitement we talk about Mario Golf, LEGO Builders Journey, Sony studio acquisitions, Cyberpunk 2077's current state, Quake in the Pentagon, and much more!

Giant Bombcast 691: Ska Wallet

June 22, 2021 22:48 - 2 hours - 137 MB

We have formed a dark alliance this week to talk about Dark Alliance, Game Builder Garage, Cyberpunk 2077 coming back on PSN, a Pokémon MOBA, band fighting discourse, and even more!

Giant Bombcast 690: Grip the Banana

June 15, 2021 22:37 - 2 hours - 140 MB

With E3 just barely behind us we recap some of the CHAOS from the weekend. We also paint some pictures in Chicory, scream in Chivalry II, fan the flames for country beef, and much more!

Giant Bombcast 689: Touch the Crank

June 08, 2021 23:41 - 2 hours - 163 MB

GIANT NEWS on the Giant Bombcast today! We also got some talk about the new Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Guilty Gear Strive, more Cyberpunk Leaks, cranking it with the Playdate, E3 plans, and so much more!

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