Giant Bombcast
1,285 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 hours 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 644: WarioWare Without the Wario
July 22, 2020 01:11 - 2 hours - 138 MBTamoor Hussain pops over from GameSpot to talk samurai photography, the new Paper Mario, the current whereabouts of Francis York Morgan, the latest goings-on with next-gen consoles, the great charge-move controversy, and stealing booze from monkeys.
Giant Bombcast 643: Save the Truck for Last
July 14, 2020 23:42 - 2 hours - 133 MBGhost of Tsushima leads this week's show, along with Devolverland's not-E3, the latest Superhot, Ubisoft's Forward event and ongoing internal turmoil, Sony's Epic investment, the most expensive Mario ever sold, NEC's anime console, and Ice Cube's love of
Giant Bombcast 642: Pump Up the Valium
July 08, 2020 00:41 - 2 hours - 145 MBOn this safe and sane episode we definitely don't discuss residential bomb-making, but do talk Hyper Scape, Golf on Mars, more Trackmania, the Evo Online cancellation, $70 video games, Fallout on TV, and... butter on pop tart?!
Giant Bombcast 641: Hey, Throw Your Molotovs!
July 01, 2020 00:37 - 2 hours - 143 MBThis week: Jan finished The Last of Us, Jeff's got a track mania, Ben's fighting herds (professionally), the beginnings of corporate action on assault and abuse, the latest Xbox Lockhart rumors, a PokeMOBA (?!), and a fond farewell to Andy McNamara's stor
Giant Bombcast 640: Tactical Growth
June 24, 2020 02:29 - 2 hours - 164 MBThis week we unpack the current assault and abuse allegations roiling the games industry, the abrupt Mixer shutdown, EA Play, the rumored Rocksteady Suicide Squad game, more with The Last of Us Part II, Windjammers II, and the mysterious couch of Masahiro
Giant Bombcast 639: Ribcages Per Capita
June 17, 2020 00:39 - 2 hours - 139 MBIt's (nearly) all PlayStation 5, all the time around here this week, but we also find room for The Last of Us Part II, Torchlight III, Disintegration, Star Wars: Squadrons, Persona 4 on PC, and a very, uh, loving Alex Kidd retrospective.
Giant Bombcast 638: I Found Drugs in a Locker and I Did Them
June 10, 2020 00:56 - 2 hours - 153 MBThis week we clear the air on Fog Gaming, check in on C&C Remastered, the new Trackmania, and Phantasy Star Online 2 PC, talk about the future of Destiny 2, keep up with a bunch of rumors for summer game announcements, and discover a very special them
Giant Bombcast 637: Slow Off King
June 03, 2020 19:00 - 2 hours - 140 MBAustin Walker and Vinny Caravella drop by during a tumultuous week to talk current events, Valorant, Monster Train, PS5 and Xbox Series X compatbility (backwards and forwards), the coming Sega revolution, Minecraft personality types, and where to get the
Giant Bombcast 636: Dragon Attack 11: Aftermath
May 27, 2020 00:35 - 2 hours - 144 MBHey, you like video games? How about Minecraft Dungeons? Mortal Kombat 11's story DLC? Saints Row The Third's remaster? Perhaps Super Mario Bros. Special? Inquire within!
Giant Bombcast 635: S-rank With Your Coffee Dad
May 19, 2020 22:53 - 2 hours - 156 MBThis week we welcome back Brad (and the tales of his nose), dig and craft in Minecraft and Terraria, gawk at that Unreal Engine 5 demo, speculate about Ghost of Tsushima and the new Paper Mario, debate video game rap battles and esports rules, and enter a
Giant Bombcast 634: Mozzarella Tape
May 12, 2020 22:09 - 2 hours - 135 MBThe Birdman is back and so is the Giant Bombcast! We cover texts from Tony Hawk, everything that premiered during the Xbox Series X event, testing our gaming trivia knowledge, and so much more!
Giant Bombcast 633: Potion Balls
May 05, 2020 22:21 - 2 hours - 155 MBIn these unprecedented times we gathered together to talk about Streets of Rage 4, the Predator film franchise, a possible new (old) Skate game, and much more!
Giant Bombcast 632: A Place for Hair
April 29, 2020 02:09 - 2 hours - 138 MBWe're deep into tactics this week, both of the Gears and XCOM: Chimera Squad variety, along with WWE 2K Battlegrounds, the Last of Us II leak, shoto wrestlers, the crucial 3DO back catalog, Tinder hentai, teenage video game crimes, and fridges full of pro
Giant Bombcast 631: Doom Nuts & Bolts
April 22, 2020 01:05 - 2 hours - 136 MBThis week we dig into Persona 5 Royal, the Guilty Gear -Strive- beta, more Fallout 76 (?), the final Mario Maker 2 update (?!), Sony's PlayStation 5 production plans, Jan's good Internet, and how to eat 30 eggs in one day.
Giant Bombcast 630: NPCs Are Here
April 15, 2020 00:28 - 2 hours - 133 MBWe talk up a storm about a return trip to Fallout 76, finishing the FF7 remake, the blessed end of Bunny Day, a new Resident Evil 4, virtual dating, more Internet Phantasy Star, that new XCOM, eggs of all flavors, and the missing WWE game.
Giant Bombcast 629: Give Me a Werewolf
April 08, 2020 00:44 - 2 hours - 143 MBThis week: the surprise PlayStation 5 DualSense controller announcement, the Final Fantasy VII remake, the end of Doom Eternal, The Last of Us Part II delay, Atari crypto, 40 hot dogs and buns, a quick pants check, and your emails!
Giant Bombcast 628: Respect the Headcrab
March 31, 2020 23:56 - 2 hours - 145 MBThe games continue to pile up, with more on Animal Crossing, Doom Eternal, Ori, Resident Evil 3, the Control DLC, and One Step From Eden. Plus: the Modern Warfare 2 surprise remaster, a Dragon's Lair movie, and... Super Mario All-Stars 2?
Giant Bombcast 627: Final Fight Questions
March 25, 2020 01:29 - 2 hours - 139 MBGames games games! This week we get deep into Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Doom Eternal, and Half-Life: Alyx, talk PlayStation 5 details, think really hard about Artifact 2, and finally decide that age-old question: Splinter Cell or Samba de Amigo?
Giant Bombcast 626: All You S'mores Juice Fans
March 18, 2020 00:24 - 2 hours - 130 MBOur brand new series Bombcast@Home kicks off with discussions of life in quarantine, Doom Eternal, the full Xbox Series X specs, the cancellation of E3 and everything else, and washing your groceries!
Giant Bombcast 625: Take Me to the YouTube
March 11, 2020 01:00 - 2 hours - 139 MBThis week we spend some time with Ori and COD: MW's Battle Royale, look at COVID-19's effect on the games industry, place bets on E3's chances of... happening, and take emails from you, the fans of 311.
Giant Bombcast 624: Depth and Lightness
March 03, 2020 23:30 - 2 hours - 113 MBOn this Super Tuesday, we ask: what is it people want from modernity? Is it a new Trackmania? A delayed GDC? Thoughts on Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Ori and the Will of the Wisps? To abolish shoestring fries? A 311 concert which continues unto eternity? In
Giant Bombcast 623: It Might Be a Whammo!
February 25, 2020 23:35 - 2 hours - 115 MBFrom new Xbox Series X details to coronavirus fears, Steam indies like Taur and Quantum League, our latest fighting game roundup, the second coming of Burnout Paradise, a nunchaku clinic, and the dystopian sound of NookLink, this week there's a lot to tal
Giant Bombcast 622: The Squattery Wheel
February 18, 2020 23:21 - 2 hours - 101 MBWe're joined by the superhuman Matthew Rorie to discuss the trials and tribulations of Wolcen, Pokemon Home, E3 2020, PlayStation 5 pricing, the StarCraft Ghost leak, the ill fate of HQ Trivia, Jan's corporate espionage, and the dire state of monster truc
Giant Bombcast 621: Groove Is in the Heart VR
February 12, 2020 00:12 - 2 hours - 117 MBAre we splitting or stealing this week? Does Granblue Fantasy: Versus count as anime? Will Rockstar ever make another Grand Theft Auto? Why in the world is Phantasy Star Online 2 finally coming out in English? Is Space Channel 5 good? The answers--and muc
Giant Bombcast 620: Fortune Chalupa
February 04, 2020 23:31 - 2 hours - 115 MBAll kinds of news is happening this week, from E3's 2020 plans to Dan Houser's Rockstar departure. Also: the GeForce Now launch, the #Platinum4, Blizzard's Warcraft III boondoggle, and more on the mysterious Xbox Series X port that wouldn't quit.
Giant Bombcast 619: The Jäger Cube
January 28, 2020 23:22 - 2 hours - 85.7 MBThis week we Journey to the Savage Planet, train up some Temtem, get ReMinded about Kingdom Hearts III, puzzle over Xbox prototypes and Atari Hotels, and reminisce fondly about everyone's favorite .mp3 llama.
Giant Bombcast 618: Teach Gohan to Fish
January 22, 2020 00:36 - 2 hours - 88.4 MBThis week we talk Doom Eternal and DBZ Kakarot, PlayStation 5 leaks and delay after delay, the great Byleth conspiracy, boiling eyeballs, a Halo retrospective, the video-rental-to-liquor-store pipeline, and a sighting of the elusive "coin ship."
Giant Bombcast 617: Bathtub Full of Food
January 14, 2020 22:44 - 2 hours - 158 MBWe welcome Brad back as we discuss Sony skipping out on E3, Nintendo's upcoming theme park, the Epic Games Store, what Wattam is, and much more on this week's Giant Bombcast!
Giant Bombcast 616: Sonic's Wife
January 08, 2020 00:20 - 2 hours - 147 MBWe're back from the holidays! Come along as we recount our activities during the break, new console logos, CES news, the anatomy of an echidna, and much more!
Giant Bombcast 615: Favorite Crime
December 31, 2019 19:00 - 2 hours - 137 MBThe white smoke has cleared and revealed another episode of the GIANT BOMBCAST! We discuss the upcoming game releases of 2020, video game themed classes, and our favorite crimes!
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2019: Day Five Deliberations
December 27, 2019 17:00 - 2 hours - 84.2 MBThe final day is here! Many games will enter, but only 10 can leave. Which one will reign supreme?
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2019: Day Four Deliberations
December 26, 2019 17:00 - 4 hours - 165 MBThe list is done, the time for casual talk is through. Time to dole out awards, including Best Story, Best Music, Best Style, and Cool Multiplayer Thing!
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2019: Day Three Deliberations
December 25, 2019 17:00 - 5 hours - 178 MBIt's time to soldier through the end of this list of 2019's most notable games. No game will be forgotten! Only awards remain!
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2019: Day Two Deliberations
December 24, 2019 17:00 - 3 hours - 139 MBOur second day of discussions takes us deep into our list of 2019's most important games and the impressions they left on us.
Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2019: Day One Deliberations
December 23, 2019 17:00 - 3 hours - 135 MBThe imminent end of 2019 means only one thing: it's time for us to sit in a room and talk through all the games that mattered to us this year.
Giant Bombcast 614: The Sonic Bible
December 18, 2019 00:39 - 2 hours - 144 MBSurprises are around every corner! We talk about the newly announced Xbox Series X, the Game Awards, 2019's Capcom Cup, the origin of planet Mobius, and much much more!
Giant Bombcast 613: The Universal Sauce
December 10, 2019 23:26 - 2 hours - 81.2 MBThe year may be winding down, but game announcements aren't! We go through Sony's State of Play and the new Switch indies, speculate about a new BioShock, pitch the future of Darkstalkers, evaluate Juggalo gangs, and get a crash course on jacket potatoes.
Giant Bombcast 612: Two Two Tacos
December 03, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBThis week we're joined by a very special guest: you! Join us for a whole bunch of e- and voice mails as we entertain your thoughts on fast-food ordering, Death Stranding spreadsheets, puffy jackets, and other topics of the day.
Giant Bombcast 611: "jedi council pink floyd"
November 27, 2019 01:01 - 2 hours - 86.6 MBThis week we run down a bunch of our GOTY backlog prep, get deep-ish into Disco Elysium, discuss the Half-Life: Alyx trailer, ponder the future of Tony Hawk (again), take a Star Wars minute, and get hyped for more Resi.
Giant Bombcast 610: #Piñexit
November 19, 2019 23:00 - 3 hours - 114 MBGoogle Stadia, Pokemon Sword & Shield, Jedi: Fallen Order, a new Half-Life (?!), a new Mass Effect (?!?), "Anthem Next," Ring Fit Adventure, X019: this podcast is practically bursting at the seams!
Giant Bombcast 609: Terry Bogard 2020
November 13, 2019 00:05 - 2 hours - 91.2 MBThis week we're trucking right along with Death Stranding, Luigi's Mansion 3, and The Outer Worlds, plus a lot of ruminating on new consoles, the best 3DS games, a ranking of fruit, Limp Bizkit survival strategies, and a quick Sonic the Hedgehog watch par
Giant Bombcast 608: OK DOOMer
November 05, 2019 22:27 - 3 hours - 107 MBThe Death Stranding embargo is up, and unsurprisingly it's hard to talk about much else, but we also get deep into a Blizzcon recap with thoughts on Diablo IV and Overwatch 2, Luigi's Mansion 3, Switch Lite sales figures, Hideo Kojima's filmmaking career,
Giant Bombcast 607: The Wang Chung Zone
October 30, 2019 00:05 - 3 hours - 115 MBThis week: EA's (back) on Steam, Death Stranding comes to PC, a COD: MW report, some Blizzcon speculation, details on our Extra Life plans, and more of the worst (best) songs of the '80s, as chosen by you!
Giant Bombcast 606: PlayStation Vita 2
October 22, 2019 23:10 - 2 hours - 94.8 MBThis week we're bowled over by The Outer Worlds, Jan talks Digimon puberty, the Analogue Pocket looks super slick, Blizzard attracts the ire of Congress, and we... hate the '80s?
Giant Bombcast 605: Baby's First Earthquake
October 15, 2019 22:15 - 2 hours - 99.5 MBInstead of all the embargoed games we can't talk about, this week we get into MiSTer updates, Gabe's missing minigun, a bit of Final Fantasy reminiscing, speculation about new-console load times, soda beer, more bad (?) '80s songs, and the ongoing reverbe
Giant Bombcast 604: I'll Battle Pass!
October 08, 2019 22:14 - 2 hours - 90 MBGaaaaames! Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Trine 4, Indivisible, Concrete Genie, and the new Yooka-Laylee are out this week, plus the latest on PlayStation 5, Red Dead 2 PC, and Blizzard's Hearthstone e-sports controversy.
Giant Bombcast 603: Call of Tuesday
October 01, 2019 22:30 - 2 hours - 100 MBVideo games! Ghost Recon Breakpoint, The Last of Us Part II, Code Vein, The Surge 2, Card of Darkness, Call of Duty Mobile, Untitled Goose Game, Outer Wilds... Surely we talk about stuff besides games this week too. Probably.
Giant Bombcast 602: Easy Chicken
September 24, 2019 22:49 - 2 hours - 153 MBA zillion games came out last week and we're here to talk about like 12 of them! Let's check in on Apple Arcade's lineup, Link's Awakening, and Borderlands 3. Then let's get into the news... is Valve going to have to let you resell your games? Weird! The
Giant Bombcast 601: Chief Daedra Officer
September 17, 2019 22:35 - 2 hours - 91.1 MBThis week: We're all playing (and talking about) Borderlands 3, Jeff spent some time with Apple Arcade, E3 2020 gets influential, Billy Mitchell gets litigious, and we get the inside scoop on QVC promotions and open-source car-hacking.
Giant Bombcast 600: Big Game Pass
September 10, 2019 22:29 - 2 hours - 78.6 MBThis week we dig into Gears the Fifth, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, new Monster Hunter and PvZ, the weirdest Nintendo Direct, Apple's Arcade, car firmware updates, and the curious case of the Borderlands reviews.