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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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    • Jun 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Giant Bombcast podcast is a long-running and highly regarded show in the gaming industry. It has been on the air since 2008 and has built a loyal following over the years. The podcast features a rotating cast of hosts, including Jeff Grubb, Bakalar, Jan, as well as regular guests like Minotti and Bailey.

    One of the best aspects of The Giant Bombcast is the chemistry between the hosts. They have a great dynamic and their banter makes for an entertaining listen. The hosts are intellectual content creators who are passionate about their craft, and this passion shines through in their discussions. They cover a wide range of topics beyond just games, making it an engaging podcast for listeners.

    Another positive aspect of The Giant Bombcast is its sense of community. The podcast has been around for over a decade, and many listeners have been with them since the beginning. They have established a great relationship with their audience and genuinely care about their listeners. They contribute to charities that help children in need, which shows their commitment to making a positive impact.

    However, one downside of The Giant Bombcast is that there can be tangents and off-topic discussions that some listeners might find distracting or unnecessary. While these tangents can be entertaining at times, they can also detract from the focus on gaming content.

    In conclusion, The Giant Bombcast is an exceptional podcast that offers intellectual discussions on various topics within the gaming industry. It has a strong sense of community and provides entertainment for both longtime fans and new listeners alike. Despite some occasional tangents, it remains one of the best video game podcasts available.

    Note: This review incorporates elements from multiple reviews provided above by different users.



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    895: Raw Dog Mayo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 141:14


    This week we dive into why we're digging the Switch 2 so much and circling back to some gems from the Switch 1 like Splatoon 3 and Paper Mario, Mike talks about slicing and dicing his way through Sekiro, Grubb's lackluster time in MindsEye, and all of us climbing together in PEAK. We also chat about Microsoft's new deal with AMD, rumors of a PlayStation 6 on the horizon, a Golden Tee remaster, and even more news to catch up on!

    894: Sweet as Honey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 159:38


    We're somehow back from Summer Game Fest and all in one piece! We chat about setting up and operating out of the Warfram Villa, all the things that we saw and played at Summer Game Fest, and all the other news that popped up over the week!

    893: Uncle Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 127:25


    We got one more podcast before we head down to Los Angeles for Summer Game Fest! This week we talk about Mikey finishing up Clair Obscur, our time running around in Elden Ring: Nightreign, Hell is Us, and a bit of Lushfoil Photography Sim. We also chat about the hottest news like their being Nintendo Switch 2 reviews, IO Interactive showing off multiple games this week, a State of Play popping off tomorrow, and more news and emails!

    892: GURL

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 122:39


    This week we got some Magic: The Gathering cards to reveal, we chat about TMNT: Tactical Takedown, Grandma, No!, Doom 2, typing in Warhammer: Boltgun: Words of Vengeance, The Mosquito Gang, and Grubb shares his love for driving and mud in Roadcraft. We also chat about how some Nintendo Switch 2 consoles may be out in the wild, a possible State of Play popping up in June, Alex Garland getting tapped as the director for the Elden Ring movie, and more news this week! Dang gurl!Support Giant Bomb by heading to: giantbomb.com/join

    891: Ace Attorney Pet Detective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 135:12


    This week we hit the road and talk about Deliver At All Costs, Roadcraft, Capcom Fighting Collection 2 being a dope collection of Capcom games, To a T, Skin Deep, and more DOOM: The Dark Ages! We also chat about a grip of Nintendo news, the vibe over at Bungie with Marathon, Jade Raymond leaving the studio she founded, and more! Support Giant Bomb by going to:giantbomb.com/chat

    The Boys are Back in Town | Giant Bombcast 890: UPPIES

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 143:22


    We're back! We've got a Fab 5 here assembled to talk about the current state of ownership and updates with the website, impressions on Doom: The Dark Ages, Death Stranding 2, Drop Duchy, kicking it in Despelote, and our time so far with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! We also recap all of the biggest gaming news in the past week along with all of your lovely emails!Support Giant Bomb by signing up at giantbomb.com/join

    889: PAX East 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 58:52


    We're BACK and with some big news! Giant Bomb has new owners and it's US! Giant Bomb is now fully independent and we get into the deets of how that happened at PAX East 2025. Join us as Grubb, Bakalar, Dan, Jan, and lil cameo from Mike Minotti explain the situation happening at Giant Bomb.Help support Giant Bomb by going to: https://giantbomb.com/join

    887: Burgertory

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 119:34


    There's a new Oblivion remaster and we recapped the news that came from the Bethesda stream this morning! We chat about The Hundred Line: Defense Academy being extremely up our alley, some older SNES games, the Lunar Collection, and even more hot news and game talk this week on the Giant Bombcast!

    886: Plate of Spaghetti

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 109:47


    We've got more Blue Prince on the brain as we continue to explore and unlock more rooms, but we've also been rolling around in Katamari Damacy, strategizing some advanced tactics in Warside, and playing with balls in PegIdle! We also chat about Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered screenshots getting leaked, PS5 prices getting increased in certain regions, details on Marathon, and more!

    885: Quarterbawk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 154:27


    With their powers combined, Niki and Shawn attempt to bring you The Jan Experience™ in a podcast about video games(?) featuring Grubb, Dan, and Mike. There's a lot of Blue Prince, a lot of Switch 2 news, and a lot of the Costco Guys, because of course there is.

    884: REVENGEANCE | Switch 2 Event Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 73:55


    Dan and Jan are back from the Big Apple to chat with the rest of the gang about their time at the Nintendo Switch 2 event!

    884: Yassified Villains

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 106:11


    We've gathered our own group of fools to chat about a grip of old games like Bomberman Hero, Crazy Taxi 3, Grim Fandango, and a good ol' twist on Mario 64 with the romhack BAZR! We also chat about Nubby's Number Factory, High Seas High Profits, and Disney Villains Cursed Cafe, the upcoming Switch 2 Direct, and other stories popping off!

    883: REVENGEANCE | Favorite Memories with the Switch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 88:27


    We've got a full house on the podcast today as we chat about some fond memories of the Nintendo 64, finishing up Avowed, and maybe bouncing off of Assassin's Creed Shadows. We also spend the rest of the podcast fondly remembering our time with the Nintendo Switch before we see the Nintendo Switch 2!

    883: ET Championship Edition DX

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 125:48


    This week we chat more about Assassin's Creed Shadows, getting down and dirty in Wreckfest 2, Disney Extreme Skate Adventure, trying to find cool mechs in Xenoblade Chronicles X, getting onto the speedrun charts of ET, and seeing if Mother 3 still holds up in 2025! We also chat about the possibility of two Nintendo Direct in the next week, a spinoff God of War game, Geoff Keighley starting a new publication, and many more stories and emails!

    882: Revengeance w/ Mike Drucker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 68:52


    We've got Mike Drucker on BCR today to chat all about his new book "Good Game, No Rematch" and to also determine the Mt. Rushmore of First Levels. 

    882: Wu-Tong Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 125:25


    This episode, we chat about the week's biggest release: Assassin's Creed Shadows! We also chat about Nubby's Number Factory, R.E.P.O., Star of Providence, and Little Nemo the Dream Master. We also chat about the biggest news stories of the week and get to your emails! Wu-Tang is Forever!

    881: Revengeance | Mt. Rushmore of Co-Op Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 103:39


    Jan and the GBKidz are in the house to chat about card games, whether or not UNO rules are terrible, and we crown the Mt. Rushmore (or... Hokage Rock?) of co-Op Games!

    881: No Tabby Touchy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 134:02


    We've got some news to share this week! This Thursday we're unveiling the Power Block, a block of streams throughout the week along with a new name for Game Mess Mornings: Game Breaking News! Hope to see y'all there! But this week we got Jeff Bakalar joining the podcast to talk about playing Split Fiction with Dib, continuing hunts in Monster Hunter Wilds, Mike finding out about Mario Picross, and more games! We also recap the biggest news stories that have popped up in the last week along with your emails.

    880: Theatre Kid Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 131:55


    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 is real and so are other video games! We talk about Split Fiction, Everhood 2, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and even more games! We also catch up on the news like Acclaim coming back with the help of our friend Jeff Jarrett, Activision misusing AI, the cancelled PS5 Twisted Metal game, and other stories for your Tuesday enjoyment.

    879: REVENGEANCE | Monster Hunter Wilds, The Thing Remastered, and YuGiOh!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 85:29


    We end the week talking about The Thing Remastered and where games could have deviated, the insanity that is the whole YuGiOh franchise, some more thoughts on Monster Hunter Wilds, and Men's YuGiOh as well!

    879: East Coast Sweatpants

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 148:14


    This week we're hunting monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds, checking out a whole bunch of demos from the Steam Next Fest, Driving is Hard, and going back to skating in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2. We also chat about the very real rumblings now of a Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 game coming out, news revolving around WB Games selling off or shutting down some studios, Assassin's Creed Shadows leaks, and more!

    878: Pasta Straw

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 133:56


    This week we continue to gush about Avowed, chat a bit more about Split Fiction, Mike describes his time with Elden Ring Nightreign and going back to Maniac Mansion, and Grubb takes us to the Aloha state with Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. We also recap a bit of Nintendo news, Ubisoft's strategy moving forward, and much more!

    877: Revengeance | Avowed, Split Fiction, and more w/ Nathan Grayson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 76:58


    Grubb, Dan, Tam, and Niki assemble to discuss their time with Avowed and the upcoming Split Fiction! They're joined by Aftermath's Nathan Grayson, who also discusses his new book about Twitch, Stream Big!Pre-order Stream Big here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Stream-Big/Nathan-Grayson/9781982156763

    877: Spirit Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 112:25


    This week Grubb breaks down for us whether you at home need an RTX 5080, how Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is sitting with us, a bit of the Monster Hunter Wilds BETA, and some Tales of Graces F Remastered. We also chat about what could pop up at tomorrow's State of Play, Patapon marching its way back to PlayStation, GTA 6 is on track for Fall 2025, and more stories!

    876: The Catholic Quota

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 137:06


    The whole gang is here ready to chat about Civilization 7, Grubb hitting up Grim Fandango for the first time, Jan navigating space in Citizen Sleeper 2, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, and a bit of Eternal Strands as well. We also cover a grip of Nintendo Switch 2 news, shakeups at PlayStation leadership, how tariffs could affect the games industry, and a bunch more stories and emails.

    875: Revengeance | Best Video Game Music of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 98:27


    Finally 2024's Game of the Year season hass ended! Today part of the crew gets together to listen to some tunes and crown Best Video Game Music of 2024!Listen to all the music featured in this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXlhzeWIuTHJI5uambgz2iHlkiRBK4-wG

    875: Uniqueness of Your Digit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 135:14


    Jan's out on assignment, so Grubb is joined by co-captain Shawn, slamma jamma Mike, and an injured Dan to talk about retro gaming, Indiana Jones, Ninja Gaiden, and more! After that, news of the week and your emails! (What IS Coworker...?)

    874: Revengeance | Fantasy Critic Draft 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 68:23


    We got the whole gang together to draft our own lists for Fantasy Critic 2025!

    874: Gravy Train

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 159:41


    The Nintendo Switch 2 is real and so is this podcast! We chat about Pokemon Cards, going back to Star Wars Outlaws, Blade Chimera, the greatness of Bowser's Fury and tripping out in Soundself. We also chat about all the details we know of the Switch 2, Sony cancelling games, Marvel Snap getting taken down, and even more!

    873: METAL GEAR DAY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 112:47


    While new releases are a bit slow we chat about Red Dead Redemption 2, Airborne Empire, Parking Garage Rally Circuit, and the fan-made Sonic Galactic. We also cover all of the newest Switch 2 rumblings abound as well as some trademarks and patents in the works. The question is also raised of whether more people know about Metal Gear or Persona!

    872: Revengeance | Fantasy Critic Draft Results & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 58:18


    We recap 2024's Fantasy Critic Draft and see the major winners and losers of last year! We also find time to chat about Rolling Stones' Top 50 Games of all time.

    872: Retroactively Applying Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 123:50


    We're back with the podcast in the new year! We talk about what we did during the holiday break and all the degreaser we accidentally consumed. We also chat about a whole slew of games that occupied our time, the few bits of news that popped off, and even all of your emails!

    Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2024 | Day 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 154:52


    THIS IS IT. THE WHITE SMOKE IS COMING OUT OF THE STUDIO! We go back to our roots as we throw math out the window and get down and dirty to determine our Top 10 and Giant Bomb's GAME OF THE YEAR!

    Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2024 | Day 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 114:15


    Welcome to Day 3 of Game of the Year! We have a whole new slate of cateogries to discuss. Today we cover Best New Character, Best Compilation or Collection, Funniest Game, Horizon Presents Game That's Most Not For Us, Hitman Presents Game That's Most for Us, and Minigame of the Year! It's the episode right before we determine Giant Bomb's Top 10!

    Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2024 | Day 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 94:57


    Game of the Year continues to roll on! We have a whole new slew of categories today including: Best Button, Best Input, Best Hitting, Best Game We Streamed, Best Depressing Game, and Best Moment or Sequence! We also manage to sneak in a Secret Santa drawing where nothing goes wrong!

    Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2024 | Day 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 126:08


    Right after the Game Awards, we huddled together to record our own award show! We start our Game of the Year season with a bunch of categories such as: Best Hole, Best Walkin' Around, Best Old Game, Best Bot in Astro Bot, Best Map, and Most Satisfying Thing!

    Giant Bomb @ Nite | The Game Awards 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 260:46


    We brought the couch to hang out with our friends the night before The Game Awards 2024! We chat about being in and out of the industry, pizza, and what we're expecting from the big show!Segment 1: Karen Han, Brian David Gilbert, Elyse Willems, James Willems, Emma Fyffe, and Ify NwadiweSegment 2: Danny Peña, Riana Manuel Peña, Briana White, Robbie Daymond, Jordan Minor, and Gabe Durham, Eric Van AlenSegment 3 - WARFRAME 1999: Ben Starr, Neil Newbon, Amelia Tyler, Melissa Medina, Elsie Lovelock, Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge, Keving Afghani, Alpha TakahashiSegment 4: Rebb Ford, Wout van Halderen, Celia Bee, Parris Lilly, Jurge Cruz-AlvarezSegment 5: John Drake, Mary Kish, Michael Higham, Harris Foster, Alix Wilton Regan, Ronnell CrawfordSegment 6: Shawn McDowell, Mike Monitti, Dan Ryckert, Jeff Bakalar, Lucy James, Tamoor Hussain, Niki Grayson, Jan Ochoa

    871: Shoot Sandwiches

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 87:58


    We're back from The Game Awards and a week away in Los Angeles to recap GB@Nite, the Countdown to TGAs, and other miscellaneous shenanigans we had together! We also find some time to talk about all of the announcements from last week and your emails!

    870: Sanctuary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 95:55


    We got together before we're actually all together in Los Angeles to chat about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Marvel Rivals, and a handful of other games. We also chat about more Switch rumors resurfacing, LEGO Fortnite updates, and even more news until the Game Awards dominates the news cycle later this week!

    869: Halo with Chips

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 126:05


    Jan is back and sharing his adventures in Japan checking out Monster Hunter Wilds! We also chat about revisiting a couple other games from earlier in the year like Lorelai and the Laser Eyes, Vampire Survivors, Dragon Quest III HD-2D, and more! After that, the biggest stories from this past week along with your emails.

    868: Aladdin Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 150:40


    Tam's back in the hosting seat while Jan's on assignment to talk with Grubb about his newfound love of Disney, Mike about his continued love of Disney, and Shawn about the most Disney thing of all: Motorcycles. After that, plenty of games, news, and of course... EMAILS!

    867: PG Spray

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 125:51


    We're doing the Bombcast a bit early because this is gonna be a funky week! We chat about all of the nominations to come out of The Game Awards and a couple other news stories. We also chat about Black Ops 6, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Diablo IV, and more games! Hope you have a great Deek Week.

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