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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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November 3, 20262 hr 37 min

Giant Bombcast 965: Good Sliding

Before the crew flies out to Minneapolis for EXTRA LIFE THIS WEEKEND (please tune in), they sit down to talk about Queen's Domain, Penguin Colony, Ace Combat 8, and more! After that, it's time to get Grubby with the news, followed by YOUR emails! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:21:47 Queen’s Domain 0:31:36 Resident Evil (Sega Saturn) 0:40:18 Ace Combat 8 0:49:46 Penguin Colony 0:57:25 Valheim 1:03:58 Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse 1:28:39 News: IT'S ZELDA WEEK 1:39:50 Persona remake footage surfaces 1:48:18 Elder Scrolls: Sentinel is official 1:54:03 Xbox: Helen Chiang challenges the account of her departure 1:57:48 Nagoshi Studio closes; Romero gets a smaller second chance 2:01:22 Duskbloods delayed 2:05:23 Anthropic's Claude AI blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineering 2:12:22 XBOX Series X-BITE: a playable XBOX Series X swallowed whole by an alligator - available to win by sweepstakes 2:13:53 EMAILS! 2:29:41 YouTube Super Chats 2:34:13 Outro / What's happening on Giant Bomb this week?

October 27, 20263 hr 2 min

Giant Bombcast 964: Amnesia Girl

Spooky season is ahead of us, but have no fear because the Bombcast is here to talk about video games! We circle back to Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Tenebris Somnia, Star Wars: Zero Company, Final Fantasy Resonance, and Phantom Blade Zero! We also get into the top stories in games, your emails, GOTY catch up, and more! Thank you to Merchant Tech for sponsoring today's episode! For more information on how they can help you with your business, visit https://merchant.tech/giantbomb Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:19:38 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer on Switch 2 0:31:25 Tenebris Somnia 0:38:25 Well Dweller 0:44:59 Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse 1:03:25 Final Fantasy Resonance 1:15:35 Star Wars Zero Company 1:24:15 GAME OF THE WEEK: Phantom Blade Zero 1:47:40 EA is closing BioWare; the next Mass Effect is canceled 1:58:36 Switch 2 has a public software jailbreak 2:00:18 Nintendo Indie World is happening this week 2:01:17 Half-Life 3 speculation grows as Valve developer mentions ‘HLX’ during stage panel 2:06:56 Capcom has temporarily delisted Street Fighter 5 and turned off its servers as it works on PHP security issue 2:08:41 Several Capcom console classics rated in Korea 2:11:07 Bloober Team’s Silent Hill remake is set for a 2027 release with the first two actors named, report claims 2:14:22 Ghost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch reportedly lays off more than two dozen staff as it prepares for its next project 2:17:34 Free-to-play Pokémon game is shutting down after 5 years 2:22:11 GOTY Catch Up 2:32:27 EMAILS! 2:48:43 YouTube Super Chats 2:54:43 Outro / What's on Giant Bomb this week?

October 20, 20262 hr 58 min

Giant Bombcast 963: One Kamehameha

We've come straight from the Giant Bomb-a-thon and directly onto your Tuesday morning! We get into Jerf and Will's time with the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, DING DONGing in Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and the whiplash of our feelings on Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. We also get into the news, try a new segment, and check out your emails and Super Chats! Thank you to Merchant Tech for sponsoring today's episode! For more information on how they can help you with your business, visit https://merchant.tech/giantbomb Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:30:00 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake (preview) 0:50:23 Dressmaker 0:56:10 Star Wars Racing Mustache 1:11:23 Over the Hill 1:15:47 World in Conflict 1:24:11 Appulse 1:28:30 Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse 1:48:39 Battlefront 3 rumor: DICE and Bungie are reportedly circling the project 2:00:17 PlayStation 6’s memory costs alone exceed $680 per console, it’s claimed 2:06:58 The Switch 2 version of 007 First Light finally gets a new release date 2:07:26 Computational analysis ‘solves’ what Mario 64’s infamous plaque says, and it’s not ‘L is Real 2401’ 2:09:06 “The Suits” Made All The Money From Call Of Duty: Black Ops 1 And 2 Ports, OG Dev Says 2:14:59 Rockstar reportedly tried to reunite Daft Punk for GTA VI before hiring Justice 2:16:08 Umamusume: Pretty Derby’s First U.S. Concert Gets Canceled Because Of Trump [Update] 2:21:54 The Ryckert Scale 2:31:45 EMAILS! 2:45:48 YouTube Super Chats 2:53:52 Outro

October 13, 20261 hr 27 min

Giant Bombcast 962: EMAIL EXTRAVAGANZA

We got together before the Bomb-a-thon to talk about some games and answer a whole bunch of emails! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:09:44 Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional 0:16:01 Half-Life 0:22:16 Hero of Law 0:29:58 Big Walk 0:32:33 EMAILS! 1:25:48 Outro

October 6, 20262 hr 25 min

Giant Bombcast 961: Thumb Parry

It's Tuesday so we must podcast about video games! This week we gush about zipping around space in Star Wars: Galactic Racer, hitting the skies in Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Grubb hitting virtual reality in Titalfall 2 VR, Bakalar flexing his thumbs in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and our time with the demo of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. We also dive into the news and get to all your lovely emails. FOLKS! NEXT WEEK we're going to be prerecording the podcast and hitting up a bunch of emails, so get them in NOW at bombcast@giantbomb.com Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:24:05 Star Wars: Galactic Racer 0:37:16 Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve 0:47:08 Titanfall 2 VR 0:49:44 Nintendo Switch Sports Resort 1:02:55 Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse demo 1:07:27 Well Dweller 1:11:52 Gears of War: E-Day 1:16:28 Naughty Dog reportedly returns to Uncharted 1:21:57 Sony is reportedly opening the vault 1:27:24 Regular PS5 owners get a meaningful graphics upgrade 1:28:53 PS5 hacking has gone crazy 1:34:25 Xbox isn’t for sale, but… 1:37:11 RetroAchievements on an actual PS2 1:38:57 Sega finally made Sonic out of the same stuff that we make toilets out of 1:44:20 EMAILS! 2:10:29 YouTube Super Chats 2:18:04 Outro

September 29, 20262 hr 25 min

Giant Bombcast 960: Norse Star

It's Tuesday and we've got to talk about video games! We're talking about Ace Combat 8, Control Resonant, Final Fantasy XIV, Grubb and Dan get into Goof Troop for the NES, and then we explore if Well Dweller is this year's Silksong. We also find the time to get into the news and then all of your emails! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:33:04 Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve 0:36:41 Final Fantasy XIV 0:42:12 Goof Troop 0:44:43 Control Resonant 0:54:51 Well Dweller 1:00:52 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 1:01:44 Onimusha: Way of the Sword 1:03:44 SIFU & PACIFIC DRIVE CODE GIVEAWAY! 1:06:41 Game Informer's GTA VI cover story 1:08:24 Naughty Dog finally puts a window on Intergalactic news 1:14:19 A PlayStation controller that takes a credit card? 1:16:23 NIS America is talking to Sony about the future of PlayStation discs 1:20:14 Meta’s new VR headset looks like glasses, but costs $1,300 1:22:12 Halo is probably gonna get rebooted 1:28:55 EMAILS! 1:57:23 YouTube Super Chats 2:21:14 Outro

September 22, 20262 hr 50 min

Giant Bombcast 959: Sludge Trudge

We're near the tail end of this hellish September of game releases and we're talking about them all! Grubb dives into his time with Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave, Jan shares his displeasure with Silent Hill Townfall, and we get into our time so far with Control Resonant! We also get into the big stories happening right now with Xbox, Kojima, and PlayStation. Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:27:52 Silent Hill: Townfall 0:41:09 Onimusha: Way of the Sword 0:47:51 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 0:57:14 Star Wars: Zero Company 1:03:14 Normal Golf Game 1:06:57 Happy Wheels 1:10:28 Draco and the Seven Scales 1:14:00 Control Resonant 1:24:46 The new Resident Evil movie 1:32:30 Xbox’s “reset” turns into a wholesale dismantling and consolidation 1:43:44 Destiny isn’t finished after all, so everyone is getting their jobs back, right? 1:50:25 Kojima Productions pushes back on the Physint reporting (but doesn’t refute it) 1:53:53 A lot of people bought Wolverine 1:57:20 Funky Kong is appearing in Donkey Kong Bananaza, we can all rest easy 1:58:58 EMAILS! 2:29:42 YouTube Super Chats 2:44:18 Outro

September 15, 20262 hr 41 min

Giant Bombcast 958: Eye Pushups

It's Tuesday so we're talking about games! Grubb takes us all on a trip to the virtual realm with his impressions with the Steam Frame, Mikey recounts his time over at Blizzcon this year, and we also wrap up some more thoughts on Wolverine. We also get to the news and all of your lovely emails! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:06:34 Mike went to BlizzCon 0:22:54 Pinball Week/Sonic the Hedgehog pinball machine 0:38:57 Steam Frame 1:01:37 Wanderburg 1:07:32 Metroid Dread 1:12:39 Marvel's Wolverine 1:33:43 Steam Frame: Valve’s next big hardware push costs $1,059 1:37:40 Sony dropped Kojima’s next espionage game. Xbox picked it up. 1:42:06 BlizzCon’s big return: StarCraft is a shooter, Diablo V is coming, and WoW goes Forever 1:47:47 Nintendo Direct 1:51:39 Ubisoft is removing a launcher requirement 1:53:39 Crazy Taxi movie 1:56:17 Some quick little stories 2:06:46 EMAILS! 2:32:55 YouTube Super Chats 2:37:35 Outro

September 10, 202642 min

Marvel's Wolverine Review Discussion

We've played Marvel's Wolverine... and we're not into it. We're not gonna just dunk on it and run, though. Here's 42 minutes explaining everything we liked and disliked about the game. Read Shawn's written review here: https://giantbomb.com/reviews/marvels-wolverine-review

September 8, 20262 hr 15 min

Giant Bombcast 957: The Cow Situation

There's a new/old Zelda game coming out and we've got things to say about it! We also talk about what we've been playing with Grubb playing Orbitals, Dan and Mike spending more time in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Jan playing board games with Hues and Cues, and Bakalar checking out The Sinking City 2! We also catch up on Fantasy Critic, your emails, and MORE! Editor's Note: The audio is a little crunchier than usual due to a recording issue. Sorry! Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:18:50 The Boo Croo 0:21:27 Royalty Free-For-All 0:23:22 Onimusha: Way of the Sword 0:33:21 Orbitals 0:38:23 Big Walk 0:54:09 Hues and Cues 0:59:08 The Sinking City 2 1:05:57 Grubb's recommendations 1:07:38 Zelda Nintendo Direct 1:21:48 Xbox is putting shockingly low monthly limits on cloud gaming 1:27:15 That GTA VI Netflix stunt actually moved consoles 1:29:42 Sony and Microsoft join Nintendo in doing the tariff refunds for me but not for thee 1:32:45 Onimusha sold a million copies on its first day 1:35:28 The RAM crisis seems like it can only get worse 1:37:39 Fantasy Critic check-in 1:46:17 EMAILS! 2:03:12 YouTube Super Chats 2:08:46 Outro