Giant Bombcast

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.
 
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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

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!

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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

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.

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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

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!

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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

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

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

Will and Dan are back from Germany to share their time over at Gamescom and AEW's All In! We also start the flood of games dropping September with talking about Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Orbitals, Star Wars: Zero Company, and all of the demos we saw at Gamescom. We also get into the news and all of your emails!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:08:13 DAN'S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
0:13:51 Dan & Will went to Germany for Gamescom
0:21:11 Dan & Will also went to AEW All In
0:33:01 God of War II
0:38:40 Onimusha: Way of the Sword
0:52:07 Orbitals
0:59:13 Fatal Claw
1:03:38 Elden Ring for Switch 2
1:06:23 Smash Remix and N64 ROM hacks
1:12:45 How to Fish
1:16:47 Ultrapool
1:19:25 Star Wars: Zero Company
1:24:57 Gamescom demo lightning round
1:47:53 Star Wars Zero Company launches successfully (after Bit Reactor furloughed 80% of the company)
1:52:48 GTA VI finally showed 27 minutes of actual in-game footage
1:57:11 Xbox's disc-to-digital system actually works
2:01:10 Publishers might actually be upset about Sony ending disc support for PlayStation
2:03:51 Sony has two State of Plays coming Thursday
2:04:41 A gigantic 12TB archive of old Steam development files leaked
2:06:33 Aggro Crab is publishing Rebounder
2:08:15 EMAILS!
2:30:47 YouTube Super Chats

This week we're starting with the NEWS because Opening Night Live just happened and we're gonna recap it! We get into all of the other big news stories like the ongoing GTA VI leaks, PlayStation hammering home console exclusivity, and more! We also chat about the Duskbloods network test, Marvel Snap, Twisted Towers, and Blood Dungeon.

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:26:07 Gamescom News Roundup
0:48:31 The GTA 6 Leaker War Is Getting Weirder
0:52:56 Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle returns at a higher price
0:55:13 Sony Is Saying “Only On PS5” Again
0:58:31 Microsoft Stops Giving Circana Its Digital Sales Data
1:02:56 Marvel Snap Draft League
1:06:15 Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
1:09:21 Twisted Tower
1:12:54 The Duskbloods
1:20:42 Blood Dungeon
1:27:43 EMAILS!
1:47:46 YouTube Super Chats
2:00:23 Outro

It's Tuesday and we're talking about games! Chuck and Mike spent some time sharing what sets Mortal Shell II apart from other Soulslikes, Jan has finished climbing a mountain in Cairn but is ready to drop balls in Hyperdrop, Grubb shares his time playing the early bits of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and more talk about what we've been playing. We also get into some BREAKING GTA VI leaks, Kingdom Hearts IV updates coming out of D23, the PlayStation 6, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:32:47 Hyperdrop Demo
0:42:27 Mortal Shell II
0:52:37 Elden Ring
0:55:21 Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
1:07:28 Cairn
1:14:49 Policenauts
1:18:47 Deus Ex
1:25:12 Duskfade
1:32:37 D23 was a gaming event
1:48:18 Sony still doesn't know when PS6 launches
1:54:20 Phantom Blade Zero State of Play met with wave of “no disc, no buy”
1:56:34 Star Citizen seems like clown shoes
2:00:06 Warren Spector is retiring
2:02:40 Fortnite reveals its video game crossover event
2:03:13 Saber CEO Matt Karch apologizes to Stella Sacco
2:04:01 Codes for FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods Network Test have been sent out to participants
2:04:32 GTA VI Leaks
2:14:10 EMAILS!
2:30:31 YouTube Super Chats
2:38:47 Outro/What's happening on Giant Bomb this week?

We've been playing a LOT of games, and we're gonna tell you all about them! Impressions of Marvel Tokon, Big Walk, and more are followed by a check-in with the news desk, and a round of YOUR emails!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:17:31 Flippin’ Heck
0:22:16 Cult of PiN demo
0:27:19 Agent 64: Spies Never Die
0:40:42 Halo: Campaign Evolved
0:52:58 Big Walk
0:59:56 Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2
1:05:09 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
1:16:35 Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
1:28:20 Aliens cloud-only game unplayable on Switch 1 now
1:32:07 Saber Interactive and Randy Pitchford are now beefing through video games
1:34:18 Xbox CTO says the issue that caused last month’s major outage has been fixed
1:35:09 Blizzard is reportedly the best-performing studio inside Xbox
1:39:03 Fortnite's next season is apparently Video Game Fortnite
1:42:50 Supermassive Games is cutting up to 75 people
1:45:20 GTA 6's $100 edition is outselling the $80 edition in preorders
1:47:03 Halloween banned because Michael Myers' victims can get high
1:50:25 EMAILS!
2:12:38 YouTube Super Chats
2:18:14 Outro