Giant Bombcast 932: Good Books
3/17/20262 hr 37 min
It's a Tuesday and we have to talk about video games! This week we talk about the final preview coming out of Pragmata, our continued adventures in Pokémon Pokopia, and diving deeper into the campaigns of Slay the Spire 2. We also chat about the DLSS 5 drama popping off as well as IO Interactive updates, PSSR, sales numbers, and more for your listening enjoyment!
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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
0:21:24 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
0:25:05 Spyro: Year of the Dragon
0:30:58 Pokémon Pokopia
0:37:46 Horsey Game
0:39:19 Slay the Spire 2
0:42:08 F1 2025
0:44:42 Rounds
0:48:22 Lego Party Update
0:51:29 Pragmata
1:00:08 A METEOR HIT OHIO
1:02:48 Nvidia met with criticism for DLSS 5’s ‘photoreal’ graphics alterations
1:08:36 Bethesda tries to quell DLSS 5 criticism
1:15:12 Switch 2 finally lets you play Switch 1 games in docked mode while playing on handheld
1:18:09 IO Interactive and MindsEye studio BARB officially end partnership, Hitman crossover DLC to be scrapped
1:21:10 Starfield is finally coming to PS5 next month alongside new content and PS5 Pro support
1:24:02 PS5 Pro’s major PSSR update is rolling out to more games this week, with Cyberpunk 2077 to follow
1:26:58 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s EGDC firm has acquired 5% of Capcom
1:29:17 As it passes 6 million sales, Capcom officially confirms Resident Evil Requiem is the series’ fastest selling game
1:31:30 Super Mario Galaxy Movie Teases Pikmin Cameo
1:46:38 Pokopia is already one of the best-selling Pokémon spin-offs, after just four days
1:47:58 Microsoft reveals next-gen console details and promises an ‘order of magnitude increase’ in power
1:49:54 Judge orders Subnautica 2 bosses be handed back control of company after Krafton found guilty of "wrongfully usurping control"
1:54:35 Alex in Street Fighter 6
1:56:20 EMAILS!
2:22:20 YouTube Super Chats
2:31:50 Outro
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