Giant Bombcast 939: Meat Shaped State
5/6/20263 hr 16 min
This week we've got our friends from Beta Hat (Stan and Matthew Rorie) to share how YOU can get paid to chat about your opinitons and knowledge about games!
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We also get into more thoughts on Saros, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2 still holding up, and if Forbidden Solitaire is another deep card game like Balatro and Inscryption. We also get into today's headlines like GameStop trying to buy eBay, GTA 6 already trying to temper expectations, all of your emails, mystery ads with Grubb, 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
0:01:46 [SPONSORED] Talking about Beta Hat with Stan Kwon and Matt Rorie
0:25:14 Intro Part II
0:51:54 Saros
1:00:44 Forza Horizon 6
1:03:09 Tamashika
1:09:06 Forbidden Solitaire
1:13:21 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
1:21:26 Is Dib old enough to play Uncharted?
1:26:00 007 First Light
1:33:06 News
1:33:30 GameStop makes a wild $56 billion bid for eBay
1:44:06 GTA 6 expectation management is becoming the story
1:51:27 Xbox hardware and services decline again in Microsoft earnings
1:53:27 Call of Duty finally appears to be done with PS4
1:55:22 Valve says Steam Deck 2 is still in development, but shortages are a problem
1:57:57 Denuvo/2K reportedly adds 14-day online checks after new piracy claims
1:59:49 Fortnite gets a huge Star Wars UGC/platform push
2:02:22 007 First Light on Switch 2 is still coming, but needs more time
2:04:16 Madden NFL 27 appears headed to Switch 2
2:06:33 Taking temperature on Star Fox/Ocarina of Time rumors
2:14:15 EMAILS!
2:44:48 Grubb Guesser
2:52:03 YouTube Super Chats
3:12:47 Outro
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsMatthew Rorie· Guest0:00
How would you describe McCain Vibes? I would reckon it's like a, a, a crisp and a chip if they had a baby. Do you know what I mean?
Stan Kwan· Guest0:06
I dunno.
Speaker 20:07
[beep] A chip and a crisp.
Stan Kwan· Guest0:09
[clicks fingers] Combination.
Matthew Rorie· Guest0:11
[beep] It's got crisp ancestry, but it's a chip.
Speaker 20:14
[laughs] [beep] Like a hot chip, crisp combo thingy. Yeah? Pure poetry, that was. McCain Vibes are chip crisp combo hot snack thingies in a freezer aisle near you.
Jan Ochoa· Host0:30
[upbeat music] Hey, everybody. It's Tuesday, May 5th. Welcome to the Giant Bombcast, episode 939. I'm your host, Jan Ochoa. Joining me as always, co-captain of the ship, Jeff Grubb.
Jeff Bakalar· Host1:08
Thanks for having me, Jan.
Jan Ochoa· Host1:10
Uh, that's right, I'm only having you and one more Jeff on this podcast, and that other Jeff is... Everyone wait for it. Who's it gonna be? It's Jeff Bakalar.
Jeff Bakalar· Host1:20
Hey, Janny. Always a pleasure seeing you, pal. Hope you are good, fine, and well. I am doing so.
Jan Ochoa· Host1:27
Thank you, Jeffy. Uh,