It’s a veritable menagerie of idiots in this week’s Giant Bombcast as we’re joined by Alex Navarro for discussions about Grand Theft Auto IV: Greater Toronto Area, 50 Cent II: The Dollar, synthoids, the Harlem Globetrotters of pizza, and more! As always, you can send in your questions to bombcast (at) giant bomb (dot) com.
The Giant Bombcast continues its slow-motion explosion with Jeff and Ryan’s thoughts on Lost: Via Domus, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, an Ice Cube side-scroller, Guitar Hero: Beatles, Ed Boon, Blu-ray versus HD downloads, the flavor of Scottish girders, technofear, and more!
In our inaugural episode of the Giant Bombcast, Ryan and Jeff discuss delicious WoW-inspired energy drinks, the hidden depth in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the brilliant filmography of Mark Dacascos, and much more. Send any and all questions/drink recommendations/death threats to bombcast at giant bomb dot com!
As promised, the latest episode of the Arrow Pointing Down Podcast, featuring Internet celebrities Ryan Davis, Jeff Gerstmann, and Alex Navarro! Join us as we discuss the top news stories in the world of video games, new releases, and drinks!
And we’re back! Sorry for the lengthy absence, it’s been a busy week and a half–went to Disneyland with my special lady-friend for her birthday and grappled with some interesting professional developments–but I won’t get into too much more detail about that right now.
I will say that I started playing Bully for the 360 today, and despite some technical shortcomings, I’m enjoying it so far. Again, you’ll hear plenty about that, France’s tallest drummer, and of course, stupid, stupid drinks on the next Arrow Pointing Down Podcast, which will be rolling out this Wednesday, which is technically today, if you want to be a dick about it. Damn it’s late.
Until then, gaze into the unsettling comma-shaped eyes of this baby mannequin I saw in Downtown Disney. I dare you not to go utterly insane.
Your new favorite podcast that is sometimes, tangentially about video games is back! This week beverage enthusiast Jeff Gerstmann, freelance gigolo Alex Navarro, and I bask in the afterglow of GDC, guzzle horrible energy drinks, contemplate legal action against McDonald’s, declare Cobra a 2008 Oscar winner, and so very much more! Join us, won’t you? Afterwards, be sure to check out Will Wright’s talk at GDC 2008.
Got a question for the Arrow Pointing Down podcast posse? Drop us a line at podcast at arrowpointingdown dot com!
UPDATE: The initial syncing issues have been fixed, mostly, kinda! It’s all a learning experience for us here, folks!
Though the Game Developers Conference doesn’t start in earnest until today, I got my first taste of the show last night, going to an EA-sponsored event for some heavily embargoed demonstrations of a number of games being produced by Battlefield commanders DICE. It was nice, but it was a kind of typical industry party–the venue was far too swanky and night-clubby for the crowd, the bar was open for better social lubrication, and and hostesses circulated tiny food around the room on trays–but this being my first event post-GS, it was still kind of surreal. I’m so used to representing a larger organization at such events, it’s dangerous knowing that the only reputation I can now tarnish with my untoward behavior is my own.
PODCAST UPDATE: The response to the pilot episode of the Arrow Pointing Down Podcast has been phenomenal so far, though I wanted to address a few things. First, the Arrow Pointing Down Podcast is now available on iTunes! Second, we know the first episode sounds like shit–this was an extremely impromptu experiment, and to quote Jeff on the topic, “We need crystal-clear DAT quality recordings of us talking about meaningless bullshit.” The next episode will sound better, promise.
Well I’ve already managed to burn through Ken Levine’s GDC session, so best I get moving. Expect some kind of Day One wrap-up, and if you see me at the show, holler!
Welcome, and thank you for participating in the soft launch of the Arrow Pointing Down Podcast! There’s no explicit format yet, and it probably should’ve been encoded it at a lower bit rate, but hey! Fuck it!
This week, Ryan and Jeff ramble pointlessly over Skype about Gatorade, HD-DVD, GDC, and more!
Next week, there’s apparently going to be another show! And maybe another guest! And prizes?
If you have a question for the Arrow Pointing Down Podcast, send it to podcast@arrowpointingdown.com, and you might get it read on the air!
By listening to this podcast, you may be eligible to win hundreds of millions of gold krugerrand. This is a lie!
