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Another pretty much impossible to predict length of time, another Giant Bomb thread. That's right people! It's time for yet another instalment of Giant Bomb: The Thread:
ABOUT A BOMB
Giant Bomb is the most hippin'est, happenin'est, charmingly garrulous website about video games on the Internet! With a potent mixture of live streams, videos, podcasts, interviews, hot news scoops and incisive commentary, Giant Bomb has won the hearts and minds of us entitled internet hoards time and time again. The Bombadiers cover pretty much the entire spectrum of video games; whether it's watching two grown men spend 99 hours and 59 minutes falling in love with a Japanese schoolgirl, or watching another grown man scream at a creepy low-poly bogeyman in the dead of night, you'll find something to love here.
Unless you like Dota. In which you're SOL. Leave this place.
THE BOMB SQUAD
Jeff Gerstmann
Age: Unknown; records say he simply came into being during the completion of Spacewar
Nationality: Space Egyptian
Location: Petaluma
Aliases: Dr Tracksuit, Big Jeffrey, The Rap Man
Abilities: Impervious to pre-release hype; unnatural comic timing; powerful enough to launch his enemies into the sun
Enemies: Miley Cyrus; Kid Rock; Korn; Rooster Teeth; Nintendo; Dave Lang; Chipotle
Favourite game: Yoshi's Island
Brad Shoemaker
Age: 70 (post-Dota)
Nationality: English
Location: San Francisco
Aliases: rudds, Bradx0r, XXXShoenoscoper420blazeitupXXX
Abilities: Can hear an uninformed forum post from over 50 kilometres away; voice of an angel
Enemies: Arch-viles; Ultranationalists; NeoGAF; the basic human need for sleep
Favourite game: Kingdom Rush
Vincent Caravella
Age: 70 (post-Max)
Nationality: Sicilian
Location: Bay Area
Aliases: The Italian Stallion, mindcavity, A wizard
Abilities: Can destroy any aircraft in a matter of minutes; incredible violent energy can be summoned for use in open worlds; ice magic powers
Enemies: Pop-ups; dudes with sunglasses; the Y button; Adele
Favourite game: Motorbike
Patrick Klepek
Age: 16
Nationality: Transylvanian
Location: Chicago
Aliases: Scoops, Tricky, Pat, exxxy, St. Vincent
Abilities: Amazing power to stream horror games with a facecam and not be completely obnoxious about it; can sense the presence of any nearby cyber-raptors
Enemies: Slendermann; hairdressers; his dog; Bad Journalism™
Favourite game: Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Alex Navarro
Age: fuck if I know
Nationality: Spanish
Location: New York
Aliases: The Wolf, Jesse Pinkman
Abilities: Ability to keep his facial hair mostly unchanged through 3 different decades; is awesome at Punch-Out!!
Enemies: Bad video games; Jeff Gerstmann
Favourite game: Big Rigs
Drew Scanlon
Age: 21 forever
Nationality: Russian
Location: Bay Area
Aliases: Comrade Scanlonski, funkify, Michael C. Hall
Abilities: Impeccable posture; expert archer; speaks over 50 languages; can infiltrate enemy territory; mastery over vehicles; can survive the rabies virus
Enemies: CBSi HR. That's pretty much it.
Favourite game: DCS World
HERE'S WHAT'S BLOWING UP RIGHT NOW
Quick Looks - The guys jump into a new release and give it a whirl for about 40 minutes or so. Unedited, no bullshit - your Giant Bomb meat 'n' potatoes.
Bombin' the AM - Alex and Patrick discuss recent news and talking points in this pretty fucking cool morning show. Available in video and audio form.
Encyclopedia Bombastica - Quick Looks for older games, basically. Generally comes with more of an "in the know" feel, and usually just ran by one person.
Unprofessional Fridays - Premium member exclusive show. Just 90 minutes of whatever nonsense the crew feel like showing off. Giant Bomb at its most chaotic.
Worth Playing - Patrick tastes some under-the-radar games you probably aren't aware of. Browser games, free downloads, alphas, betas, demos and more get tried out here. Accompanies sister text feature, Worth Reading.
Interview Dumptruck - Patrick (and sometimes Jeff) interviews a wide range of name from the industry and gaming community, and posts the mostly raw footage straight to the site.
Spookin' With Scoops - Premium member exclusive. Patrick gets to grips with any and all horror games he can get his hands on - from understated psychological thrillers to brutal, gruesome nightmare-inducers - in this late-night live stream. Expect beers and panic.
And of course, there is the Giant Bombcast, up every Tuesday, with an accompanying thread popping up here on GAF near enough on the dot.
EXPLOSIVELY USEFUL INFO
Twitters, tumblrs, and GAF User Names
Brad: @bradshoemaker, From the Desk of Brad Shoemaker , rudds
Jeff: @jeffgerstmann, Jeff Gerstmann Is Still A Threat, MonsterDunk
Patrick: @patrickklepek, Patrick Klepek Will Now Take Your Calls, Patrick Klepek
Vinny: @VinnyCaravella, My friends call me Vinny, bionicpuppy
Drew: @drewscanlon, N/A, N/A
Alex: @alex_navarro, N/A, N/A
Matt Rorie: @frailgesture, N/A, N/A
Big List of Games Completed By Giant Bomb
Afterburner Climax
Bad Dudes
BioForge
Chrono Trigger
Deadly Premonition
Dragon's Lair
Doom 2
Game Room
Halo
Halo 2
Halo 3
Intel Discovered
Outlast
Persona 4
Phantasmagoria
Slender: The Arrival
Officially Unofficial Websites
This Year's Giant Bombcast Best-Ofs
Giant Bomb Video Playlist (THE best way to search for TNTs and Game Rooms)
VINNYBOMB.com
Giant Bomb fan voted best Quick Looks
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AND THAT'S ALL, FOLKS! KABOOOOOOOOOOM!
(Rest in peace, Ryan.)
