How To Build A Bomb is our first regular video series, and it will take you behind the scenes as we build and discuss the various aspects of the site. In this installment, we’re out on the street!
Blowing up this summer. Contact us at info (at) giantbomb (dot) com
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That’s one awesome hall space. Can’t wait to see more.
That was actually several gallons of Gatorade Tiger in that crawlspace.
Wow that’s a lot of TigerG!
Hope you put that water to good use.
Awesome! Just Awesome! You guys rock, great job so far on the site. The vid was very funny.
Lots and lots of Gatorade.
That hall is one of the most epic looking halls ever conceived.
Awesome, can’t wait for the next episode..
all i saw was water in that crawl space, where is the gatorade?
great vid jeff
oy, Jeff. Awesome beginning of the new website. I’m following your blog and surely be following this blog-site-boooomb-thingie. Keep up the good work and podcasts, arrow pointing down huray.
Oh, check my website, I’m graphic designer and it’s something special :). greeeeeetz
Congratz on everything. I hope you’re able to start selling advertising soon.
omg this is too surreal. Its the essence of what makes the old gamespot, midnight brown, APD podcast so appealing to me. However, now it has its own legs to move and flourish on, good things are in store.
Appetite whetted and hungry for more
Whoa! Gerstmann is the bomb!!! Time to take the fight to them! I feel like back in the 60s when the B. Panthers had just formed up to stop “The Man”… its like I was there but now. Just try to not blow up stuff… cause times are a bit sensitive you know and calling yourselves GIANT BOMB… although knowing you from before, I bet you were probably going for that type of statement to get some chaos going. I´m behind you dudes! GAME ON!
BooyA! I’ve seriously been wishing and hoping that you would get something going. I’m so excited, I could squeel like a girl right now… Except I won’t cuz I’m just too cool far that.
*squeels anyway*
This videos will be so cool! waiting for episode 2!… (still waiting!)
Yeah Gatorade Tiger FTW!!
This site looks like it could be pretty awesome. I love your videos and podcasts.
Can’t wait to see what’s next!
You guys win at life.
8.8
the beginning of something beautiful.
Shiest. The vid is blocked for me. I’ll have to wait until I get home. I would be first in line to intern. Wait…is that possible on a freelance blog?
Absolutely great, cant wait for Ep 2, and what a great name !
This was genuinely epic.
Fantastic! Congrats and I can’t wait!
Awesome stuff. I love the expression on the guy’s face in the key shop.
Very excited about the site. Can’t wait to read more reviews and watch more (purposeful) videos.
Weird first video offering. Cool nonetheless. Who made the logo by the way? Looks like some kid’s breakfast cereal logo. Get Ben Cuello on the case.
This is the greatest site on the internet.
Hahaha,awesome video. “So this is our crawlspace, got some water in there…”
I’m so freakin psyched about the launch of this site.
lol great video
Hey nice stuff man, hopefully that little room keeps you nice and busy. Good to see you back ever since gamespot. Keep up the nice videos man!
Nice video. Can’t wait for the next one!
awesome. can’t wait!
hopefully those keys are made for Giant Bomb HQ next week
It will be really interesting to see how this shapes up. “Down to the street” videos like this is always super interesting. I want it raw and direct. To see this build up is something that is very interesting for me personally seeing as I might end up doing the same sometime down the road. Really awesome. Keep it going and again, superexcited for the future. Only good can some from this. Respect!
MIND=BLOWN
good shit jeff, i just found my new homepage.
Good job on the video, it was hilarious. You could swing a tiger in that room with the water container, it was pretty big.
Replace the water with Gatorade and we got ourselves a site.
Woha, your new offices is… AWESOME!
Well done guys!
I can’t tell you how pleased I am to see you working on something like this. The future looks bright!
Good to see you guys up and running again. What this site really needs is forums
Hell yeah! Jeff is back! Welcome back brother.
Not even garlic can stop the deadly robot vampire.
Haha that dude at the end in the hardware store was funny for some reason. Anyways, good to see you’re doing something Jeff, I can’t wait to see what happens next!
O YEA, dunno bout everyone else but im about ready to explode!
AWESOME!! can’t wait to see what you guys do next
OMG this is what we have all been waiting for! Good luck you guys, the audience will follow you and hopefully some dollars will too!
Can’t wait to see what you guys come up with. An office and everything. Seems legit enough. I bet you guys could pull in some revenue and free gatorade by putting up some banners on the site. After all the advertising you did for them I am sure they will be more then happy to sponsor your site.
Awesome.
Cant wait to hear the podcasts and all of the website original stuff.
DOWN WITH GAMESPOT
O shit son, way 2 go kid.
Haha very good
Sweet. I can’t f-ing wait for more GiantBomb! Good luck guys I’m looking forward to what you have in store for us.
Keys are confusing…
‘BUILDING A SITE!!!’.
Awesome!
oohh baby i love the way…everyday
Good to see you back on the air where you belong! Hope to run into you on the street someday — after meeting Rich Gallup and Ryan Davis, you are the only other GameSpot journo I need to complete my collection!
awsome video can’t wait for the next one ep 2…keep it up!!
great video can’t wait for the next one ep 2…keep it up!!
Finally! My life has a purpose again!
At last, more video content worth watching in my underpants. Keep it coming Gerstmann. It tastes amazing!
that shit was wack as hell
Good to see you back Jeff
Now this is awesome news guys! I may disagree with many of your upcoming reviews, but at least I know they’ll be based on your true thoughts.
This just feels legit, so thanks and congrats boys! Bout freaking time too! :–D
Awesome, I’ve never been this excited about a website.
LOL, first episode! YAY!
I’m just want to say that Apple started in a garage, look where they are now. You guys are gonna get bigger and better, and hopefully we’ll be there along the way. Good luck guys! Can’t wait for more!
Wat up Jeffmiester! Fantastic first episode i must say. Hope this site takes off.
I wonder what’s behind those doors… hopefully the genesis of an amazing gaming site
classic jeff! looking foward to seeing more
FINALLY!! I have a feeling this will soon become my homepage.
Nice. Make sure you get it in the shot.
i half-expected broken glass, a fire alarm and alex to come riding out on a donkey…which means seeing the actual office will be like 100 times more super awesome
Effing hilarious Jeff. That space ACTUALLY looks like a place you might be building Bombs, even more reasons for the Department of Homeland Security to be concerned, LOL.
you guys rock! can’t wait to see more!
Oh my. This is so surprising, but in a way, it had to be done. Way to go guys.
Haha! Great video. Keep it up guys.
Jeff, this is awsome. I only ask one thing. When you make major site changes, please don’t dump the databae the way nuke.com, videogames.com, and gamespot did. Glad your back!!
database even
If you want to beat gamespot, you should put fourms on your site, because thats one of only reasons people still go on gamespot.
Gerstmann!!!! that girl from the ring is gonna crawl outta that crawl space!
needz moar alex n
thats definitely Gatorade Tiger. After hearing your review on it I went to my local Costco and bought a case of it. I love this stuff!
you guys crack me up!
I am so excited about this site, I wish you guys the best of luck and I hope I can speak for many by saying that we have wanted this and we expect this website to be epic. EDIT: It WILL be epic.
-Antonio
I believe that Marion Cobretti could have made it into that office after ensuring his parking space was not occupied by uncouth vandals.
“I just wanted to tell you both good luck; we’re all counting on you.” Leslie Neilson
That was hilarious. Who was the cameraman?
Really funny video. I hope you guys got keys for that place, haha.
YES!
Giant Bomb.com… Off to a great start! Ha ha!
But seriously, I am looking forward to it =)
If it were a Gatorade Tiger in your hand, you would have the strength to knock down the door. Maybe next week.
Sweet action, good luck Jeff and Ryan!
For me Gaming is a religion and GiantBomb.com is the SH**
I know this will be great!! Best of luck Jeff and Ryan and whoever else is involved at this point, can’t wait to see this thing EXPLODE into awesomeness!!
Good to see you back.
Man this is awesome!
Looks great! Can’t wait to see more.
I am very excited you guys are using Viddler!!!!
I’m wondering if we’ve all been put on the FBI watch list for watching a video called “How to Build a Bomb”.
The site looks good and I’m looking forward to some unbiased reporting. Bookmarked!
I believe the clearance on the adjacent parking garage reads 6′8″.
How appropriate.
Nice back entrance.
…wait, that didn’t sound right.
Hi Geffi… Nice to cya after all of this years and see ya building your own awesome website… good luck man… keep up the work… I’m your first subscriber…
Locked out of the office? LOL was that staged? Please tell me so
DUDE. This is what we all wanted to see happen, and its happening. This is great news, I really look forward to this site.
Film major here- maybe buy a lens cleaning kit and have someone clean your camera’s lens before the next show?
LET ME SEE>< Cake is better than pie, I am going to fly that flag, Good morning Angels This game sucks, do you have Alex’s Robocop gun? I am too barefoot and pregant to play video games, Gamewave and Hyperscan are going to revolutionalize the industry. And lets be honest guys you are making Duke Nukem 4 ever aren’t you!
ALL THE BEST
Oh and more thing
Remeber when reviewing always use Korn quotes
Yay! Congrats Jeff, Ryan, and the rest of your super secret Giant Bomb ninja clan! Can’t wait for the new official site.
Wow, there are a ton of gullible idiots on this site already…please leave gamespotters…
Actually, stay for the sake of building a buzz and hype for the site but once it’s established, please leave.
Podcasts AND reviews? I didnt know it was christmas already. Keep up the great work guys.
This is called evolution!
Good luck to you
Great to finally see “the thing you’re working on”. Can’t wait for what’s to come!
Gaming websites for me are like a religion, and GIANT BOMB is (hopefully) going to be the SHIT.
haha Homeland Security. Nice name!
hahah that was great, very excited about this site and community.
Thats just cool. Good job man. I’m going to be on here more than game spot.
If you mix uranium, plutonium and Jeff Gerstmann, you get GIANT BOMB!!!
Spread the word boyz GIANTBOMB.COM. Hey Jeff when I drink Gatorade Tiger I got the “Eye of the Tiger”
Easily the best video about a corridor related to gaming I have ever seen!
Ok I finally got to watch the video. A startup game site it looks exciting. I wish I could participate on such an endeavor.
If you build it, will the ads come? How are you going to generate revenue? Charge for access?
Either way, I am anxious to see the results.
whoa whoa whoa… did someone say they have big cases of gatorade tiger at costco?!
o_o!
so I don’t have to overpay for it at 7-eleven?! ^_^
i’ll have to look into that…
ANYWAYS GIANTBOMB.COM IS AMAZINGNESS ALREADY! I THINK I’VE TOLD LIKE 20 PEOPLE… AND THATS ONLY BECAUSE I HAVEN’T SEEN ANY OTHER PEOPLE TO TELL!!!
Where could I find more people…
Hmmm… Xbox Live… now, there’s an idea…
This is just some of the best news I have had all week.
i hope you all the best and mark my words this site will be filled with advertisments and you will make an awesome site
Woohoo!!! Great to finally find out what you’ve been beavering away at. Keep up the great work Jeff, you (and Ryan of course!) help me make it thru the day!
Video no longer available ??? Is anyone elese getting this problem. I gess Homeland Security already did their job
Video no longer available
Anyway, love the site, hope you can get the vid back up soon.
Please, if you make this available in iTunes, I’ll watch every episode. But if not I probably wont watch much of any.
So this is what you’ve been up to Jeff. Well congratulations. I wish you tons of success.
Sweet! Can’t wait for another episode.
Just a word of support from the UK, keep up the good work !!
Oh and if you could fix the video that would be cool.
Wow… This is a big thing for me ( and of course for the rest of the fans ). Thanks for the great news jeff
sounds good to me.ill most deffo tuned in. i hope ur gonna have a weekly show etc and go to the large events.
Hi Jeff
How to build a bomb can be easily misunderstood.
What about something else like. “Kangaroo delight”
Regards from Italy
Yes! Finally I can resuming having FUN online while getting info on games.
thanx for doing all this !
Very excited
Can’t wait for the next episode! You guys rock!!!!!!! ’sorry’ …
That guy in the background looks a bit like Vince Broady… with a beard.. or something. Keep it up Jeff and Ryan!
Great news to see you guys back in action doing what you do best. On the spot just isn’t the same without you - truly wish you, Ryan and all involved the best of luck with this venture. At least you always give an honest opinion of what a games really like - so the average joe bloggs knows whether to shell out £40+ on it. Good luck Jeff.
So glad you guys are doing this. That was quick too, you guys are on your game. This is just like when Mustane left Metallica and then took over the rock world…..wait a second.
Best name for a feature ever. I’m just waiting for the police to knock on my door now. I haven’t been able to watch it though because my uni PC’s don’t have flash and my internet is broken at home
Than god U are back to business
awesome
No waaaay! I’m very excited about this, yes indeed. 30k views on this episode after one day. Awesome.
cool waiting for ep 2
That was pretty funny Jeff, good luck and congrats on launching your new site.
Goddamn, this is gonna rock. You can bet your ass that when this site is fully developed, you’ll get alot of members, i would say that around 50% of all Gamespot users will move to this site instead.
I hope you’ll have a ton of fun building the website
awsome
Sweet!
Where’s this Gatorade everyone’s talking about?
That’s what I like from you guys, that charisma and humor that you put on your work. I can’t wait to see the next video.
“Buildin’ a website!”
Hi! Congratulations about your new website about games! This really cool! I wish you luck
Brazil (yes, the whole gamers nation) is wishing you luck
It was a bummer when you left that “other place” but I am glad to see you in your new home. Both your site and Ryan’s ROCKS. I love the new site!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeff, I´m your fan. I don´t really know what happened with gamespot, but I don´t wanna know either.
So, I´ll be with you building a bomb. I hope you can make it.
Hugs.
From Brazil!
Fun as always:) I have missed jeffs whacky video adventures
Looking forward to seeing how this develops. I wish Good Luck to you and everyone behind Giant Bomb!
Keep up the great work.
Arekkusu.
wow.
that was fucking lame.
Awesome………simply awesome
success!
Was it just me or did any one else see the irony (and humor) behind this first video? Locked out of the office…How he was fired at GameSpot (being locked out).
That was retarded. Like, beyond retarded. As are all the people sucking your dick in this thread.
I have no doubts you can make a great website, but the only reason people enjoyed this video is because Jeff Gerstmann made it.
Fucking sheeple.
Hope it all goes well for you. bookmarked the website and look forward to the next episode.
Whoo! Heres to the begginng of something beautiful!
Jeff its good to see ya back!!
awesome GERTSMANN IS BACK!!!!!! W00T!!!!!!
Thanks for showing us the magic behinf giantbomb.
Cheers from Uruguay…
Wish you the best of lucks, we will be watching you.
Great site, really glad to see you guys doing this. I can;t wait for the things to come…great job so far.
Awesome! Can’t wait until the site gets built!
Nice video I cant wait to see more Loved the ending
Lmfao. Awsome video, Jeff. I wonder if you actually owned that space or if you were just messing with somebodies doors. Anyways, great video. Maybe that water will come in handy when you clean up that randomly placed brown stuff next to it! xD
Welcome back to the grid. Will there be video reviews like back in GS?
I heard on xplay youll be doing your own thing with this site.I happy about that since reviews are oposted to be opinionated.