Welcome to Giant Bomb: The Blog. It’s sort of like Alien 3: The Gun, only with more explosions and less track. After working on this in secret for as long as we have been, it’s totally exciting to be able to finally let you in on what we’ve been doing. I actually still haven’t gotten used to freely speaking the name of the site in public, or even typing it, really. It’s always been “The Site” or “The Thing I’m Doing” or “If Marion Cobretti Was A Website.”
So let me start by telling you what Giant Bomb is, and then I’ll briefly touch on what Giant Bomb will become. Right now, we’re opening up this blog, where myself and others will be writing about games, covering them in much the same way I’ve been doing on my personal blog for the past three months. Sometimes it will be off-the-cuff, sometimes it will be reasoned and well-thought-out. We’ll review games here, and we’ll talk about upcoming stuff, as well. We’ll occasionally chime in on the news that surrounds the game industry, both here in print, and in our podcast, which will grow out of the Arrow Pointing Down podcast that I’ve been doing with Ryan Davis for the past few weeks. Yes, we will still continue to speak our minds on the latest happenings in the beverage and snack food industries. Don’t you worry about that. We’ll talk about games there, too. Surprise!
We’ll also use this blog to talk about the site we’re building behind the scenes. There is an expert team of dudes behind the Bomb, ensuring that there will be a robust, feature-filled website at our disposal, which we’ll use to talk about games. And energy drinks. We’ll show you a bit of the process behind building a site that covers video games, like how we plan to review games, or what sort of interaction you can expect to have with the site’s community features, or what sort of equipment we’re purchasing in order to make this all possible. We’re calling this series “How To Build A Bomb,” mostly because I wanted to make sure that the Department of Homeland Security never misses an episode. The first installment is already available.
There’ll be more info in the weeks ahead, so I’ll keep it brief. But to all of you who have been following my antics for the past few months, I just wanted to say thanks for sticking it out, and I really think the site is going to blow your mind.
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I can’t wait for the upcoming detonation!
Very excited!
I am so excited! I have been waiting for you guys to start something and this is amazing!
This should be cool.
I can’t wait for this a videogame website with Jeff at the helm this is going to be awesome.
Sweet, this looks like a explosion of awesome.
Doing it big, as usual. We’ll always be here for ya dude.
Boom!
Awesome, I’m excited to see the giant bomb grow.
Wow, great news. I’ve been following the two (three, including Alex which I’m sure we’ll see here from time to time) of you since you guys left GS and it’s great to finally see what your plans are. I’ve already canceled my GS account back in december mostly because I felt they way your dismissal was handled was wrong and I’m glad I’ll have a new place to go for reviews and previews of games.
Good luck and keep up the great work.
Wow I was really hoping you would start something like this up. Hopefully it will explode (pun intended) into something huge in the future. Looking forward to reading how you two are doing and what you guys are playing. (and if you are enjoying it!) Can we hope to see the likes of one Alex Navarro poking around these parts?
Hey Jeff,
Congrats! Just one comment, don’t stick to the fixed width OR increase it to more than right now, requires too much scrolling.
The logo on top is way too big too, i understand it must be GIANT, just make it as a bkgd.
Good Luck!
The future is gonna be all up in flames!!
Boom! I can’t wait as this thing starts evolving. I’m specially interested in seeing more videos, mostly video review. Jeff Gerstmann always has a plan!
This is great, im with you guys 100% and you know what they say about that.
5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1 … Congrats guys! Took you long though
This site is awesome, I can’t wait until it is finished.
It’s the bomb, yo! Prepare for impact! Boom Shake Shake Shake the Room! I said Boom Boom Boom and let me hear you say way-oh! (WAY-OOHHH!!)
Yeah…
I am glad to see the rumors of a new site are true. One question: where are the Wii, DS, and PSP sections? Are they “to do” tasks, or just things you aren’t really interested in?
Awesome, enjoyed the blogs & the podcasts that you & Ryan have been doing so far, cant wait to see more!
Good Luck guys!
@m0zart:
The sections for Wii, PC, DS, and PSP will appear as we cover games on those platforms. We just haven’t written about any of those yet. Our first DS-related item will probably be a review of Professor Layton (which I still need to write).
Oh so sweet. I cannot wait to see what you guys have instore for this site, as well as whose working on it. Looks like I’ve found my new web home.
Im really glad you decided to do this, ill be keeping this as my homepage from now on
I was hoping you guys would do something like this! nicely done! Now start making video reviews! I want video reviews! Give us the video reviews!
Congratulations; very excited about the launch.
Yay!
Big congratulations, ready to read some of your stuff as it starts to explode (sigh bad puns).
Can’t wait guys. Can get rid of my gamespot subscription now.
Congrats on the launch
I’m really excited at the prospect of this!
It will be cool to see a site like this start from its humble roots, and then in 6 months we can skin the site in gatorade or carls junior milk shakes and other sponsors!
Totally awesome.
Welcome to the internet!
You know I’m on board. Can’t wait to see this site come together, man.
Nice to see you coming back FULL THROTTLE!
I’m confused. Do we come here, or the blog, or is this blog the blog now, or is the other blog still the blog, or will that blog still be a blog when the site goes up? I’m very confused!
This is very exciting news. Good luck!
Click, click, boom! Wicked stuff.
OMG.
OMG.
OMG.
tHIS….wILL rOCK hARD…PERHAPS EVEN SHReD tHE neBULa.
Hi Jeff — the background of this site is a little black. It might be a bit livelier if you made some business arrangements whereby the users could skin the site with images of their favorite game characters…
No, really!…
Anyway. I just tried emailing info@giantbomb.com and it bounced. If you email me, I will send you what I was trying to send you (and a copy of the bounce too, so you can see what’s going on).
Finally, an excuse to NEVER EVER go to gamespot again!! ‘When’ you get big enough, if you ever need a moderator or anything like that, hit me up. I sit in a frickin cube 9hrs a day so i get a lot of free time!
I was so hoping you guys would do something like this. I’m very excited to see what all you have planned. I’m glad something good came out of all that mess, now we can at least say it was worth it!
*BOOM*
Sign me up!!
Echoing a couple of other posters, would love to eventually see the return of you guys doing some video reviews, previews, etc. Great work on the Arrow Pointing Down podcasts and Points episodes.
This is great news! Very excited, can’t wait! Best of luck guys!
The site has already blown my mind! Loved the first installment of the video series, it’s just like the great silly stuff you used to do years ago.
I can’t wait to see what the site becomes!
Oh man, I had a feeling this was about to happen.
Is Alex gonna be in too, though?
I mean, it’s not like he’s got anything better to do… right?
Detonation in 3 - 2 - 1 - …
Where’s the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth shattering, Kaboom!
It’s great to see this Jeff. I knew with the TV appearances and your general personality that you wouldn’t be satisfied with just your blog or just another editorial job at another site. You can count on me to visit this site often.
is The Navarro part of the “BOMB” too? because that needs to happen, then you guys could be the new WU-TANG
Good luck guys.
If this site isn’t a success, I’ll buy a hat and then eat it. Possibly a tophat. Like the one Chopin wears in Eternal Sonata. This site is going to be awesome.
Mmm… Hat.
I cant believe you called your website Giant Bomb. That is so awesome
These are exciting times. Very cool. Y’all need to get some awesome forum software up and running. Ya know, proper forums, not the pathetic excuse for forums gamespot and gamefaqs have.
Love the, “more safari less track” reference, though I think I’m the only one that got it. Good luck with the site.
Boz
KABOOOOM! That’s my mind being blown.
No worries, this site will be as great as a free hotdog vendor in Ethiopia.
This sounds awesome. Nice to see that it is actually happening. You’ve got a convert here for sure.
Awesome… BoOooOmMmm … love it
oh my god
i’m so excited right now.
cheers Jeff and Ryan
I hope this site becomes a great community-based gaming site like GS, but better. Then I’ll be able to rid myself of that place since it has become a shell of it’s former self.
Ah ha!!! The triumphant return of Jeff Gerstmann!
All I can san is I can’t wait, this will surely be awesome. I was so disappointed when all my favorite editors from GS were leaving, but now they will be back.
I wish you guys great success and am very much looking forward to seeing the Bomb blow up into something great! Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
Congratulations on the launch of Giant Bomb!
I’m thrilled for you guys, and retardedly excited for this new site.
Hey Jeff, can we register now or is that on hold, because Ive tried and I get no confirmation email????
Looks promising so far, Jeff! When it’s out this summer, I expect this site to become my new GameSpot. You rock!
Sure, it has less track, but I think the question we’re all really asking is does it have more safari?
good looking site so far. Is it going to try challenge gs in the future XD
Here comes the BOOOM! w0000t.
This is going to be awesome, I can’t wait! Also Giant Bomb, has to be the best name for a website ever.
Nice, Looking forward to what you guys will bring this summer. I hope that the startup runs smoothly. Get that Fuse ready!!!!
Glad to see your starting to roll out the awesome. Good luck.
Nice to see that your getting a new website up.
Not surprised but quite happy to find this out. Though what’s with the name?
“Im so excited, and I just can´t hide it. I know I know I know I know I want to, I want to!!”
Awesome job guys. I seriously cannot wait. Gaming journalism dosent get more professional.
Freaking awesome.
This is already awesome, can´t wait for the new podcast and the How To Make a Bomb videos.
Bout time mate, hope this works for ya. I’ll be a regular from now on
Aw, hell yeah!
rock you guys are the shit
Oh my god, I’m so happy right now. It’s Christmas all over again, but minus the freeloading relatives! Hooray!
baby’s will cry.
Gimme all ya got!!!
Sweet! Site added to the daily “have to read” bookmark folder.
Great to see this new project underway. I’m wondering who the editors will be. Keep up the good work and the sky will be the limit for all involved.
Keep it up !!
Really looking forward to how this will unfold and seeing who will be involved in the whole thing. I think this could be the birth of something great.
Completely worth the wait. It’s so great to have a site to call home; wait, let me go grab a tampon to soak up my tears.
I really cant wait to see how all of this turns out, exciting…
giantbomb fuck yeah!
Aw this is sweet! Cool, cool Jeff im glad you and Ryan have your own site i will be comming here from now on!!!!
Awesome! This sounds great, i couldnet ask for a better website if you take ryan and jeffs crazy minds. Points! Site already looks great (the zooming pics are nice) and makeing a bomb is awesome so far. Hopefully points and APD podcast will become regular.
,
Already the best game website now that there is no personality (jeff rich ryan alex) in the other ones…
This site is going to be friggin’ awesome!
hot…
Kids stop talking about how drunk you get, i know you small towns boys are new to having fun but geez.
Can’t wait to see what this will turn into
WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE YOU JEFF!!!
BOOOOOOM!
The news I have been waiting for! Got a good feeling about this side. I hope to see a lot of game related podcasts and videos, all with the trade marked Jeff & Ryan humor.
So Jeff and Ryan is on the team, anyone else on the team I would know?
What will happen to jeffgerstmann.net and arrowpointingdown.com?
Tell me more about the site!!
Btw: I hate you Americans, with your fancy drinks and your short pants weather!
Sorry about my English, not my native language
Best regards from the cold Denmark…
Can’t wait for what’s in store Jeff!
So Ryan Davis joined you as well eh?
Any other ex-employees from a forgotten large gaming website join you as well?
If a game gets a perfect score, it should get the Da Bomb award.
Question: Will your reviews feature incremental half-stars? So like, could a game get three and a half stars?
Oh yeah, and WHERE DO I SIGN UP???!!!!
The reviews should be graded by bombs, not stars. It would match the theme of the site more.
Awesome you guys are starting up your own website. I’ll be keeping track of it for sure, I hope it grows into something truly special.
Congrats on the new site. Feel free to write exclusively about PS3, DS and PSP games, as those are the consoles I own.
I look forward to the Professor Layton review; I just got the game and it’s so damn adorable I can’t believe I am having fun doing puzzle shit which I normally hate.
Great to see you guys. Hope this bomb of yours blows us all away
Also, thank you guys for having your rss feed include all of the content, rather than just a summary and link to the blog posts. There have been many sites where I just didn’t add it to my rss reader because of these kind of feeds.
You should give games an 11 out of 10.
also, I think Kane and Lynch would be an awesome game to review. I hope you have heard of it.
Best of luck, hope to see you again soon
woho, this is awesome.
Hey Jeff, nice work on this…I wish you guys the best of luck.
Jeff,Ryan and probably Alex!!
Congratulations with you’re new website. I follow you guys for quite some time now, and it’s good to see that all you’re good plans and intentions getting some shape now. Keep up the good work than i will keep reading
He’s Back
Thank god. I’ve been hopelesly searching the internet since the Ggate BS for a new home site. 1up while I enjoy there podcasts there sites layout is just Fn stupid. And everyone in there comunity should be in an emo band. Yesterday I damned near joined Destructiod. But all the people on there talk so much shit but are most likely the biggest bitches. Thank god Gerstmann you and your team are back to save the internet.
Interesting, Will check out and bookmark, but keep up the good work
OH BABY! Loving the site name.
OH HELL YESS!! You guess need writers? I mean..just saying.
hey jeff I sent a email to info@giantbomb.com and it bounced
To the folks at the bomb,
Thrilled about the new site, can’t wait to what’s coming. In the mean time, I had a few
questions:
1. Employee roster? Can we see who’s working here other than you, Ryan and the “others” who are an “expert team of dudes”. I assume you’re being vague for a reason, but maybe you’re just too excited to type.
2. Is that blank spot between the “xbox 360″ and “videos” tabs for the Wii? You reviewed No More Heroes on the blog, will you be dropping Wii support?
3. I see you don’t have any advertisements, will you be taking donations outside the realm of foreign drinks?
See you around the site.
-Kurt
And ditto on the email bounce.
Have been a (mostly) silent reader of your blog and listener of the APD podcast, and I am stoked! I was hoping you guys would start your own site free from the ‘evil corporate overlords’ or whatever. Also, PROPS for not using the outmoded 1-100% system! 1-5 stars system is definitely a much better way to go, and actually encourages people to read the damn reviews! Very good start, can’t wait to see this thing take shape and structure. Also get Alex in on it, get Brad the hell away from Gamespot and in there and it’s already 100% gold in my book (and you can’t beat 100%)
Sounds awesome. I liek the review system, the more simple the scoring system the better!
Excellent, after the “incident” occurred I thought game reviews would never be the same again.
Even more from the GreatDane!
An article about your rating system would be great!
A login system would be cool!
More content on the side would be freaking awsome! Cant wait.
Will go look for my VHS copy of Cobra now.
Best regards from the country that brought you Hitman (and some other games)
Oh this is going to be great. It’s like Jeff said, They’re gonna drop bombs up in yo moms.
You guys should use Bombs for your rating system no stars.
This is great news - been into games and gaming jounralism and have always been a fan of your work. I hope everything goes well with the site.
Love the video, podcast, etc. Hopefully you guys can get some mega funding from ads or something.
this is awesome!!! good job guys, I knew you guys are gonna do something like this
Seeing this was quite the pleasant surprise for someone like myself, who also happens to be a relatively silent watcher of the proceedings. This site will have my full support to it and here’s hoping that fortune works in your favor. My gut feeling tells me it certainly will.
Great to see this happening. Support it 100%!
I’m just going to chip in and say that this is really neat. Really, really neat. Count me in as someone who’ll be keeping up with the site for the foreseeable future.
This is awesome, I am looking forward to the best video game site on the Internet!!!
Jeff
This is Danthegamingman from the Gamespot forums (a paying five year member until they did u wrong). I am so f’n excited about the podcasts that you and Alex and Ryan are doing and this is awesome. The site is looking great so far and will mature. The “Bomb Review” is a great liner and I know your content and reviews will be of the utmost integrity. Keep up the great work and eventually get a system wars like forum for heated discussions. I will spread the good word.
I KNEW you guys were going to say something about this today - hence the reason you said nothing about what you’d be talking about on Xplay. Very excited just as everyone else seems to be - can’t wait to see what’s around the corner.
This is gonna be great
Goodluck with the new site, I know I’ll be visiting often.
This is grand man!
On the topic of Cobra, the best movie of all time:
From imdb.com
“Plot Keywords: Jeep / Police / Victimization / Rivalry / Motorcycle”
I’m totally dig the comical logo. I really hope this site becomes the place to be on the internet.
I think my head just exploded! I can not wait, Jeff and crew you guys are going to be the new standard.
Glad to see this site up. I wish you the best and you are now added onto my favs.
Don’t just build the site…take the user through the building process - genius.
Can’t wait too see this grow, nice work gentlemen.
Can the catch phrase be “Droppin bombs up in your moms”?
WOW! I’m really excited about this. Good luck guys.
The best gaming website EVER is in the making. Gamers rejoice.
Jeff, you and Greg Kasavin (I miss you!)…and Alex Navarro (but you have evil eyes, but a cool blog) are perhaps the most endearing personalities I’ve ever come across in media coverage of the gaming industry.
I wish you (and Co.) all the best with this site and I plan to visit often.
HD!
Ah yeah… Nuff said.
I can’t wait to see how this all works out. I’ll be proud to see this from the begining.
The bomb goes off and we’ll all go with it
HURAYYYYY!!!!!111one
You guys rock the earth, keep doing what you’re doing, we’re all watching, anticipating, salivating…you knoooooowww!
I’m extremely excited to see what you guys come up with and I can’t wait to find out more. Simply awesome.
What can i say. Congrats on the new site. You guy´s are really missed at Gamespot. But belive me, it´s their loss (im even thinking about dropping out of Gamespot as well). Cus let´s face it, you guy´s where Gamespot and you guy´s rock!
I wish you all the best of luck with everything. I will give all the support i can to this site.
Keep up the good work mates.
With friendly regards Robin Ek
This site is now my homepage. I hope it will be for many happy years. Congrats and good luck!
Word to your moms, I came to drop BOMBS!
Can’t wait to see the bomb evolve. I’d love to be the fly on the wall of so many offices right now. Other publications / sites and even publisher marketing departments. I imagine they have just one word; “How?!” Well, I have just one word. “Congrats.”
Very interesting!
IM SO GLAD YOURE BACK ON THE WEB JEFF!!! I hope this site crushes lamespot~!
This looks very promising…Hope it all pays off!
This is great Jeff! Keep it up I was really looking forward to something like this!
Good luck with everything!
I was here from the start Internet land and I’m going to hitch a ride on the shockwave as this explodes on to the gaming journalism scene.
Oh I can’t wait to hear the witty puns you’ll use for shows and podcasts etc. Features are going to be fun (the aptly named how to build a bomb is a fantastic start!!!)
cutting the blue wire, Bomb squad, the pipebomb or the fuse (for a mini recap or news show?), EMP, ICBM, the big bang, short circuit, oh the list goes on!
Forums soon?
Congratulations on the release of the site! I’ve already subscribed
Looking forward to what you guys accomplish with it. Oh, and the way the site enlarges images is awesome!
Site sounds like it has some s3ri0us potential, congrats guys.
Umm, this site sounds suspiciously like the one that I run and have been running for a few months now, http://www.megatonik.com.
Video game blogs are a religion, and Giant Bomb is the s***!
But seriously, awesome; can’t wait until the grand opening.
Giant Bomb,Its a good name because in the gaming industry Giant bombs are going off all the time haha.
Is there any reason you don’t seem to be covering the #1 console? The Wii is #1 this gen (in terms of sales) and looks to stay that way. If you don’t cover them, this site will bomb and it will prove GameSpot was right to fire you.
SOOOO….. any jobs available over there? I’m real good with doorlocks and I could think of something to grow..er.. do with that storage closet HAHA. Good luck guys!
I’m Net, and I support this site.
Finally!!