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Giant Bomb Cannot Be Stopped

The first day of E3 put a bit of a dent in our livestream coverage, but we'll be back soon enough.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?

Hey guys. You might have heard that Giant Bomb's L.A. studio was apparently burgled during Monday, when the crew was out and about at the day's press conferences, resulting in the loss of some equipment. I'm mostly posting this so that I don't get a million confused tweets tomorrow morning asking about where the archive of the stream is, and etc. There was no show last night, but I'm told that the guys in L.A. are looking to get something together for Tuesday night. The important thing here is that everyone's OK, of course. Theft's no fun, but it's a matter for the police right now. We will of course let you know what happens along those lines when we can.

I'm up in San Francisco posting trailers with Marino, so I don't really have much info on what's going on down there. Rest assured that we'll continue to post as many things that pop up out of E3 as we can during the day on Tuesday, and hopefully everything will be back to normal-ish by the time the Day One livestream rolls around at 8:00 PM PST today. We'll keep you updated via our Twitter account if anything else pops up, as well as update this post.

In the meantime, there's a boatload of trailers to look through! Go do that for a while!

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You will, You will rock us.

Your get me though my days at work, I hope the support of our community will get you though your shitty times too!

BombSpeeeeeed!!!!

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was really looking forward to the Bombers talking Sony and every one else. this sux so much, i mean what kind of low lifes steal video production equipment from great people like GiantBomb. truly sad, maybe Vinny is right in having a bug out bag, as with assholes like this in the world, the end of days is near.. good luck guys and can't wait for Day 1's live stream.

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I'm sorry that happened to you, guys. Hang in there, keep up the good work, and thanks for continuing to do your best to provide us with an awesome amount of E3 coverage and entertainment despite these setbacks. Rock on, duders.

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I HAD COFFEE WITH MCCAULEY...HALF AN HOUR AGO!

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I feel like an asshole for being sad about not getting a stream, but come on - that's the best part of E3. I'm sure they're just as bummed to not be streaming, and having to deal with cops and reports. Good luck tomorrow; keep morale up, and find the guy and kill him.

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This fucking sucks.

I'm glad they cancelled the show: I don't think any of the staff are in a right state of mind to to a livestream tonight, and they have a busy day tomorrow.

I hope this doesn't affect the Giant Bomb crew too much over the coming days and weeks. You don't really understand what it's like to have something stolen from you until it happens.

Stay strong GB. Tomorrow will be better.

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Damn, my sympathies to you guys and I hope that you get it all back. At least there seem to be some cool people out there at E3 who are prepared to lend you equipment for the time being.

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what utter bastards!
you will rebuild

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Theft's only fun when the name of your game is Thief.

But yeah, this was a bummer and it sucks for the crew. But at least they'll soldier on!

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#E3Mysteries...

PS. This sucks, all the best GB. I bet you the dude that was supposed to be watching your space had something to do with it...It happens too often, they usually let others know the equipment is in an area unattended for a price...

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Giant Bomb will rise from the ashes of LA and run a train on E3. From misfortune, comedy is born. But seriously, nothing fun or funny about being ripped off. Best wishes to you guys during such a stressful time. Thieves are scum.


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Won't we all feel silly when Vinny discovers that the equipment was in his pocket the whole time...

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Sigh, what a killjoy for everyone involved after that awesome Conference. Oh well, I can't wait for tomorrow!

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Drew Scanlon gazed at the place where his equipment was, his job, his life, all gone. Jeff shakes his head and puts his hand on Drew’s shoulder. “The cops will find these guys, don’t worry Drew.” Drew’s grasps Jeff’s hand in a firm grip. He slowly looks back at Jeff with fire in his eyes. “No Jeff....I’ll find them.”

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So is the Bombsquad cursed to have bad times at E3 or what?

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If you guys need any help whatsoever I'm sure us LA locals would be more than glad to lend a hand/camera/computer/whatever you need. I'll even help track the bastard down. Just let me know. So sorry this happened. You guys are easily the best thing on the internet. My thoughts are with you.

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That really sucks. I guess they'll have to bum some recording equipment from the Gamespot dudes for all their E3 coverage.

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:( sooooo bummed about this good luck and hopefully this does not influence the future of giantbomb and the E3 coverage.

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Man e3 was going awesomely this year and this shit had to ruin. I hope its just a misunderstanding and the equipment was not stolen. If it was stolen I hope they are able to find the assholes who took it. Remember this though

NOTHING STOPS GIANT BOMB MOTHER FUCKERS

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whoever stole the equipment has no idea the consequences they face if we find out who they are nothing threatening just every webpage the converse on covered in spam maybe in infinite loop of nyan cat is reverse or spoilers for there favorite shows

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Probably a caper, right? I mean, I am almost positive the thieves dressed as the crew and nonchalantly took the equipment.

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Shady landlord, maybe? Seems like too much of a coincidence.

Hope it was all company property that was taken. Maybe a dogshit couch kept burglars away last year.

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This really sucks man, I'm sorry to he... wait...

Remember that discussion on the bombcast about caper, heist, and hijacking the truck?

Bradley Shoemaker... YOU SON OF A BITCH!

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@georgex2003 said:

Drew Scanlon gazed at the place where his equipment was, his job, his life, all gone. Jeff shakes his head and puts his hand on Drew’s shoulder. “The cops will find these guys, don’t worry Drew.” Drew’s grasps Jeff’s hand in a firm grip. He slowly looks back at Jeff with fire in his eyes. “No Jeff....I’ll find them.”

Go on...please.

P.S. Imagine what would happened if Rorie was there with a group of puppies like Dobermans, Rottweilers or German Shepherds.

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Wait, Robert De Niro stole all of the guys' equipment?

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WU-TANG CLAN AINT NOTHIN TO FUCK WITH!

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You'll never get Mccauley, he isn't going back man. Does he look like a guy who has a born to lose tattoo? If he spots the heat coming around the corner he'll be out of there! Err... she's got a GREAT ASS. There that's all I remember from HEAT.

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I thought that place had a guy that stays there to make sure everything is taken care of. I guess you need armed guards in LA.

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Stay safe dudes

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So. Any sleuth work we can do to figure out who stole it? I can't imagine its easy to pawn Red Scarlett cameras, $5,000 lenses, tricasters, etc. Most pawn shops might not have enough to cover it. Unless the thieves are taking individual pieces to various shops and only asking for chicken scratch for 'em.

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I can imagine all the equipment back for tomorrow, and Drew just saying, "Oh, I just found it somewhere."

There were no survivors.

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Equipment can always be replaced, glad to hear everyone is OK. Sucks for now though, was looking forward to your analysis after the press conferences.

Will this mean giant Jeffhead report straight from iPad?

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@fuzzy510 said:

Wait, Robert De Niro stole all of the guys' equipment?

I wouldn't put it past him.

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What a major fucking bummer. Sucks that it happened, sucks even worse that it had to happen to you guys. Ya'll don't need to worry about putting on any streams, we understand. Hope you all can still enjoy the rest of E3 despite the circumstances.

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Hope the thieves get caught and given to Vinny instead of being taken into police custody.

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Drew Scanlon gazed at the place where his equipment was, his job, his life, all gone. Jeff shakes his head and puts his hand on Drew’s shoulder. “The cops will find these guys, don’t worry Drew.” Drew’s grasps Jeff’s hand in a firm grip. He slowly looks back at Jeff with fire in his eyes. “No Jeff....I’ll find them.”

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That's a huge bummer, guys. I hope everything works out for the remaining days of E3.

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I hope they catch those fuckers and send em to the gallows!!

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just have everyone scream into mixlr

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@veovisjohn: Team up with the crew and hunt these/this motherfucker(s) down.

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Looking forward to the stories about this years E3 for sure.

Always an adventure!

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Yo, everyone loves an underdog story. Giant Bomb is the Rocky Balboa of E3.

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@mcghee said:

@georgex2003 said:

Drew Scanlon gazed at the place where his equipment was, his job, his life, all gone. Jeff shakes his head and puts his hand on Drew’s shoulder. “The cops will find these guys, don’t worry Drew.” Drew’s grasps Jeff’s hand in a firm grip. He slowly looks back at Jeff with fire in his eyes. “No Jeff....I’ll find them.”

Drew does not have money but he has a particular set of skills. Skills that he has acquired over a very long career. Skills that make him a nightmare for those burglars. He will look for them and he will find them.

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Good to hear everyone is ok ... this sucks, but I'm sure you guys will figure it out somehow. On the bright side: This will make for some really interesting storys.

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god i was so pumped for some awesome bombsquad and friends stream after that unholy beat down of a conference sony put on. Fuck those fucking people that caused this tragedy

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Nothing stops the....E3, train. Mother frakker..

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was it a heist or a caper?

too soon?

too soon :D

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I feel bad for them, because they've poured their heart and soul into making E3 an enjoyable experience for everyone... but the irony of the situation is way too much for me to handle, after the heist and caper discussion two weeks ago.

I'm glad everyone's OK, though. That's what's important. The Bombcrew is tough as nails. They'll make the best out of this shitty situation, I'm sure.