If it wasn't named Giant Bomb.

Hypothetical question here.

Pretend it's early 2008, Jeff and Ryan are just starting to think about launching a video game website about video games, and flat-out rejected the name Giant Bomb.  What would the name of this site be right now?

DigitalSexFiesta.org.net.com

Tastes Like Genocide (dot) com

GamingBomb... Nah, that's lame.

LuchadeerGaming.com

"DigitalSexFiesta.org.net.com"

kaneandlynchmyass.com

"LuchadeerGaming.com"

"Absurd said:

"LuchadeerGaming.com"

I would go there."

"SpikeSpiegel said:

"Absurd said:

"LuchadeerGaming.com"

I would go there."

That name is so going to be registered by someone who reads this thread."

"kaneandlynchmyass.com"

"Bulldog19892 said:

"DigitalSexFiesta.org.net.com"

.gov"

6.0'sfolife.com

"clubsandwich said:

"kaneandlynchmyass.com"

Winner."

www.midnightbrowngames.com

"DigitalSexFiesta.org.net.com"

Jeff said that he registered over 70 domains before chosing Giantbomb.com.  I wonder what they were.

www.barbiehorseadventuresfanclub.net

www.5chan.org

www. Game spot sucks .com  :P LOL

CANTbeat100%.com

Thats actually a good gaming site name... *shift eyes*

GameShat.com

"LuchadeerGaming.com"

Super Happy fun time adventure 200 extreme

asuka120%specialburningfest.com

jeffgerstmannshowsyouhowtopumpgas.com

They stated that it would never have game in the name. So take away half the suggestions.
By the way, I'm all in favour for the Kane and Lynch one

• GiantShelter.com
• The4Dudes.com

• WeLikeGames.com

I think this is vaguely relevant. A quote from Jeff when the giant bomb blog site just launched:

"We went through a lot of different names - probably registered 60 or 70 URLs in the process, just thinking about different things that were in games, and trying to come to some kind of consensus there. I think that, you know, no offense, but we've hit the limit of the number of websites that have the word "game" in the title. I think that, if there is no law there should be - no more, everyone who was going to register their URL - they're done. When we started kind of thinking outside of having "game" in the URL, we wanted something that was catchy and that rolled off the tongue and that was easy to remember, and I feel that GiantBomb.com is exactly that."

Anyone know what these URL's might have been? I'd be really interested to know some of the alternative idea's for the name of the site.

explodingbarrel.com

"I think this is vaguely relevant. A quote from Jeff when the giant bomb blog site just launched:

"We went through a lot of different names - probably registered 60 or 70 URLs in the process, just thinking about different things that were in games, and trying to come to some kind of consensus there. I think that, you know, no offense, but we've hit the limit of the number of websites that have the word "game" in the title. I think that, if there is no law there should be - no more, everyone who was going to register their URL - they're done. When we started kind of thinking outside of having "game" in the URL, we wanted something that was catchy and that rolled off the tongue and that was easy to remember, and I feel that GiantBomb.com is exactly that."

Anyone know what these URL's might have been? I'd be really interested to know some of the alternative idea's for the name of the site."

Arrow Pointing Down is my guess.

"Arrow Pointing Down is my guess."

He was going to call it HaloMMO.com, analbeads.com, etc.

Good thing he didn't or he'd have to delete everything, including the users.

"Demilich said:

"Arrow Pointing Down is my guess."

I bet that taking that name was on the cards for a while too. "

You know what - I'd be curious to know what other names they came up with in the planning stages.

It was going to be called Jeff'sHouseOfLove.com and it was supposed to be a porno website but Jeff was worried about his reputation so he decided to make a gaming website.

"jeffgerstmannshowsyouhowtopumpgas.com"

grounduppills.com

saltyhate.com

fireinmymouth.com