They changed the videos when the paid membership launched, so that's why the videos no longer work on the app. The app was too difficult to develop and maintain, and updates had to be approved by Apple. It's a process that they didn't like going through, but it was a necessary evil.
 
The only way they could finally kill the app was to launch the membership.

Dave answered a query about the app in this thread, which pretty much addresses why the app is the way it is:
 
@Snide said:

@jamesdamon said:

" I just want a straight answer whether or not videos will continue to work on the GiantBomb iPhone app??  If they won't work in the future, I'll delete the app (even though I paid for it)  Thanks in advance guys! "

Straight answer. It is not a priority for the moment. We outsourced the app over a year and a half ago and recently changed the naming conventions of all our files. Once we get some time we'll look to see if it's something we change on the API side. If not, and it requires an actual code change in the app itself that needs to be submitted to apple, we likely won't fix it. It's why we opened the app to be free earlier this year, because we didn't have any engineers in house that could support it. 
 
There's currently a superior mobile solution that goes along with subscriptions that is being supported daily by our team. There is no coincidence between the two events, we just changed a lot of engineering and the app problems were a result. You can choose to believe we won't support our current HTML5 offering but I'd look to my previous posts as to what went wrong with the Apple app and why we will never build anything directly for them ever again. We have 100% control over our new mobile efforts and as long as we're running, the mobile sites will run in relative parallel to the main sites.
 
The data and videos remain free and open to any third parties that would like to create free applications specific to Apple. There is a similar, well-built effort from the community on the Android side of things. 
 
That's about as straight as I can get! 

m.giantbomb.com 
 
its good.

I don't really think it matters a whole lot seeing as the Premium mobile site is the successor to the GB app.

" I don't really think it matters a whole lot seeing as the Premium mobile site is the successor to the GB app. "

" m.giantbomb.com  its good. "

It died when Jeff said they would stop supporting it back in January due to piracy, dealing with Apple on every little thing, and other circumstances.

You can't call it! Only Brad can call it! Sheesh! 

" @nukesniper: also I have an android phone so damn that app! "

The mobile site is pretty awesome. I have an Android phone, so having not to deal with an app lets everyone enjoy Giant Bomb on the go. Not just those fancy iPhone users.

The videos don't work in my Giant Bomb android app anymore, which is the main reason I bought a subscription.  That app was awesome though - watching the Railworks QL while I was riding the train home is a memory of the app that I will always savour.

I got the app when it was released and I did use pretty regularly. The new m.giantbomb is amazing compared to it. I'm pretty sure the the app will overhauled to cater to non subscribers and it should be so that they get the same amount of mobile access as subscribers do.  
 
I have recently tested out the mobile and it's a great version of GB and the video quality real surprisingly good.

" The videos don't work in my Giant Bomb android app anymore, which is the main reason I bought a subscription. "

Indeed, Giant Bomb is dead. Long live Giant Bomb!

Died from what?

I paid for the app specifically for video functionality...   Now they are asking me to give them more money for the same functionality.  
 
At the time when I paid for that app I could not have been happier to give Giant Bomb my money.  The way they are jockeying for our money nowadays just completely bums me out. 

As someone who doesn't have access to the mobile site, it sucks. But Whiskey Media is basically strictly catering to members now, so there's that.