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Giant Bombcast 04-06-2010

Tested.com's own Will Smith and Norm Chan join Ryan and Vinny to discuss the finer points of technology vs. science-ology, iPad return policies, OCD in Just Cause 2, the most expensive game of Scrabble ever, Liar's Day highlights, and more!

The Giant Bombcast is the world's most beloved video game podcast, and now it's available in video form.

Apr. 6 2010

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<3 smooth segways + post segway discussion

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Edited By buzz_killington

Will talks so much like Dave!!
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Edited By kidman

I like tested.com but i didn't like Will so much on the bombcast. Also, i haven't laughed once and that's a first since the days of arrow pointing down podcast (i've heard them all).. Didn't like it so much.

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@FalseDeity said:
"@ape_dosmil said:

" @Abyssfull said:

" Would love Will to become a permanent member! Replace Brad? Harsh but I wouldn't mind. "
Why is there always someone hating on Brad? He's funny as fuck, he just has a drier sense of humour than the other guys, I think he plays off the rest of them well.  I agree the guys from Tested were good though. I'm not really interested in the iPad, but whatever, they can talk about whatever the hell they want to. It's not like all they talk about on the bombcast any other week is games and nothing else. Don't understand why so many peope are bitching. "
Seriously, ouch. Brad's not just awesome, he's irreplaceable. I've never heard a suggestion so inane...  figuratively speaking. "

I could say the same thing about Wil... 
So just cut yah whining and realise that people have differing opinions from one another.
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@Tuggah said:
" @Shuborno: not from my PC TF2 playing.
Odd, I guess you're playing on the wrong servers. ;)
 
I have a favourites list built up of about 20 servers where I don't have to put up with any nonsense.  They weren't particularly hard to find and once you've found good servers that are regularly populated, there's no reason to search the main server list ever again.
 
I can count on one hand how many times I've heard annoying kids yelling in TF2 and I've played about 280 hours of it.  Compare that to pretty much any Xbox Live game I've played, where I'd need two hands to count the number of times a single kid says something stupid in an average round of any game.
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Edited By Dylabaloo

I enjoyed this one thought it was pretty funny and to all the haters its not like Brad and Jeff are gone forever, variety is the spice of life!

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I laughed a whole lot during this cast. Haters gonna hate.
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@Shuborno: I haven;t gotten kids yelling at me, it is replaced by a bunch off assholes who are way to serious about TF2. 
 
And I find less teamwork on the PC servers than on the 360 version (granted I was rolling with a few friends on the 360 version). everyone seems to be hanging back as a sniper or trying to solo two level three sentries and a heavy.
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@Landon said:
" A Bombcast without Jeff is like a cupcake without the icing. "
It is still good, but it is missing something? I know the feeling... I forgot to put icing on a cupcake once. I even had some icing too!
 
Good bombcast, but you can't replace banana breath Brad, and you definitely can't replace Jeff. No disrespect to Will or Norm. They are fine, but it just wouldn't be the same if it was forever...
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First bombcast that I barely laughed at. Maybe due to half of it being an iPad circle jerk fest.

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As a Swede I take great offence in Ryans racist comments about us. I was planning to send some good swedish candy, now there might be some more surströming heading your way.

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Guess it's just me, but I couldn't give two fucks about the iPad.

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Edited By damswedon

I really like Will and Norm being on the show, the scrabble talk, fart app, Manhole and Just Cause 2 talk was all great.

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So the Tested guys guest-starred saying try out their show. They're guys who don't hate tech like the other blogs. So I load up one of their shows. And they start bashing Silverlight video. Video that everyone raves about on Netflix streaming, especially in HD. Unsubscribe. I'll stick with the This Week in Tech family of shows.
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Edited By shuref00t

I thought Will & Norm were great guest on this Bombcast. Being a big gadget nerd, I'm now a fan of Tested. Hope to hear them on the show again, especially since they give the PC gamers perspective. 

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Will Smith, awesome name haha

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The tested guys are great.  Loved the bombcast.

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@Afroman269 said:
" First bombcast that I barely laughed at. Maybe due to half of it being an iPad circle jerk fest. "
Well it is difficult to laugh when you don't actually have one in your hands and are experiencing it!
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I'm behind a couple of Bombcasts!  Work will be enjoyable however. 

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Greatest advice from Norm, "Don't suck." 
Edit: second best part from the bombcast, "Just because that no-talent ass clown started winning grammy's doesnt mean I should change my name!"

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OMG TEH RACISM! All GiantBomb members are hence forth banned from Sweden! No more surströmming for you!

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Edited By RocketCoinT

why is everyone such haters towards everything? i like bombcasts with guests, it keeps things fresh. and it's good to hear other people's opinions. the bombcast with just Jeff, Ryan, Brad, and Vinny is awesome and safe while a bombcast with other people is awesome in a new -fresh-different way. I don't like the iPad BUT i want to know my shit about it before i confirm my opinion and this bombcast kept me informed, while being entertaining.  Good show guys!

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tested? more like Brested. amirite? 

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@Tuggah said:
" @Shuborno: I haven;t gotten kids yelling at me, it is replaced by a bunch off assholes who are way to serious about TF2.   And I find less teamwork on the PC servers than on the 360 version (granted I was rolling with a few friends on the 360 version). everyone seems to be hanging back as a sniper or trying to solo two level three sentries and a heavy. "
Then you are absolutely playing on the wrong servers (or are playing on 2Fort, which is never recommended!) ;)
 
I only recently obtained a headset.  Even before I did, there was still consistent teamwork because the roles in the game are implicit.
 
I can't imagine playing it on the 360.  The games have diverged so much, and some of my "old favourite" maps are not what the game shipped with (eg. Badlands)
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Master Chief is not a cyborg. Why do people call him that!? It's just a piece of armor. He has been genetically enhanced, but he is not a cyborg. Cortana integrates into his helmet, not into his head.

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@pyromaster222 said:
" @Afroman269 said:
" First bombcast that I barely laughed at. Maybe due to half of it being an iPad circle jerk fest. "
Well it is difficult to laugh when you don't actually have one in your hands and are experiencing it! "
Ya still don't care for that thing. I have no use for it when I have a laptop.
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really good show. never heard of the Tested guys but i'll check out their podcast now.

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@Three0neFive: Are you the same 315 from Kotakuites?
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@Darktoad450 said:
" @Three0neFive: Are you the same 315 from Kotakuites? "
Hah yes actually. Haven't really hung out there in a while now due to the TF2 server being VAC-enabled and all that, but I pop into the chat for a bit here and there, usually to ask a question or something.
 
Who's this?
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Jesus, keep the idiotic Apple worshiping on Tested.com.

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@Landon said:
" A Bombcast without Jeff is like a cupcake without the icing. "
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Norm was okay, but Will should never ever return, he's trying too hard. Ryan sounded very obviously annoyed, good for him because Will Smit is a loudmouthed douchebag.  Way too much Mactard in my Bomcast, needs more Android.  
 
And btw, no more podcasts without the entire crew. If the team is incomplete call it something else because it is not the Bomcast.

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I didn't enjoy this Bombcast. :(

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@VoodooTerror said:
" @Landon said:
" A Bombcast without Jeff is like a cupcake without the icing. "
"
A cupcake without icing still tastes great.
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@Kyle said:
" @VoodooTerror said:
" @Landon said:
" A Bombcast without Jeff is like a cupcake without the icing. "
"
A cupcake without icing still tastes great. "
but not as great as it could be
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@MadThad0890: yaurite.
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@Teppoudama said:
" Norm was okay, but Will should never ever return, he's trying too hard. Ryan sounded very obviously annoyed, good for him because Will Smit is a loudmouthed douchebag.  Way too much Mactard in my Bomcast, needs more Android.    And btw, no more podcasts without the entire crew. If the team is incomplete call it something else because it is not the Bomcast. "
there have been a SHITLOAD of bombcasts without the full crew and nobody ever cried like this...
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For the record, I thought this episode was awesome. I liked Norm and Will. I only wish they would go five or six mics at times like these, because I don't want to miss out on Jeff and Brad (or Vinny or Ryan if that's the case).

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Great show, tested guys were great. And I've started going on tested so mission accomplished!

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@Jiquk:  
I relished in the Apple talk and quite frankly would much rather have regular reviews/features of Apple iPhone games than anything PC related.
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@sofacitysweetheart said:
" @Jiquk:   I relished in the Apple talk and quite frankly would much rather have regular reviews/features of Apple iPhone games than anything PC related. "
Because the iPhone is a more important gaming platform then the PC?
 
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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@Gizmo: At this point, yeah, it is.  Sad as that may be.
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Let's ham it up some more next time fellas, lolz.

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@sofacitysweetheart said:
" @Jiquk:   I relished in the Apple talk and quite frankly would much rather have regular reviews/features of Apple iPhone games than anything PC related. "
Why do you hate fun?
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@Ockman said:
" no Jeff? sorry, im not gonna be able to listen to it then. "
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@Gizmo said:
" @sofacitysweetheart said:
" @Jiquk:   I relished in the Apple talk and quite frankly would much rather have regular reviews/features of Apple iPhone games than anything PC related. "
Because the iPhone is a more important gaming platform then the PC?  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA "
It's been a while since PC gaming was relevant. Doesn't everybody just pirate those things anyways?
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@Fjordson said:

"Guess it's just me, but I couldn't give two fucks about the iPad. "


Really? I thought it was everyone except Apple. I've not heard one good thing about it. So it's not you! :)
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@Gizmo said:

" @sofacitysweetheart said:
" @Jiquk: I relished in the Apple talk and quite frankly would much rather have regular reviews/features of Apple iPhone games than anything PC related. "
Because the iPhone is a more important gaming platform then the PC? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA "

It's been a while since PC gaming was relevant. Doesn't everybody just pirate those things anyways?

I don't like playing smartpants from the future, but Goddamn, things can change in 5 years.