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Giant Bombcast 08-31-2010

Giant Bomb newsman Brad Nicholson takes a quick break from the free weights and joins our merry band this week to discuss Bayonetta, Shank, Halo: Reach, the Xbox Live price hike, the latest installment in the award-winning myNotebook franchise, and more!

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

Aug. 31 2010

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@slowbird said:
" @Forever said:
" Does anyone ever feel at the end of the bombcast when the music plays that Ryan is gonna come on again and be like hey its Tuesday yadayada! I think they need 2 different songs lol. "
they should bring back the breaktime music that they don't use because they no longer take breaks and use it as the end music! "
Hell Yes! I love the breaktime music
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Nicholson always sounds beefy. That's how we all like our Nicholson. Extra chunky and beefy.

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@DeathbyYeti said:
" @kollay said:
" @Monkeyman04 said:
" @HandsomeDevil said:
" 2 Brads, 1 Cup "
You sir are NASTY! >_< "
2 Brads 1 Twinkie, you mean. "
Brad Nicholson doesnt do Twinkies "
Muscle twinkies.
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sweet

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Kinect plus free shake weight.... sold

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@dagas said:
"I agree with the HD talk. there is a huge sticker on my cell phone box that says "HD video" but it has a 320x240 screen. That's not even SD so how can it be HD? "
Most likely for the use of watching videos filmed on said phone on a bigger screen like on a HDTV or laptop/desktop, not the phone itself. That is, if the video can be transferred, if not, it clearly misses the point of being HD in the first place.
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That's right son - BOMBCAST TIME!!!!! Believe it!!! BOOM SHAKA LAKA!!!

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Echoey room is echoey.

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Never heard Brad N so quiet but can't blame him either, hard to get a word in when they flow so well with each other.

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Some of you guys are giving Brad N an incredibly hard time, especially when Drew has been on the podcast and said significantly less, and i dont recall anyone complaining about that, now...we all love Drew so maybe thats a bad example, but i dont see how any of the negativity towards Brad N is justified...

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Brad 2 was hardly there. Speak up, brudda (but have someone fix the mic you were using). 

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This must have been the slowest week in GB history. 

Is it just me or does Jeff Gerstmann always takes the side of the publishers and/or developers instead of the gamers whenever people are unhappy with a certain company's marketing style?

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*shriek* THEY READ MY EMAIL!!  *shriek* 
 
Edit:  I'm Jesse from Germany.

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Double Brad action this week, nice.

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I always felt Brad Nicholson was a big character and did well to stick out in a loud crowd of people. 
 
I'm beginning to realize that he only opens up once he's figured out the dynamics of a group. 
 
Like on podtoid, he was able to lead and keep things moving, but he didn't do it noticeably until further into the podcasts. 
 
If they invite him in a few more times, he should warm up. :-)

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Other Brad. Raccoons are the shit! Even the coonies that invade my home, they. are. AWESOME!

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yeah sad to say i don't care for brad N myself he only came into the podcast to say he worked out 12 time this week and how he did not like the lara croft game. Man what i really want is too hear some more games the bomb crew liked mainly jeff. He seems to have hated everything that been coming out.
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More Mr. Nicholson in the future please.

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@crusnchill said:
"

I always felt Brad Nicholson was a big character and did well to stick out in a loud crowd of people. 
 
I'm beginning to realize that he only opens up once he's figured out the dynamics of a group. 
 
Like on podtoid, he was able to lead and keep things moving, but he didn't do it noticeably until further into the podcasts. 
 
If they invite him in a few more times, he should warm up. :-)

"
Agreed, I mean let's face it, he's in the big-times now, this is the Giant F'N Bombcast, that can be imposing. Anyhow, I was more disoriented by Jeff leaving and coming back thing. Damn you editing!
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@Binman88 said:

" No More Mr. Nicholson in the future please. "

Fixed for truth.  I don't want to hear some asshat who can't be bothered to play games between working on his abs.  His job also consists of going to Kotaku then reposting stories on GB, something a bot can do.
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HA! 
 
Brad was probably referring to my comment on the Metroid: Other M video review when I said that I pronounced it Zeebz. It's nice to be referenced on the Bombcast even if it is in a "what the hell is wrong with you?!" kind of way.

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"Bo"fort, NC - 
"Bew"fort, SC

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Nicholson better not be a frequent thing. 
 
At least he barely says anything... 
 
edit: Finally, something I can agree with DukeTogo on. ...I'm not sure how I feel about that...

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No. No he doesn't.

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Vinny is right, the zombies do stumble and slip on the gumballs. Brad even saw it too and mentioned something about it when he was doing the Quicklook :)

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Oh, it's time to tump!

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I think that the usual point of guests is to add something a little different to the podcast while not totally hijacking it and running it off a tangent cliff (like a certain other guest). It felt like Brad N. spoke like 6 times. Even Drew talked more when he was a guest on the podcast.

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My email totally got read. I knew sending that thing in was a good idea.

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Love the groovie intro.

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I can't believe Brad (The original, Shoemaker) perpetuated that dumb rumor that the Zealot nerf effects all warpgate units. 
 
Or to be more accurate, I can believe it, but I am just so disappointed.

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Brad double team. Yeah. You know it.

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Awesome episode. Super strong personalities among the lot, not much room for Nicholson. Next time, he should double up on the muscle milk 15 minutes before the show.

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Great episode.

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 Great cast once again. The siege tank change doesn't really help zerg that much, hydras take an extra shot but no-one is going to build hydras against T anyway as they are too slow to get in range to actually shoot  the tanks before getting annihilated. Pretty much every other unit is amored except the zergling. Lings take 2 shots with +1 armor upgrade against +0 tanks, but getting +1 tanks fixes that.  Mostly it's a buff for zealots as they can take 2 extra hits from tanks now. They still have a lot to change to make TvZ anywhere close to tolerable for zerg.

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@PlasmaBeam44 said:
" HA!   Brad was probably referring to my comment on the Metroid: Other M video review when I said that I pronounced it Zeebz. It's nice to be referenced on the Bombcast even if it is in a "what the hell is wrong with you?!" kind of way. "
I pronounced it that way too, prior to Other M. 
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@Apathylad said:
" @PlasmaBeam44 said:
" HA!   Brad was probably referring to my comment on the Metroid: Other M video review when I said that I pronounced it Zeebz. It's nice to be referenced on the Bombcast even if it is in a "what the hell is wrong with you?!" kind of way. "
I pronounced it that way too, prior to Other M.  "
So have I. I've been pronouncing it that way since the Super Metroid days.
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Case Zero QL + Bombcast =

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Nice to See Brad N on the Bombcast hope they have him back soon

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OMG?! BRAD NICHOLSON? From Podtoid? AWESOME! Now all this podcast needs is Anthony Gallegos from RebelFM and my ears will explode from too many mancrushes. 
 
Brad... you sexy bro. No homo.

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@M4EOzzy said:
"Case Zero QL + Bombcast =

 
 
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Lol
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Yes, BAYONETTA is great.  Contender for my game of the year.  Probably won't win, but it's still an honorable mention.  People should play it.  Forget what you think you know about BAYONETTA if you haven't played it.  It is better than God of War 3.
 
Yeah, Yosuke's in it too.

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@Max_Hydrogen:  Do you have aspergers?
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 @Depth: 
 
Actually yes, I was oxygen deprived at birth when the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck and I almost asphyxiated.
 
Why do you ask? Do you have a problem with Aspies?
 
If so, tell me when and where and we can settle it fuckface, if not, have a nice day.
 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergers

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Man, whats with all the harsh nicholson hate. Even if you don't like the guy atleast don't be a dick about it. It seems like the on the internet people are a whole lot more in peoples face...  
 
People seem to hate anything that differs from the regular routine, like some sort of religious conservatives.

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@GunnBjorn said:
" @zicdab said:
"I'm pretty sure I saw zombies slipping on the gumballs in the quick look.  "
Vinny was aware of that in the QL. "
Vinny is always the voice of reason. Brad should open his ears and take notes.
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Man, guests just can't catch a break. They say nothing, and the fanboys hate on them, they talk a lot and the fanboys hate on them. It's almost like fanboys are impossible to please. I'm glad the Giant Bomb crew disregards them.

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@Max_Hydrogen:  Uh..
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@Undeadpool:
Fanboys ARE impossible to please.
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@Max_Hydrogen said:
"  @Depth:    Actually yes, I was oxygen deprived at birth when the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck and I almost asphyxiated.   Why do you ask? Do you have a problem with Aspies?   If so, tell me when and where and we can settle it fuckface, if not, have a nice day.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergers "
hahaha