Giant Bombcast 488: bigbomb@giantguy.ben

What were the shoes Jeff wanted? I really like shoes/sneakers too.

Just a quick 'correction': Bully wasn't banned in the UK, it was just renamed to 'Canis Canem Edit'. So far as I'm aware the actual content of the game wasn't edited in any way.

@charlie_victor_bravo: Where is this fantasy utopia you call home? It clearly can't be on planet Earth.

Division Survival mode is the best thing about that game. Haven't played since 1.6 patch dropped though.

I get bummed every year I find Factorio is still in early access. They were supposed to be done in 2015. How many years can they continue pushing that launch?

It seems like all the early access games that are held up as a gold standard for "this is how Early Access should be done" have been games that were in early access for 3 years or more. Prison Architect, Kerbal Space Program, Factorio. Project Zomboid started in 2011 and it's still Early Access. I don't think I know of any highly regarded early access titles that launched within a year after public release.

I always appreciate the energy that Jeff brings to the host role. No slight towards Brad intended.

It's cause you didn't read his email. You failed him, Jeff.

Esports sponsorships are still somewhat shady to be honest. A lot of betting sites like EGB, ggbet, lootcase , lootmarket and G2a targeting kids and young adults. Lootcase's steam bots recently got banned by Valve, but it was still operational for multiple years out in the open.

I guess it's a step up from the days when a Starcraft 2 team seemed to be a mob front, but there's still a lot of buttoning down to be done.

edit: Just played through Broken Age, and Jack Black is voicing some characters in that. Seems like future games with Jack Black & Tim Schafer are very likely.

Here's a link to that Switch case they mentioned briefly: http://www.thepelicanstore.com/1170-nins-case-1713.aspx

Glad to hear they got it!

REAL

If that guy writing in looking for things that happened while he was on his mission is here, I wouldn't mind talking to you about stuff. I did the same for other friends that were on theirs once they got back.

Great "durgers" reference at the end Ben!

Much appreciated

Late because I listened to this late, but the talk of fake MK fatalities reminded me of when some kid's fake fatality rumors got turned into an article in U.S. News & World Report following MK2's release.