PAX East 2014: The Giant Bomb Panel

Is it just me, or has Brad become way more comfortable and hilarious on camera in recent times?

@ravelle: They are saying "Scoops"

Dat ending was fraking amazing! Now i gotta watch that Royal Rumble panel.

I wonder who that lady sitting next to Pope was. She was getting awfully snug with that Yensid Drake pillow, if you know what I'm saying.

Man you guys are doing such a good job with these! Thanks!

@kkjs: Bad questions? Ouch... I think my bat tech question went over pretty well!

The questions part of the panel is always so cringe-worthy.

Yeah, but at least no one asked about an endurance run this time.

Thanks! I wish it still had the laugh track though.

Okay, that was another simply amazing panel. A lot of surprises, too. (People like Vinny, surprise!)

Dave Lang was also great, as always, and that fucking donkey, oh man.

Man why did I watch the stream archive, this is the (insanely) better produced version... Ah well, guess I gotta watch it again!

Both intro and ending were amazing. Best bookend ever.

Saw this in person and it was such a fun experience. Thanks for all the laughs!

Anyone else really impressed at Jeff's hosting skills? I feel like he really stepped it up this time.

Is the Royal Rumble panel archived anywhere?

@banefirelord: I believe they mentioned on this week's podcast that it is arc hived somewhere in the pax east footage on Twitch.

Right here: http://www.twitch.tv/pax2/b/519531446?t=12m15s

@chicken008: Thank you kindly!

You do god's work.

So fun! I so wished they were going to do PAXChicago

I touched the donkey, guys. I also touched everybody that touched the donkey.

I couldn't be more thrilled with the reaction to the body pillow. I trusted the crew would do the rest and they absolutely nailed it.

It also says a lot that a one-of-a-kind John Drake body pillow presented to Vinny was just another segment in this crazy thing. This was genuinely a stacked panel and I couldn't be happier.

That ending was glorious. I wish I hadn't listened to Bombin in the AM before watching this. It would've blown my mind even more.

Side note: I hope that they weren't joking about hiring soon...but they were.

@banefirelord said:

SORRY FOR BEING A COMBO BREAKER!!!!

I stayed up all night to watch the live stream and I'm glad I did...I expected nothing but MADNESS...and Giant Bomb delivered. Well done, duders.

I loved the logo at the end, just like a wrestling episode.

Excited to get to watch this! It's been kinda busy lately for me, haven't watched much GB content in a few days.

Here it is on Youtube on the Harmonix channel. Enjoy!

Seeing that thing get piledrived onto the table validated its existence.

I preferred the stream camera angle, lol.

oh my god that ending was amazing

So much violence ass violence

Is...is there really subliminal messaging for SMITE? I can't quite remember them mentioning it but for some reason it was on my mind through this whole thing @ _@

That was one of the first things that I noticed while watching this, that he's way more comfortable talking in front of a loud crowd. I remember every year he always had to either drink.. well, maybe this year he's just drinking more, but drink enough to get in the zone and even then he would be a bit shy. I felt a bit brad though that bad got kind of picked on between the least picked pin and the fat jokes, but he seemed to have handled it all like a champ so good on him.

And of course, fine work from @drewbert as always, especially getting that action shot towards the end there. Giving us some behind the scenes of Jeff lying down behind the panel that entire time and a close up on Green on Navarro threats that I missed from the twitch stream.

I felt brad that bad got beat up a little though between the least picked pin and all the fat jokes on him, but he seems to handle it like a champ so good on him!

This is fucking amazing.

And just in general, on streams and Quick Looks. Dude's just been killing it lately. Seems ever since he called GTA V "fucking boring" on the Game of the Year podcasts, he's broken free to just say whatever and have a good time. I maintain that he enjoys games more than anyone on the site right now and it really comes through.

I'm so happy I brought Alex that beer during Giant Bomb New York. I definitely laughed.

Great Show!

This was a great show. The surprises are numerous and hard to pick a favorite. As always it was painful to watch the Q&A at times, but the responses were perfect. To be fair the audience has been many times worse in the past, but for every half-decent question or actually funny gag there are 10 wince-worthy mumbles and awkward topics. Nothing against the askers, I'm sure I'd be nervous as hell. But that's the thing, I know I don't have anything worthwhile to ask them, especially in front of the audience with all that pressure. They've got balls that's for sure..

Enter the Giant Lang zone TM

Oh my god that end of show logo was the greatest. You're a treasure, @drewbert.

This was amazing. I certainly hope Giant Bomb considers attending PAX South because I live in Texas. San Antonio would put me in reasonable driving distance and I have always wanted to go to one of these panels.

That was one rad jacket

I think the drunker patrick gets the more he says "like"

10/10 best game play

I was really surprised no one asked about the ER. I was so proud.

Totally going to have to watch the Drew cut of this now, since the Twitch stream was so bad with all the banners.