Giant Bombcast

Did y'all know that Apple still makes computers? That's great because you can listen to our podcast on them where we get into Jan's hands on impressions of Beast of Reincarnation, Dan and Mikey's quick time with Orbitals, kicking it old school with some RetroAchievements, and some other older titles! We also dip into the news, your emails, and SuperChats!

Our community is the best as user techsev made an FMV Space Ace game from Dan's Blight!
https://reactvts.com/space-ace-blight-club/

Editor's note: Shawn here, adding to the emulation discussion: You can absolutely emulate console games on Mac! I've always heard good things about OpenEmu as an easy all-in-one solution. And for setting things up, we all love Russ's guides on Retro Game Corps!
He has one for cheap Android TV boxes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihGr_rzpS0o
And even Mac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoWn4rS7Vxs

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:18:08 Beast of Reincarnation
0:30:11 Orbitals
0:38:14 Dan's RetroAchievements journey
0:41:53 Grubb's Magic PlayStation 2
0:44:05 Sin and Punishment
0:47:27 Dynamite Heady
0:51:49 God of War Laufey will have a disc – that probably means it’s coming out in 2027
0:54:23 Obsidian cancels an Avowed sequel and moves Josh Sawyer onto Fallout
0:57:06 Assassin’s Creed Black Flag is a massive hit, so Ubisoft laid off dozens of people who helped make it
0:59:54 GDQ raises $2.4 million, then abruptly cancels an SNK sponsorship
1:03:28 Rhythm Heaven Groove delivers a gigantic original-Switch launch in Japan
1:05:07 Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy Ever Crisis are being shut down
1:08:31 EMAILS!
1:44:44 YouTube Super Chats
1:54:40 Outro

On this week's show, the Duders do their best to bring a little joy in a crazy week. We talk about all the fun we've been having with TerraTech Legion, Rhythm Heaven Groove, the SuperStation and more, before diving into the heavy news of Xbox's layoffs and PlayStation's announcement of an all-digital future. Don't worry though, the listeners lighten things up with emails to round out the show!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:25:18 TerraTech Legion
0:30:39 Rhythm Heaven Groove
0:37:32 Elden Ring
0:41:28 SuperStation one
0:51:24 IW4x
0:57:37 ...Intro part 2?
1:06:20 Xbox to reduce staff by approximately 3,200 throughout FY27
1:22:01 Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles
1:33:28 Nintendo will stop selling the Nintendo Switch in Europe in 2027
1:35:47 IO confirms it will continue Project Fantasy independently after Xbox split
1:41:02 EMAILS!
2:05:42 YouTube Super Chats
2:18:41 Outro

Fish Week may be over, but we've still got several fishing related games to talk about! Grubb talks about Umigari and Jaws: Retro Edition, we get into Terratech Legion, Star Trek 25th Anniversary, Flipnic, and how much we've been enjoying Star Fox! We find the time to go through the news and all of your emails!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:28:43 Star Fox (2026)
0:36:14 Umigari
0:38:00 Jaws: Retro Edition
0:40:54 Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball
0:43:36 Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! Demo
0:47:43 Terratech Legion
0:50:42 Star Trek 25th Anniversary
0:58:07 007 First Light
1:01:11 Steam Machine
1:03:34 Xbox price hikes, layoffs, studio uncertainty
1:15:20 IO Interactive hits obstacle with its other new game
1:19:30 Hardware crisis worsens every day
1:25:58 GTA VI went up for preorder at $80
1:28:41 Sony deleting purchased movies
1:30:03 Star Wars Eclipse may be in real trouble
1:34:34 Persona live-action Netflix series reportedly in development
1:35:03 I think Splatoon Raiders is a shlooter
1:39:00 EMAILS!
1:59:59 An update on Grubb Guesser
2:00:55 YouTube Super Chats
2:26:38 Outro

It's Fishing Week! On top of all the fishing related games we chat about the new Sonic pinball game, a "new" Twisted Metal, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Rhythm Heaven Groove, the Adventures of Elliot the Millennium Tales, and more! We also talk more about Dan's time with the Steam Machine, PlayStation leaving PC ports behind, and all the other big stories from the last week.

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:29:04 Steam Machine
0:44:19 Sega Bass Fishing & Sega Marine Fishing
0:48:02 Voodoo Fishin’
0:50:57 Star Fox Multiplayer
0:54:35 Umigari
0:59:01 The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
1:03:00 Mina the Hollower
1:04:16 Twisted Metal V
1:06:42 Rhythm Heaven Groove preview
1:12:33 Star Wars: Galactic Racer preview
1:18:39 Sonic the Hedgehog's new pinball machine
1:31:31 Valve puts a $1,049 starting price on the Steam Machine 
1:41:59 Sony appears to be retreating from PC ports of single-player PlayStation games
1:43:55 GTA VI preorders begin June 25 as Rockstar reaffirms November 19
1:45:27 GTA V gets free current-generation upgrades
1:47:02 Games revenue passed $200 billion—and layoffs continue
1:48:21 Tencent is reportedly backing away from several Japanese studio investments
1:51:42 Nintendo raises Switch Online prices in Japan
1:53:29 Restful trails to Bobby Prince
1:54:21 EMAILS!
2:12:39 YouTube Super Chats
2:21:02 Grubb Guesser
2:26:56 Outro

We're mostly recovered from SGF and we can also now talk about some of those games like Control Resonant, Tomb Raider, and other titles! We also get into Cyclops being in Marvel Rivals, Bubsy 4D, 007 First Light, and a bunch of other games. We also trudge through video game news and then eventually get to your emails!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:10:17 Banana Ball
0:25:45 Jan's new camera
0:28:18 Cyclops in Marvel Rivals
0:30:49 Sensory Overload
0:34:49 Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival
0:37:05 Order of the Sinking Star
0:40:19 Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
0:44:40 Demi and the Fractured Dream
0:47:13 Slayblade
0:50:05 Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
0:52:36 Bubsy 4D
0:55:02 TetherGeist
1:00:23 Control Resonant
1:03:10 007 First Light
1:09:21 Mike's SuperStation One might be broken
1:15:13 NEWS: Fishing Week is next week!
1:17:54 Xbox’s reset has come crashing down on the studios
1:33:08 Ubisoft also had layoffs and studio closures. 380 workers face elimination from their jobs.
1:33:19 Don’t Nod’s auditors warn it could run out of cash in November
1:34:19 Nintendo racked up the biggest audience during the Showcase Showdown
1:37:25 EA formally launches a “dynamic” in-game advertising business
1:39:48 Kingdom Hearts Cloud Versions Shut Down Today, And You’ll Have To Buy New Versions To Keep Playing
1:43:57 The original Switch eShop has been drastically improved in a new system update
1:45:33 EMAILS!
2:03:28 Mike spits on that thang
2:05:26 YouTube Super Chats
2:19:30 Grubb Guesser
2:28:14 Outro