865: Essence of Jalapeno

We're doing the Bombcast a bit early because this is gonna be a funky week! We chat about all of the nominations to come out of The Game Awards and a couple other news stories. We also chat about Black Ops 6, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Diablo IV, and more games! Hope you have a great Deek Week.

The Bombcast is all rested up after the three day weekend to chat about enjoying Black Ops 6, Kingdom Hearts II in 2024, hanging out in Webfishing, the power of the PS5 Pro, and solving mysteries in Rise of the Golden Idol! We also recap the hottest news that's happening around gaming and read your lovely emails.

This week we go back to the year 1991 with Black Ops 6 and Indie Horror game Fear the Spotlight, we chat about our brief time with Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the Monster Hunter Wilds Beta, as well as another Metaphor: ReFantazio check-in. We also recap the hottest and biggest news popping off like PlayStation shutting down Firewalk Studios, the developers behind Concord.

This week we crown the four games that are the SCARIEST! Is a creepy mansion and a dog bursting through the window enough to keep a game on Mt. Rushmore?

This week we've got a SPOILERCAST for Nintendo's Alarmo, a whole bunch of Steam Next Fest Demos like Star Vaders and Ballionaire, grappling rockets and clouds in Echo Point Nova, and punching dudes in Batman Arkham Shadow. We also recap the latest situation happening with the team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, a grip of Nintendo Switch 2 stories, and many more! Visit https://bit.ly/GBXL24 if you'd like to sign up to stream for Giant Bomb's Extra Life team this year or make a donation towards Children's Hospitals!