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In Real Life

Some College Kids Get To Play Portal For Class Credit

2:40AM May 19, 2011 | Joel Johnson

“Enduring Questions” is a mandatory class for freshmen at Wabash College. The syllabus? Gilgamesh, Aristotle, Goffman, Donne…and Portal. That’s because it’s taught by Michael “http://www.brainygamer.com/”>Brainy Gamer” Abbot, profiled in this piece by Patrick Klepek that’s certainly worth reading on Giant Bomb. More »


Nintendo

Got Old-School 3D Glasses? Try Watching This 3DS Video

7:30AM March 17, 2011 | Joel Johnson

Giant Bomb is trying to show 3D footage from the Nintendo 3DS in anaglyphic – old-school red-and-blue paper glasses 3D. Cool! [Giant Bomb]


News

Running Backwards While Shooting A Shotgun Is A Bad Idea In Real Life

6:00AM October 1, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

One brave or foolish gamer took out his shotgun, went somewhere remote, and tried a common video game first-person shooter manoeuvre. The results were painful. More »


In Real Life

Giant Bomb’s MW2 Parody Tee Is Oscar Mike For Child’s Play

9:00AM December 5, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Modern Warfare 2 fans with torsos and a taste for parody and charity should take note of Giant Bomb’s new “Oscar Mike” charity tee, which is now available for purchase, marked down from $US486.32 to just $US20!!! Zounds! [Giant Bomb] More »


News

Tony Hawk Ride Gets Stood Upon By Giant Bomb

10:20AM November 20, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

We’re still waiting on our own copy of Tony Hawk Ride for a Kotaku review, but the Giant Bomb crew bravely ventured out of doors to secure a copy, offering their trademark Quick Look at Activision’s new peripheral-based skateboarding game. More »


In Real Life

Splinter Cell Update: There Will Be Goggles, Bet (Almost) Settled

3:00AM September 7, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

A certain someone (me) did a guest appearance this weekend on Giant Bomb’s podcast, where it was my duty to officially settle a Splinter Cell Conviction bet. More »


In Real Life

A Match Made In Post-Apocalyptic Heaven: PitFallout!

10:20AM June 26, 2009 | AJ Glasser

So apparently some good came out of watching a robot learn to play Pitfall: a Pitfall/Fallout mash-up. More »


In Real Life

Making Ghostbusters Game As Funny As The Movie Is “Next To Impossible”

8:00AM May 22, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

Giant Bomb’s biggest Ghostbusters fans have played the new Ghostbusters game, only to be reminded that video game humour has its limits. More »


Uncategorized

Gerstmann Lands With Giant Bomb

4:40AM March 8, 2008 | Mark Wilson

The dust has finally settled for Jeff Gerstmann after the Gamespot controversy. He’s actually starting a new site called Giant Bomb. Essentially a review-heavy video game blog, Gerstmann promises his tech crew is building a “robust, feature-filled website…which we’ll use to talk about games. And energy drinks”.

But Giant Bomb interface 1.0 isn’t too shabby. Hit it up and check out the first video in the behind-the-scenes series “How To Build A Bomb”. We snagged this still that looks like Luke Plunkett from 20 years in the future was wandering around in the background during Gerstmann’s filming. Future Luke, if you can read this, know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Welcome to Giant Bomb (dot com) [Giant Bomb]

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