A history of Giant Bomb

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(Nth Review #21) Nick surfs through 15 years of Giant Bomb, a website about video games, and feels both nostalgic while pondering deeply about the state of modern games journalism.

Thank you to Rhomega, James “Justabaldguy” Wyatt, Sirpalee for their stories!

Thanks to Viktoria, James “Justabaldguy” Wyatt and Rain 101 for their voiceover talents!

Thanks to ‪@xpantherx‬ and ‪@LackingSaint‬ for their Giant Bomb videos and QLCrew.com for sorting out a ton of Giant Bomb content.

Shout outs to ‪@GiantBomb‬ ‪@JeffGerstmannShow‬ ‪@Nextlander‬ ‪@NoclipDocs‬ ‪@gamespot‬ and then ‪@Gggmanlives‬ ‪@NakeyJakey‬ Jacob Geller and so many more!

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00:00:00 Preamble
00:06:01 1. A Taste of Whiskey
00:21:29 2. How to Build a Bomb
00:36:50 3. The Payload
00:53:46 4. Filling the Bottle
1:03:03 5. The Big Show
1:15:49 6. This Fall on CBS
1:27:52 7. Rollercoasters & Mario Bros.
1:46:52 8. The House the Bomb Built
2:14:38 9. Ship of Theseus
2:34:29 10. Conclusion

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Variety: Giant Bomb Still Changing Video Games Media 10 Years Later
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The New York Times: Shelby Bonnie Takes Another Swig of Online Media
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VentureBeat: CNET co-founder’s Whiskey Media raises $2.5M
https://venturebeat.com/entrepreneur/...

Techcrunch: Whiskey Media Quietly Growing, Innovating With Former CNET Team
https://techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/whi...

Techcrunch: CNET Founder Shelby Bonnie Unveils His New Startup: PoliticalBase
https://techcrunch.com/2007/10/09/cne...

Hacker News: Dave Snider on CBS’s advertising practices
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...

Techcrunch: Let’s Kill the CPM
https://techcrunch.com/2009/09/25/let...

Giant Bombcast: The Live One:
https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/giant...

All Things D: BermanBraun Buys Most of Shelby Bonnie’s Whiskey Media
https://allthingsd.com/20120315/exclu...

Giant Bomb Has a Rat Problem
https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/gi...

Letter from the Editor - 7-2-14
https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/le...

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Welcome to Giant Bomb (dot com)
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FEZ Interviews: Screened.com’s Matt Rorie!
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Giant Bomb: Statement on Jeff Gerstmann Leaving
https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/gi...

The Bonnies and the Breakaway Brother
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Why Doesn’t Giant Bomb Just Hire Matt Rorie Already?
https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/gene...

Overmental: Giant Bomb Hiring Ignites Gender Issues in Games Journalism Debate
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Reddit: Any word on Danny coming back?
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