Giant Bombcast 642: Pump Up the Valium

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Giant Bombcast 642: Pump Up the Valium

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On this safe and sane episode we definitely don't discuss residential bomb-making, but do talk Hyper Scape, Golf on Mars, more Trackmania, the Evo Online cancellation, $70 video games, Fallout on TV, and... butter on pop tart?!

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Jul 7, 2020

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Giant Bomb discusses the latest video game news and new releases, taste-test questionable beverages, and get wildly off-topic in this weekly podcast.

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Giant Bombcast 642: Pump Up the Valium

Giant Bombcast 642: Pump Up the Valium

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