About this episode
The episode features discussions on gaming news, reviews, and an interview with guests from Beta Hat about monetizing gaming opinions.
This week we've got our friends from Beta Hat (Stan and Matthew Rorie) to share how YOU can get paid to chat about your opinitons and knowledge about games! Head to giantbomb.com/betahat and make sure to tell them that Giant Bomb sent you! We also get into more thoughts on Saros, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2 still holding up, and if Forbidden Solitaire is another deep card game like Balatro and Inscryption. We also get into today's headlines like GameStop trying to buy eBay, GTA 6 already trying to temper expectations, all of your emails, mystery ads with Grubb, and more! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:46 [SPONSORED] Talking about Beta Hat with Stan Kwon and Matt Rorie 0:25:14 Intro Part II 0:51:54 Saros 1:00:44 Forza Horizon 6 1:03:09 Tamashika 1:09:06 Forbidden Solitaire 1:13:21 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader 1:21:26 Is Dib old enough to play Uncharted? 1:26:00 007 First Light 1:33:06 News 1:33:30 GameStop makes a wild $56 billion bid for eBay 1:44:06 GTA…
People in this episode
Host: Giant Bomb
Guests: Stan Kwon, Matthew Rorie
Topics covered
- gaming news
- game reviews
- game development
- ad discussions
- game industry trends
Keywords
- Giant Bombcast
- gaming news
- Beta Hat
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2
- Forbidden Solitaire
- GameStop
- GTA 6
- Steam Deck 2
Sponsors
Beta Hat
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GameStop, eBay, GTA 6, Microsoft
Products: Saros, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2, Forbidden Solitaire, Steam Deck 2, Denuvo, Call of Duty
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