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The episode features stories from the Giant Bomb Road Trip and discussions on various games and news in the gaming industry.

We're back from the Giant Bomb Road Trip and MysteriumCon and we've got a bunch of fun stories to share! We also find time to chat about the new/old Halo, Dinoblade, Desktop Explorer, and also talk about some older games too. We chat about all of the hottest news stories and your emails. NOICE! 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 0:03:06 The Great Giant Bomb Road Trip 0:25:30 Dinoblade 0:30:35 Halo: Campaign Evolved 0:42:09 Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge 0:47:15 Thief: The Dark Project 0:53:01 Demon Dust 1:01:37 Desktop Explorer 1:07:07 Xbox backward compatibility arrives on PC and Windows handhelds 1:10:28 Cyan Worlds was working on a prototype for a new Myst game 1:13:56 Xbox CTO says Monday’s major outage was ‘unacceptable’ 1:17:16 Steam Deck demand may have cratered after the price increases 1:22:21 Nintendo confirms that movie planning is directly influencing game development 1:30:04 God of War: Laufey gets a date—and Sony reassures people that Kratos is coming back…

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