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Giant Bomb
Giant Bomb logo.png
Type of site
Gaming , video game journalism, Internet community, comedy
Owner CBS Interactive
Created by Jeff Gerstmann
Ryan Davis
Website giantbomb.com
Alexa rank Positive decrease 2,869 (October 2017)
Commercial Yes
Registration Optional (free and paid)
Launched March 6, 2008; 10 years ago (2008-03-06) (blog)
July 21, 2008 (2008-07-21) (full website)
Current status Active
Hosted by

Ryan Davis (2008-2013)
Jeff Gerstmann (2013-2014)

Brad Shoemaker (2014-present)
Genre Video gaming
Language English
Length Approx. 150 min.
Production

Ryan Davis (2008-2013)
Jeff Gerstmann (2013-2014)

Brad Shoemaker (2014-present)
Original release March 11, 2008 – present
Provider Giant Bomb
Website http://www.giantbomb.com
The opening and closing theme of the Giant Bombcast
Ryan Davis
Born Ryan Thomas Davis
(1979-06-04)June 4, 1979
Los Alamitos, California, United States
Died July 3, 2013(2013-07-03) (aged 34)
United States
Nationality American
Occupation Video game journalist, Internet personality
Notable credit(s) GameSpot journalist (1996–2007)
Giant Bomb co-founder, editor (2008–2013)
Spouse(s) Anna Davis
(m. June 29, 2013–July 3, 2013)

Giant Bomb is an American video game website and that includes personality driven gaming videos, commentary, news and reviews, created by former GameSpot editors Jeff Gerstmann and Ryan Davis. The website was voted by Time magazine as one of the Top 50 websites of 2011. Originally part of Whiskey Media, the website was acquired by CBS Interactive in March 2012.

After being terminated from his position as editorial director of GameSpot, Gerstmann began working with a team of web engineers to create a new video game website. His intent was to create "a fun video game website" that would not heavily cover the business side of the game industry. The site's core editorial staff consists primarily of former GameSpot editors. Giant Bomb was unveiled on March 6, 2008, as a blog; the full site launched on July 21, 2008. The Giant Bomb offices were originally in Sausalito, California, and as of June 26, 2010, they were moved to San Francisco.

Jeff Gerstmann was terminated from his position as the Editorial Director of GameSpot on November 28, 2007. After his termination, rumors began to circulate around the Internet that his dismissal was a result of external pressure from Eidos Interactive, the publisher behind the video game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Gerstmann had given the game a negative review while Eidos had Kane & Lynch: Dead Men advertising on the website. Both GameSpot and their parent company CNET Networks stated that his dismissal was unrelated to the review. In what was labelled as the 'GameSpot Exodus' by Joystiq, Alex Navarro, Ryan Davis, Brad Shoemaker and Vinny Caravella all left GameSpot. Davis announced his departure from GameSpot in February 2008, citing Gerstmann's firing as one of his reasons for leaving.

Ryan Davis, February 5th, 2008


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