# Giant Bombcast 939: Meat Shaped State

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Podcast: [Giant Bombcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/giant-bombcast-622252)
Published: 2026-05-06T04:29:28+00:00
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Duration seconds: 11734

## Resource

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 6 expectation management is becoming the story 1:51:27 Xbox hardware and services decline again in Microsoft earnings 1:53:27 Call of Duty finally appears to be done with PS4 1:55:22 Valve says Steam Deck 2 is still in development, but shortages are a problem 1:57:57 Denuvo/2K reportedly adds 14-day online checks after new piracy claims 1:59:49 Fortnite gets a huge Star Wars UGC/platform push 2:02:22 007 First Light on Switch 2 is still coming, but needs more time 2:04:16 Madden NFL 27 appears headed to Switch 2 2:06:33 Taking temperature on Star Fox/Ocarina of Time rumors 2:14:15 EMAILS! 2:44…

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