# Giant Bombcast 952: Boat Enthusiasm

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Podcast: [Giant Bombcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/giant-bombcast-622252)
Published: 2026-08-04T20:38:22+00:00
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## Resource

It's Tuesday so we MUST chat about video games and a couple of other things! This week we get into Shawn's review of Beast of Reincarnation, our time with Splatoon Raiders, getting into the body with Pathogenic, and clicking around in Endacopia. We also chat about the news and get to your emails! BOATS! 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 0:26:46 Beast of Reincarnation 0:39:19 Pathogenic 0:41:55 Splatoon Raiders 0:50:47 Endacopia 0:55:42 Big Walk 1:09:07 Xbox’s leaked disc-to-digital system could solve an impossible ownership problem 1:17:24 EA’s $55 billion private takeover is expected to close today 1:24:46 Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is a tournament arc with four protagonists (or 5?) 1:28:52 Final Fantasy 14 launches on Switch 2 today 1:32:39 Dave Bautista is in talks to replace Ryan Hurst as Kratos 1:36:29 Square Enix says the strange Kingdom Hearts artwork was human error (not AI) 1:40:54 PlayStation says it will cautiously proceed with ending disc production 1:46:12 EMAILS! 2:14:37 YouTube Super Chats 2:22:37 Outro

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