Alright already! Enough is enuff! What's going on here?

Ok, I am not able to listen to the Bombcast. I haven't been able to since the site launched and I'm not seeing what it is that I'm doing wrong.

When I go to the Bombcast page I see the description of the Bombcast, a photo, the date, and three links: RSS, Download, and Subscribe on Itunes. That's it. Other members have assured me that there is supposed to be an "on-site" media player, like there was before the GiantBomb launched this summer. But lucky ol' me doesn't see that. I've missed so many Bombcasts...

Am I doomed to walk the Earth without hearing Brad's hypnotizing voice, Vinny's Vinny-ness, and Jeff & Ryan's whacky antics? Is this a bug? Can it be fixed? Or is this not a bug and I'm failing really hard by not seeing how to activate the podcast?

Ugh, help's always appreciated!

Get it off iTunes, my browser seems a bit temperamental when it comes to embedded media players etc.

or if you have a psp and a wireless router just set up an rss feed to the podcast. thats how I listen to it.

"or if you have a psp and a wireless router just set up an rss feed to the podcast. thats how I listen to it."

Can you share a bit more information on this? 

"Can you share a bit more information on this? 

What browser are you running? 

On what OS?

If you're using Firefox are you using any extensions like Adblock?

Do you have any other filtering software running?

Do videos and other Flash items load?

Again, if you're using Firefox (or Chrome and other WebKit browsers), visit "about:plugins" (without the quotes) in your browser and let us know what version of 'Shockwave Flash' is showing.

"

Just checked it in IE7 and it doesn't seem to be loading for me either, so it looks like that's where the problem is!

Alright, thanks. I'll get around to that sooner or when I'm not as lazy-er.

Why can't you download?

Dude just get it off iTunes like the rest of the 21st century!  It's so much easier.  I leave my MBP on all night Tuesday, wake up Wednesday morning and it's there! Then I listen to it on the bus to work. it's like a routine, and it's better than thinking "Oh yeah, GBC is out! Oh shit I better go look"  Having it right there on your HDD every morning is so much easier than using a browser, and keeping that browser open for 2 hours to listen to it!

I use the embedded video-player, and it works fine. I use firefox though, so i suppose that could be the problem.

i have no problems with my iTunes subscription with GB's bombcast, because i'm from the UK i don't get it til Wednesday but it doesn't bother me, I have never used their web player.

"TheBeast said:

"Can you share a bit more information on this? 

What browser are you running? 

On what OS?

If you're using Firefox are you using any extensions like Adblock?

Do you have any other filtering software running?

Do videos and other Flash items load?

Again, if you're using Firefox (or Chrome and other WebKit browsers), visit "about:plugins" (without the quotes) in your browser and let us know what version of 'Shockwave Flash' is showing.

"

This guy is awesome ^^

• Internet Explorer on all three computers in the house.
• Um... I know I have a dual core HP that's at most, two years old. My dad has a single core HP and my mom has a HP laptop. Neither of these are more than three years old. Sorry, that I can't provide more info on that. I'm not much of a computer guy.
• N/A
• Not that I'm aware of, unless a firewall counts. (I'm a noob, I know.)
• Yes, all other videos and Flash items that I have encountered load.

I know that's not much to work off of, sorry. Thanks for attempting to help, though.

"

I get it of the Zune Software

RIZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I've not seen an embedded player on the bombcast's page ever, but I somehow managed to get around that with the 3 other options availible.

"I've not seen an embedded player on the bombcast's page ever, but I somehow managed to get around that with the 3 other options availible."

"I've missed so many Bombcasts...

Am I doomed to walk the Earth without hearing Brad's hypnotizing voice, Vinny's Vinny-ness, and Jeff & Ryan's whacky antics? Is this a bug? Can it be fixed? Or is this not a bug and I'm failing really hard by not seeing how to activate the podcast?"

"BiggerBomb said:

"I've missed so many Bombcasts...

Am I doomed to walk the Earth without hearing Brad's hypnotizing voice, Vinny's Vinny-ness, and Jeff & Ryan's whacky antics? Is this a bug? Can it be fixed? Or is this not a bug and I'm failing really hard by not seeing how to activate the podcast?"

So, you don't see the embedded player, but why have you missed episodes, and are doomed to not listen to it? Just download it using the download link. It's not rocket science."

"MattyFTM said:

"BiggerBomb said:

"I've missed so many Bombcasts...

Am I doomed to walk the Earth without hearing Brad's hypnotizing voice, Vinny's Vinny-ness, and Jeff & Ryan's whacky antics? Is this a bug? Can it be fixed? Or is this not a bug and I'm failing really hard by not seeing how to activate the podcast?"

So, you don't see the embedded player, but why have you missed episodes, and are doomed to not listen to it? Just download it using the download link. It's not rocket science."

/shrug

I'm lazy? I don't know, I don't have much free time to wait for it to download and then listen to it. I have no idea what the RSS option is for, I have no working media player (aside from iTunes) to play it after it has been downloaded, and I don't want to pay for a subscription that would otherwise be free if the bug wasn't preventing me from using the embedded player."

"BiggerBomb said:

"MattyFTM said:

"BiggerBomb said:

"I've missed so many Bombcasts...

Am I doomed to walk the Earth without hearing Brad's hypnotizing voice, Vinny's Vinny-ness, and Jeff & Ryan's whacky antics? Is this a bug? Can it be fixed? Or is this not a bug and I'm failing really hard by not seeing how to activate the podcast?"

So, you don't see the embedded player, but why have you missed episodes, and are doomed to not listen to it? Just download it using the download link. It's not rocket science."

/shrug

I'm lazy? I don't know, I don't have much free time to wait for it to download and then listen to it. I have no idea what the RSS option is for, I have no working media player (aside from iTunes) to play it after it has been downloaded, and I don't want to pay for a subscription that would otherwise be free if the bug wasn't preventing me from using the embedded player."

Subscribing to a podcast on itunes is free. And you should just be able to click the download link and your browsers default MP3 streaming software should automatically stream it, no need to actually download it fully."

Just download Winamp, it is free safe and literally has tons of add ons. Hope the bug preventing you from using th esite media player will be fixed soon.

"Scooper said:

"I've not seen an embedded player on the bombcast's page ever, but I somehow managed to get around that with the 3 other options availible."

Wow, thank you, I was totally unaware of the other 3 options until your snotty remark informed me. Now that makes my question completely irrelevant and the bug should be left alone. You have saved the day, good for you!"

"BiggerBomb said:

"Scooper said:

"I've not seen an embedded player on the bombcast's page ever, but I somehow managed to get around that with the 3 other options availible."

Wow, thank you, I was totally unaware of the other 3 options until your snotty remark informed me. Now that makes my question completely irrelevant and the bug should be left alone. You have saved the day, good for you!"

Stop whining and download the podcast. And it is completely irrelevant because there's many simple ways to get around it."

Like just download it and put it in your MP3 player, then once its in your mp3 player delete it off the computer. No one will ever know. I've done that off the library computer once or twice and those computers are super locked down to make sure even if you wanted to do something bad to them, you cannot because of admin restrictions.

If you don't trust to download something off a legitimate site like GB, then you have far worse problems.

"Like just download it and put it in your MP3 player, then once its in your mp3 player delete it off the computer. No one will ever know. I've done that off the library computer once or twice and those computers are super locked down to make sure even if you wanted to do something bad to them, you cannot because of admin restrictions.

If you don't trust to download something off a legitimate site like GB, then you have far worse problems."

You could maybe just use firefox as your browser. That would probably fix all of your problems.

"You could maybe just use firefox as your browser. That would probably fix all of your problems."

"StaticFalconar said:

"Like just download it and put it in your MP3 player, then once its in your mp3 player delete it off the computer. No one will ever know. I've done that off the library computer once or twice and those computers are super locked down to make sure even if you wanted to do something bad to them, you cannot because of admin restrictions.

If you don't trust to download something off a legitimate site like GB, then you have far worse problems."

No, it's not a trust issue. But my parents computers always have problems and downloading anything always seems to add it. I'm not going to test my luck.

That aside, why has this become a "let's interrogate BiggerBomb to find out why he doesn't do X, Y, & Z" thread? I'm just asking a question, sheesh. It isn't immensely important for me to listen to the Bombcast and I have a lot going on in my life, the convienence of a feature that does not work for me is something that would help me out a lot."

It seemed like you where extremely pissed off that you didn't get to listen to the Bombcast and yet was super stupid about any of the alternatives we have said out. While your style of writing may naturally be dramatic, we don't know who you really are, so when we read overly dramatic writing without any hint of sarcasm, we might think its true.