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3 items in list • Created Jan 9, 2017

Thoughts on the GB Infinite Series Feature

Apr 24, 2018

Hey all, I've been really overwhelmed with how many kind words you've sent my way about GB Infinite. It really has been a labor of love and I've really enjoyed adapting it and watching it grow. As with any brand new endeavor there will be missteps, broken things, and contentious features. The bottom line is, we want GB Infinite to be a fun place to hang out and talk with your fellow duders. Whe...

New On Giant Bomb: Continue Watching

Apr 3, 2017

Update: We've split the page into continue watching and finished as some of you were asking for! New screenshot: We have a pretty awesome new feature that just released today! (Premium only) It's something I've been wanting personally for a long time: a Continue Watching page for videos. Remembering where you left off on the latest Endurance Run, or having to search for that old Quick Look from...

New API Endpoints for Video!

Mar 15, 2017

We have some awesome new API endpoints for video that just went live. One for getting running livestreams, and one for getting and setting video progress! New APIs for Livestreams and Video Progress We have two new video endpoints we've released for you developers to start testing: Livestream Endpoint: Want to know when a livestream is up and get the HLS (.m3u8) stream URL for broadcast in your...

How to Subscribe to a Premium Podcast

Mar 15, 2017

Hey all, we've finally improved the way you subscribe to premium podcasts, here are the details! Subscribing to Premium Podcasts Those of you who subscribed to our premium podcasts know it was kind of a pain to get them working in some of your Podcast players, well we have a much better solution now. Premium podcast URLs now contain a key at the end of the URL so you no longer have to use your...

How to Authenticate a GB App

Feb 14, 2017

So you want to write an app that lets a user view premium videos, how should you do that? Just follow these simple steps! Authentication Method #1 Instruct the user to go to this url (replace 'appname' with the name of your app): http://www.giantbomb.com/app/myapp/ The user will see a code, tell them to put that CODE into your app With the code the user entered, make GET request to: http://www....

New Video Player Released!

Dec 5, 2016

The new video player has been officially released! (For video on demand only for now, we are still testing it with livestreams). Thanks to everyone who participated in the beta and helped us solve so many issues! We have a couple outstanding bugs that we've recently discovered and are actively working on. Here they are: Problem Fix ETA Video not loading when adblock enabled. Some adblockers are...