1.11
2022-09-10
Updated for iOS 16.
Dropped support for iOS 14.
You can now add the Upcoming widget to your Lock Screen.
Improved support for the new system video player.
Updated widget appearance.
Miscellaneous UI tweaks.
1.10.3
2022-08-29
Fixed an issue with the home screen featured section layout.
1.10.2
2022-08-19
Improved home screen layout behaviour and performance.
Updated settings UI.
Fixed an issue where the home screen would occasionally fail to update automatically.
Resolved an issue where playback would pause after showing the mini player.
The app will now correctly restore the previous UI context when resuming from Picture-in-Picture playback.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and UI tweaks.
1.10.1
2022-07-22
Fixed an issue playing videos when offline.
Resolved a rare crash when refreshing the home screen.
1.10
2022-06-15
Added new Mobile and Medium quality options for supported videos.
You can now optionally receive notifications when Giant Bomb is hosting a Twitch stream.
The home screen now includes active Twitch chats and GB Infinite.
Added an “Open in YouTube” menu option for supported videos.
Fixed an issue where real staff names aren’t used when a video has multiple upload credits.
Fixed an issue where the player would enter an invalid state after resuming the app while the “Pause in Background” setting in enabled.
Improved UI performance.
Improved registration flow.
Significantly improved database read performance.
Optimized disk writes.
Miscellaneous UI tweaks.
Thank you, Jeff!
1.9.1
2022-02-23
Fixed a crash when fetching upcoming data.
Improved home screen performance.
1.9
2021-10-31
Updated UI for iOS 15.
Added Dynamic Type support.
Added context menus throughout the app.
Improved search UI.
Added new onboarding UI.
Added a workaround for an issue where audio playback fails with certain livestreams.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.
1.8.3
2021-07-17
Improved trackpad and mouse support on iPad.
Fixed a layout issue when using Split View or Slide Over multitasking.
Unavailable video quality options are now hidden.
Improved VoiceOver support.
Increased tap target size for some UI elements.
General accessibility improvements.
1.8.2
2021-05-21
Fixed an issue fetching the upcoming schedule.
Addressed an issue where selecting "See All" on the premium carousel shows non-premium videos.
Improved Chromecast behaviour.
1.8.1
2021-03-20
Fixed an issue displaying the Upcoming widget when there’s nothing on the schedule.
Updated widget tint colours.
Improved widget refreshing behaviour.
Addressed an issue where the database size is calculated incorrectly on the reset data screen.
1.8
2021-03-19
Added Live & Upcoming widget.
Added large Continue Watching widget.
You can now change the video playback rate.
Fixed an issue where videos may appear out of order in the Continue Watching widget.
Improved support for back button context menus.
Video "in this episode" associations are now hidden by default.
Improved responsiveness when marking videos as played.
Addressed a crash when the app enters the background.
Improved performance.
Updated for iOS 14.4.
1.7.2
2020-12-23
Updated for iOS 14.3.
Added “Open in Safari” menu item.
Tapping the “Live” button will now seek to live playback.
Fixed an issue showing the livestream deck.
Resolved an issue where the “Mark as Played” menu item would erroneously appear on livestreams.
1.7.1
2020-11-18
Updated for iOS 14.2.
Added video thumbnails to Now Playing.
Added a green indicator to finished videos.
Fixed an issue where the app would exit fullscreen video after ending PiP playback.
Exiting fullscreen video will no longer automatically pause playback.
Fixed an issue showing the “no results” view.
Updated player view duration appearance.
Updated menu style on iOS 14.
1.7
2020-10-16
Added “Continue Watching” WiAdded “Continue Watching” Widget.
Improved Chromecast support on iOS 14.
Fixed an issue where the playback controls would sometimes be disabled on iOS 14.
Reduced the delay when opening videos from a notification.
Added file size indicators.
Fixed several layout issues.
1.6.3
2020-09-16
Added video length to the player view.
Updated for iOS 14.
1.6.2
2020-09-08
Updated the featured videos algorithm.
Fixed an issue where the “edit” button is erroneously disabled.
Improved performance.
1.6.1
2020-08-30
Fixed an issue searching for videos by staff member.
Staff members are now sorted by last name.
Resolved several UI issues.
1.6
2020-08-27
Added Advanced Search.
Updated account linking UI.
Fixed an issue saving video progress.
Videos played to within 10 seconds of completion will now count as finished.
Improved UI performance.
1.5
2020-07-03
You can now add videos to your personal watchlist.
The player screen has been redesigned.
Added real staff names.
Watched videos will no longer appear in the featured section.
Improved home screen performance.
Selecting the current show will now navigate to the show screen.
Miscellaneous UI tweaks and fixes.
1.4.3
2020-05-24
Fixed a crash after updating to version 1.4.2.
1.4.2
2020-05-23
Updated for iOS 13.5.
Added transparent show artwork.
Unavailable video quality levels are now hidden.
The app will now switch to an available quality level if the previously selected quality level is unavailable.
Fixed an issue where redundant partial files aren’t automatically deleted.
Addressed an issue where playback would sometimes reset.
Resolved an issue where the home screen loading indicator would appear over content.
1.4.1
2020-05-06
Fixed an issue that would prevent the Continue Watching section from appearing.
Resolved an issue where the home screen wouldn't automatically refresh data after entering the foreground.
1.4
2020-05-02
Added Featured videos section.
Added Upcoming section.
Video progress is now saved offline and synced when an internet connection is available.
Improved UI performance.
Introduced the ability to manually clear the offline database and image cache.
Resolved several layout issues when multitasking on iPad.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.
1.3.2
2020-02-29
Fixed an issue that caused certain videos to not appear in the UI.
Improved error handling.
1.3.1
2020-02-25
Added a new playback settings screen with “autoplay” and “pause in background” toggles.
Fixed a crash when loading videos.