Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the biggest site-related news and best community creations from the previous week!
With the end of Summer drawing closer, this is once again your reminder to pick up the items that are in the Giant Bomb store for the Summer 2024 Collection! Huge props to Kone for going out of their comfort zone and making the design for the playing cards, which you can still buy for $10! Seeing their name attached to official Giant Bomb merch after enjoying their photoshop stuff for years has been a complete delight.
For those of you that are still interested in picking up the Giant Bomb 16th anniversary t-shirt, here’s another direct link to the shirt in case you couldn’t find it or possibly lost it. Still no hard date when these shirts will go out of print, so, get them while you can!
Speaking of the Giant Bomb 16th anniversary celebrations, this week brought Alex Navarro and Lucy James sharing their favorite moments throughout Giant Bomb’s sixteen years of existence. Don’t forget that @marino is updating a carousel on the front page with videos related to Giant Bomb’s anniversary that get posted to YouTube or social media. When you can, consider posting a supportive comment to one of these articles they have posted on the site.
When it comes to programming notes, those of you that rely on Twitch VODs to consume Giant Bomb archival content may have noticed something “weird” about episode 852 of the Giant Bombcast. TurboShawn believes that Dan’s imitation of Benny Benassi’s “Satisfaction” may have automatically triggered Twitch’s DMCA bot and as a result, three whole minutes of that episode have been muted, but only on Twitch.
Speaking of TurboShawn, they continue to be investigating the RSS Feed and show issues, but also are working to prune and synthesize the Giant Bomb YouTube page. As mentioned earlier, you don’t need to go to the “Live” tab anymore to find video stream VODs or previously streamed content. If you have any suggestions of what you would like to see improved of the account, drop a comment here!
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Mike Holding An Ice Cream Cone While Starring Into The Abyss… (By: @theMaximumYeti, @Marz311, @JupiterJazz92, @CreakyLegs, and @BungleNoMore)
So, an image of Mike came out that showed him at a balcony blankly starring across the vantage point. In hopes of creating another Giant bomb-themed meme, I put out a call for people to have fun with a transparent version of the photo I nabbed from the Giant Bomb Discord.
And the internet delivered.
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Discord Mike Balcony Meme Image Creations (By: chucktowski, Skyridge, el_paolo_loco, galaxiid, SynthMinded)
Not to be left behind with the goofs being made at Mike’s expense, the official Giant Bomb Discord community had a go at the Mike balcony picture as you can see below. If you want to catch these images as they come out, consider joining the Giant Bomb Discord by clicking the link above which has an invite.
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Jeff Grubb – Lead Designer Of Diakatana (By: @wonkymump)
Our boy Grubb finally did it! The evil has been defeated, but wonkymump couldn’t help but throw in some playful teasing at Grubb’s expense with this hilarious work of photoshopped goodness.
Videos
Goldensoul – (S3 Ep.10) – An Animated Giant Bomb Blight Club Series (By: Pickle Giraffe)
The end has finally reached us! Grubb is no longer a prisoner of John Romero’s Daikatana, but that doesn’t mean the immediate or complete end of Pickle_Giraffe’s animated interpretation of Blight Club.
Activities
Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn Is The 16th Game Of UUGPGC Year 3! Finish By August 12. Mark Spoilers! +
Unsanctioned Unofficial Game Pass Game Club Voting Thread For Cycle Starting August 12 2024 (By: @bigsocrates)
Don’t forget that the latest game pick for the Game Pass Game Club is for Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn! If you have any non-spoiler thoughts about the game and its gunpowder-based godslaying action, share them!
Likewise, it is time to send in your votes for the next edition of the Game Pass Game Club! Here’s a list of nominees you can vote for. Don’t forget, you can vote for TWO GAMES you’d be interested in playing!
The GB Album Club 066 – Promises by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, & The London Symphony Orchestra (By: @unclejam23)
The album Promises by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, & The London Symphony Orchestra is the latest pick of the Giant Bomb Community Album of the Week Club! Give this minimalist fusion of electronic and classical music a shot over HERE!
Blogs
Illusion Of P Part 1 Of 3 It’s Always About People +
Illusion of P Part 2 of 3 When In a Police State, Better Join Its Police (By: @infantpipoc)
The end of summer is drawing nigh, but if there are any of you still interested in some summer reading, infantpipoc read Mecha Samurai Empire and United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas and wrote a review of it! Give either book reports read over here!
Game OVA Season 3: Episode 2 — Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru +
Indie Game of the Week 382: Ashina: The Red Witch (By: @mento)
Mento is back talking about anime that had game adaptations! This week they looked at Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru and the Keith Courage in Alpha Zone video game series! If you never knew Keith Courage was an anime, give it a read!
Mento also has a new edition of their “Indie Game of the Week” feature and this one looks at Ashina: The Red Witch. Read why they respect how its developer is clearly building confidence with every title, even if this particular game didn’t enthrall them.
The Unmatched Cultural Impact Of Minecraft (By: @terrainc)
To say that Minecraft is “important” is an understatement. So, in one of their first write-ups, Terrainc penned a quick essay on why Minecraft is still a part of their gaming diet to this day.
Discussion Threads
Know You Are All SHOCKED To Hear This, But It Seems Like The Borderlands Movie Isn’t Very Good (By: @zombiepie)
It’s almost nostalgic seeing a video game-based movie come out and tank with the critics. It is as if we have been transported back to simpler times. To those of you unaware, the Borderlands movie finally came out and based on the reviews, it’s not very good.
Any Thoughts On Wreckfest 2? (By: @gtxforza)
Wreckfest 2 has officially been announced! Catch the announcement trailer, which includes gameplay, and share what your hopes are for the game in the Giant Bomb discussion thread linked above.
District Court Judge Ruled Google Is An Illegal Monopolist In Online Search And Advertising (By: @zombiepie)
A district court judge has ruled that Google is an illegal monopoly in the world of online search and advertising. Do you agree with the verdict? Share your thoughts and get a rundown of what happened in the thread.
What Are Your Most Anticipated Upcoming Game Releases for the Rest of 2024? (By: @abd56ullah)
It’s wild to think, but 2024 is well over half over. With that in mind, and the fact that the autumn game onslaught is almost here, what are you most anticipated games that are still planned for the year?
Jumping Back Into World Of Warcraft At 40! (By: @shawng2003)
Against their better judgement, shawng2003 is jumping back into World of Warcraft after an extended hiatus. After seeing some of the announced improvements and expansions, they couldn’t help but dust off their old BattleNet account. That said, share to them what has recently been happening in the game to them in the thread above.
Lists
Possessed/Brainwashed (By: @jacobproper1)
JacobProper1 is working on another new list project/concept that could use YOUR INPUT! This list is attempting to create a list of every single video game character that has been possessed or brainwashed!
SIE Vita Games (By: @seanjhealy)
How many of you were fans of the PlayStation Vita? While the handheld wasn’t considered a success at the time, it has grown on many and to showcase how there are some true gems and that Sony proper gave the device a good go, seanjhealy had a stab at a list of every single first-party title that Sony Interactive Entertainment made for the thing.
Reviews
@humanish has decided to boot up the old 3DS as portable handhelds and devices start to experience a slight renaissance. However, they started things off with one of the worst games on the platform: NASCAR Unleashed.
@sbc515 continues their effort to review every Need for Speed game with reviews of Need for Speed: High Stakes and Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit. Do either games still hold up well after decades of quality racing games being released?
@sbc515 is also back to reviewing notoriously bad retro games and this time checked out Tetsuwan Atom by Home Data and Konami for the NES/Famicom.
Wiki Of The Week
Rupert Booth, the man best known for playing Inspector Frederick Jenks in Contradiction: Spot The Liar!, recently reminded the internet that Contradiction celebrated its 10th anniversary. While the wiki page itself might not be the actual best on the site, the game still remains one of the most entertaining features brought forth to us by the earliest version of the Giant Bomb New York team.
For those of you that joined the site after Vinny, Alex, and Austin had a go at the game, here’s what you missed, and each video is well worth seeing:
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