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 site-related news and best community creations from the previous week.
Summer is coming to a slow but eventual end. With that, I offer you one final reminder to pick up the Summer 2024 merch! Also, here’s a direct link to the 16th anniversary t-shirt design in case anyone reading this still is interested in picking up a shirt.
A new report is coming up that podcasts that should be “free,” especially ones that are older podcasts, are suddenly in the premium only feed. If this bug or issue is impacting you, please use the link to report the problem and @turboshawn will investigate it at the start of the week.
If you are still having a problem connecting your premium subscription to the Giant Bomb Store, please send an email to [email protected]. @dtoast has found a solution and can rectify the problem rather quickly.
If you missed watching him cook, here’s the VOD where Jan tested out streaming on his phone. But, be aware that because he has music in the background almost half of the stream got muted. Nonetheless, give it a follow if you don’t want to miss what they have in store for the future.
MinnMax continues to do amazing work archiving the history and importance of Game Informer magazine and recently shared an unaired interview Dan did with Hideo Kojima! If you ever wanted to see Dan in complete awe, give this video a watch!
Also, let’s give Tom Caswell a huge “Thank You” for being the one editing and posting all of these 16th Anniversary videos. In case you missed it, this week saw Niki Grayson, Alex Navarro, and Mike Minotti share their favorite Giant Bomb moments. And don’t forget to check out the front page to view the anniversary videos all in one convenient place.
Tweets
Gallery
Mike Calling Grubb About Borderlands (By: @WiLLoDavisRocks)
Mike and Grubb sure have thoughts about the Borderlands movie. Over on Twitter, WiLLo Davis decided to have fun with the idea of Mike and Grubb discussing the movie over the phone. I think they nailed Mike’s pose, not gonna lie.
My Name Is… Superfly Johnson! (By: @chucklenuggets)
Here’s another Giant Bomb Discord creation but this one mashes Grubb checking out the portable version of John Romero’s Daikatana with the Minotti looking over a balcony meme from last week!
Activities
Steamworld Dig Is The 17th Game Of UUGPGC Year 3! Finish By August 26! Mark All Spoilers! (By: @bigsocrates)
It has become an anthology franchise of sorts, but with its latest pick, the Giant Bomb Game Pass Game Club welcomes you to discuss SteamWorld Dig, the game that started everything! Is it still fun to play after over a decade?
The GB Album Club 067 – Easily Slip Into Another World By Henry Threadgill (By: @unclejam23)
Are any of you out there in the mood to discuss some jazz? Well, Easily Slip into Another World by Henry Threadgill is the latest pick by the Giant Bomb Album of the Week Club! Learn more about the legendary saxophonist/composer!
Blogs
DOOM II Is More DOOM (By: @ford_dent)
Ford_Dent continues their retrospective on the Doom franchise with an exhaustive review of Doom II: Hell on Earth. Read why they think Doom II is “more Doom” in ways that are positive and negative. Share where you stand on the sequel here!
Illusion Of P Part 3 Of 3 Days Of Present Past (By: @infantpipoc)
infantpipoc finally got around to reading Cyber Shogun Revolution by Peter Tieryas! How well do they think the series wraps up? Read if they think things ended in a bang or a whimper as they wrap-up their Summer reading!
Morristown Game Vault (By: @infinitespark)
In a blog that might tickle Jeff Bakalar’s fancy, InfiniteSpark visited the Morristown Game Vault, a classic arcade and pinball place in New Jersey! Read all about the blast of a time they had at the place by clicking the link!
Mega Archive: Part XLII: From Blades of Vengeance to James Pond 3 +
Indie Game of the Week 383: Cookie Cutter (By: @mento)
It’s time for another nostalgic tour of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive with moderator Mento! Castlevania: Bloodlines, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, and James Pond 3: Operation Starfish are some of the titles on their latest blog!
Mento also played Cookie Cutter as part of their “Indie Game of the Week” feature. Give their blog about the game a read to discover why they think it’s more about “having fun with a small degree of character-building and a wide assortment of rapid combat techniques.”
Where Did All The Leaderboards Go? (By: @gamer_152)
They are a personal favorite of Jeff Grubb but what makes a good leaderboard and why does it feel like there aren’t that many that get your synapses to fire off these days? That’s the topic of Gamer_152’s latest blog!
Discussion Threads
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Admits That Free Games Are STILL The Primary Reason People Use The Epic Games Store (By: @zombiepie)
While Tim Sweeney ranted about Apple barely meeting its court order to allow the Epic Games Store on iOS, he also admitted that exclusivity deals have been less effective about getting people to log into their EGS accounts than giving people free games. Is that a cause for concern?
Do You Ever/Have You Ever Gone “Scorched Earth” On Your Online Presence? (By: @sombre)
Have any of you walked away from a social media platform? Did any of you delete your Twitter accounts when Musk bought the site or have any of you had success in limiting your use of Reddit? If you have thoughts about any of those questions, feel free to share them in this thread.
Tango Gameworks Acquired By Krafton, Publisher of PUBG; Plan To Expand The Hi-Fi Rush IP (By: @zombiepie)
In a bit of positive game news this year, it appears that Tango Gameworks isn’t dead and will instead be picked up by Krafton. They will continue to develop new products associated with Hi-Fi Rush! Is Hi-Fi Rush a world you’d like to see more of?
A Controversial Coke Opinion (By: @sombre)
No idea if this got started during the Bombcast, Dump Truck, or UPF, but there’s a new thread debating if anyone prefers drinking soda from a glass bottle beyond the novelty? Does anyone today still complain about cans?
Any Thoughts On Hot Wheels Monster Trucks: Stunt Mayhem? (By: @gtxforza)
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged released last year and we are already getting a new Hot Wheels-based video game but this one will have Monster Trucks! Are you excited for more Hot Wheels racing or is it too soon for a new game?
Lists
Top Games With Drow Characters (By: @benlappo)
BenLappo is trying to work on a list of games with playable Drow characters or depictions of Drow-like characters or cultures where they are not evil. They got the big examples but could use your help with more examples.
Reviews
@pauljeremiah thinks Singularity a buried treasure from the 360/PS3 era. Read why they can’t help but enjoy this long-forgotten FPS on their review for the game! Remember when Raven wasn’t just doing Call of Duty maps?
@sbc515 can’t help but wonder if Urban Champion is one of the worst Nintendo internal video games ever made even if you accept the game as a historically important work for the console and fighting game genre.
@sbc515 also reviewed Destroy All Humans! on the PS2 and despite some terrible load times on the original hardware, it sounds like they had an absolute blast of a time playing the game.
Wiki Of The Week
The Borderlands movie might be crap, but Giant Bomb’s wiki page for Borderlands 2 definitely isn’t! In fact, it might be one of the most comprehensive resources about the game on the entire internet! Give this link a click to see how I am not speaking in hyperbolics.
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