Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again happy to be your host as we look back at the best site-related news and community creations from the previous week.
Bee week, huh? It seems like the staff have developed some affection for the pollinating apoidea, and that includes adding a Bee Week t-shirt and sweatshirt to the Giant Bomb Emporium.
Once again, if you are still having issues with getting discounts on the Giant Bomb store, drop a comment in the “site-tech-issues” section of the Giant Bomb Discord or send an email to [email protected]. As I said last week, @dtoast/Dylan has found a way to resolve this issue rather quickly.
The issue of old non-premium podcasts appearing in the Premium feed and the Premium Feed not updating correctly this week has been logged by @dtoast as a ticket and sent to Fandom’s EM as a higher priority.
Also, with most of the Giant Bomb team traveling to attend Gamescom, the normal programming has been a bit different, but don’t forget to catch Giant Bomb’s Gamescom coverage over here!
Tweets
Bumped into some of the folks at @giantbomb this morning. Despite me being a tired wreck that hadn’t eaten properly in aaaaages, they were extremely nice. Hard to overstate how important that site was in getting me to start doing this daft YouTube thing. Very cool pic.twitter.com/kruHYKGuGv
— Writing on Games (@writingongames) August 21, 2024
Gallery
The Day After Mike Minotti’s Birthday (By: @wonkymump)
Hey, did you know that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming out the day after Mike’s birthday? Well, Mike made that comment while reacting to Microsoft’s Gamescom presser and over on Twitter, wonkymump decided to give Mike the respect he deserves.
Mike & Dan Meme Template (By: @simkas)
Because it was a bit of a slow week when it came to fan art, at least based on where I was looking, I’ve decided to use the art section of the Spotlight to put out calls for you to get goofy with some recent photos of the Giant Bomb staff and their friends.
The first is a template featuring Mike and Dan that I think many of you could have fun with that was made by Simkas on the Giant Bomb Discord. As I have said before, what you do with this is between you and God until you share it on the internet.
Videos
Big Sword Finale – (S3 Ep.11) – An Animated Giant Bomb Blight Club Series (By: Pickle Giraffe)
It’s time for the grand finale of Pickle Giraffe’s wonderful Giant Bomb Animated feature for Blight Club’s John Romero’s Daikatana! Special props to anyone who is able to spot all of the references in the video because there are a ton.
Activities
Unsanctioned Unofficial Game Pass Game Club Voting Thread For Cycle Starting August 26 2024+
Steamworld Dig Is The 17th Game Of UUGPGC Year 3! Finish By August 26! Mark All Spoilers! (By: @bigsocrates)
It is once again time to send in your VOTES for the next edition of the Giant Bomb Game Pass Game Club! Check out the list of games that have been nominated and feel free to vote for two or share game suggestions for future considerations.
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 068 – Renaissance By Polyphia (By: @unclejam23)
This edition of the Giant Bomb Album of the Week Club is going with more math rock/prog metal by listening to Renaissance by Polyphia! Are any of you familiar with their music? Join the fun and discuss their musical contributions here!
Blogs
DOOM Is Perfection (By: @ford_dent)
Ford_Dent continues and finished their retrospective the Doom series with a look at the original Doom and The Ultimate Doom! Read why they think the original Doom should still be considered video game “perfection.”
I Think I’m Finally Starting To Let Go Of The Idea Of Ever Playing Certain Games. (By: @bigsocrates)
When looking at the upcoming video game releases they are excited about, bigsocrates realizes it is only healthy to accept that there will always be games they never play. Read why accepting this has been freeing for them.
Anyway, Here’s WonderSwan (Part Seven) +
Indie Game of the Week 384: Tandem: A Tale of Shadows (By: @mento)
Moderator Mento has another look back through the many games that released on the WonderSwan! This time they played and ranked Hataraku Chocobo, Inuyasha: Kagome no Sengoku Nikki, and plenty of other games both good and bad!
Also, the latest edition of their “Indie Game of the Week” feature tackles Tandem: A Tale of Shadows! Is this puzzle platformer something you should check out? Read their blog to find out!
Rivals: Actually Good Leaderboards (By: @gamer_152)
In case you missed it, moderator Gamer_152 decided to look back at their favorite uses of leaderboards in modern video games. What makes them so good and how did they hook their interest in wanting to get better?
The Underwater Route To Unlikely Hits (By: @infantpipoc)
The Abyss recently got a 4K Blu-Ray re-release and infantpipoc used that as a reason to give the movie a second shot! What do they think of all the changes Cameron made with this cut/version of The Abyss? Read their review!
Discussion Threads
Hey, Did You Know Valve Has A New Game In Development? Valve And Gabe Are Letting You Talk About Deadlock Freely (By: @zombiepie)
Hey, did you know that Valve Corporation is making a new video game? Did you know that it was a 6v6 shooter with similarities to Overwatch? Did you know that absolutely no one knew about this and has played it until recently? Alright, let’s discuss Deadlock now that Gabe isn’t going to take a tire iron to our knees!
I’m New To The Gaming World And Looking To Buy A Gaming PC (By: @tonyjosh)
We have a new-ish community member that has some disposable income and is interested in making their own gaming PC from scratch! What advice do you have for them? Is pre-built okay? Any tips and tricks would be appreciated over here!
Microsoft’s Multiplatform Strategy Is/Continues To Be Shockingly Incoherent (By: @zombiepie)
So, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PS5, but that’s not the issue that some see. Why is The Great Circle a timed exclusive whereas Doom: The Dark Ages is a PS5 day one release and Starfield has no plans for a PS5 port? Do you have any thoughts?
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Is Ending Service, But Joining A Growing Mobile Trend In Offering An Offline Version (By: @zombiepie)
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is ending service soon, but it will eventually get an offline version that people can continue to play and enjoy. Is this something you would like to see become an industry standard in the world of mobile games?
Lists
Best Of 1998 (By: @lelcar)
Lelcar decided to go back to 1998 and author a GOTY list for the year. Some might say one of the games in their top three is too high, but they don’t think so! Make your own list for the games of 1998.
Reviews
@infantpipoc only recently played Dust: An Elysian Tail, but remembers when it was a critical and indie darling when it first came out. However, they review why there’s still something special about the game that feels forever timeless.
Wiki Of The Week
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
With everyone somewhat excited for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, let’s throw things back to a clammy clam classic! Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is widely considered one of the greatest adventure games ever made. Learn more about what makes it so timeless!
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