Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am honored to be your host as we look back on the best community-created efforts from the past week. It’s been a whirlwind of news and content this week, and I think that’s reflected in this issue of Spotlight. However, let’s head over to the newly reformatted “News” section of the Spotlight to see what great things the site, the staff, and the community have been up to lately.
News
earlier in the week, Giant Bomb was temporarily read-only to allow the engineers some database migration work. Obviously, the site has reverted to its original state, but if you notice any technical issues, features, or tools that are not accessible to you, please shout in the thread announcing the event.
If you’re wondering if Arcade Pit doesn’t air an episode the week of 9/4 to 9/10, the position has taken a week off and will be back soon!
For those of you who like VTubers, there was a fun moment when Kson Responded To Jeff Gerstmann, Brad Shoemaker And Ben Pack Talking About Fallout 76. To add context, this was part of the response stream as they watched Internet Historian’s ”The Fall of 76”. That said, this image definitely messed with my brain:
Finally, for those of you watching AEW, you may have noticed during All Out that the hard camera featured a person wearing a New Era Giant Bomb t-shirt at ringside. That person was Justin Vachon and he is actually a senior product designer for the site! If you don’t follow him on Twitter, keep in mind that he gives nice updates from time to time on what the Red Ventures design team has planned for the site. Also huge respect for him for repeating the site!
Gallery
Tweets
A sincere thanks to the crew of @giantbomb. They took a beating over the past year and emerged with a completely new crew and an absolutely amazing array of new content. I haven’t been this involved with the site in years.
— Smatt has a steam deck! (@Smatt) September 8, 2022
galleries
Unprofessional “squid guys” (By: @jearum)
Jeff Grubb has injected a lot of Splatoon 3 content into the site and during the 09/09/2022 UPF you may have enjoyed him, Mike Minotti and Dan playing the game. Jearum certainly did, because they made this artwork!
Dan and Tam 2022! (By: @jearum)
Inspired by the 39th edition of the Voicemail Dump Truckthe idea of dan and tam running a political campaign was made and jearum ran with that idea when they made this AMAZING poster!
“Sekirochoa But it is Siracha?” (By: @kone)
Kone tried to create a piece of art in response to Jeff Grubb’s question on Twitter”Sekirochoa, but it’s Siracha?Remember how I shared last week jearum’s take on the question.
RIP RIP Queen (Through: @DigitalLogjam)
As Dan became increasingly miserable playing Sonic the Hedgehog, a request was made for a certain work of photoshop goodness and on Twitter Digital Logjam was the first to obey.
Activities
The GB Album Club 005 – Sensory Overdrive by Michael Monroe (By: @unclejam23)
The latest edition of the community album club is for Michael Monroe’s Sensory Overdrive! If you have any ideas or impressions of this album and would like to get involved, click the link above!
Midnight Fight Express is the 17th selection of the UUGPGC. Completion date 19/09/22. Flag all spoilers! +
As Dusk Falls is the UUGPGC’s 16th roster. Completion date 9/22/09. Spoiler open! (By: @bigsocrates)
Midnight Fight Express is the 17th roster of the Game Pass Game Club community! The completion date is 09/19/22, but in the meantime, what are your impressions of the setting, characters and gameplay? Also, the Game Pass Game Club has opened the discussion for As Dusk Falls for SPOILERS! What choices did you make and how did it affect your ending? Share all the juicy details!
Clips
Giant Bomb – Last Resort (By: @kone)
Ask and you will receive! Kone has finally posted a YouTube version of their Giant Bomb supercut of the staff singing the Papa Roach’s Last Resort chorus! If you missed it last week, give it a watch and don’t forget to send them a supportive comment.
blogs
The Wild Arms And Shadow Hearts Teams Kickstarter Has Lots Of Red Flags (By: @zombiepie)
Moderator ZombiePie wrote a new blog on the site explaining why the new Kickstarter from the developers of Wild Arms and Shadow Hearts isn’t making them jump for joy. Click the link to read about the “Kickstarter Red Flags” they noticed.
All PS1 games in order: part 007 (By: @borgmaster)
Jumping Flash!, Novastorm and OG Twisted Metal are the subjects of Borgmaster’s latest retrospective looking at the PS1 catalog in chronological order! If any of these games appeal to you, read it NOW!
64 in 64: Episode 13 + Indie Game of the Week 286: The Pedestrian (By: @mento)
Moderator Mento is back with another look at the N64 video game catalog! If you want to test your nostalgia for Donkey Kong 64 OR BattleTanx: Global Assault, click the link below and read their latest blog! Plus, they’ve got a new edition of their “Indie Game of the Week” and this time they’ve reviewed the puzzle platformer The Pedestrian!
The Tower of Dubious Horror Games 04-06: Blue Stingu for The Ringu (By: @arbitrarywater)
ArbitraryWater’s “Tower of Dubious Horror Games” feature returns triumphantly to Giant Bomb with a look at the video game adaptation of The Ring: Terror’s Realm, the Dreamcast “classic” Blue Stinger and the indie title Daymare: 1998! Read it and find out which of the three goes into the books as one of the worst things they’ve played this year!
Discussion threads
Mike Fahey – Rest In Peace (By: @ohverture)
For those of you still mourning the passing of Kotaku’s Mike Fahey, here’s a link to the Giant Bomb community’s tribute. If you have favorite memories or want to pay your respects, feel free to do so there.
Discussion Thread for Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Trailer (By: @rorie)
What is YOUR RESPONSE to the recently announced DLC/Expansion Pack for Cyberpunk 2077? Is this and the return of Johnny Silverhand enough to bring you back to the game?
What does Cyberpunk 2077 look like now? (By: @gloomy)
Speaking of which, some members of the community are intrigued by the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC/expansion and are thinking about returning to the game. For those who have played the game recently, how is it these days? Are the bugs still a problem?
Have you seen the credits for immortality? (Spoilers) (By: @humanity)
Have you seen the end credits of Immortality? What are your impressions of the game’s story, especially how it ends? Join the discussion on the forums by clicking on the link below and note, SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED!
Name a game that misrepresents itself by its difficulty and/or their descriptions (By: @nodima)
Here’s a fun discussion thread on the forum! Can you think of games that misrepresent the overall experience due to the difficulty? Can you think of a game where “Hard” was too easy or “Normal” almost broke you?
DiRT Rally and DiRT 4 are both about to be removed from EA Play in October 2022! (By: @gtxforza)
DiRT Rally and DiRT 4 are being removed from EA Play! Join the conversation on the forums about what this means for video game preservation and whether either game is worth owning! Do you have good memories of both?
Looking forward to more difficulty grading for The Last of Us Part I (By: @monkeyking1969)
Many share how they like the new difficulty settings and other accessibility features in The Last of Us Part I, but are they enough to justify the game’s asking price? Share your thoughts!
Freedom Planet 2 comes out next week on PC and Linux (09-13). Are you looking forward to playing it? (By: @mocbucket62)
Freedom Planet 2 is out next week! Are any of you excited to get your hands on the game? What improvements are you hoping for from the first game?
How much different is Nintendo compared to PC, PlayStation and Xbox in your experience? (By: @gtxforza)
Here is an interesting discussion thread on the forums. How much do you think Nintendo has differentiated itself from Sony and Microsoft? Do you think their first batch of support and hardware won’t carry the load of thirty batches?
Lists
Made in Great Britain (By: @melodicvirus)
To clarify, MelodicVirus started this list Monday, and its inclusion in this Spotlight is in no way an endorsement or position regarding current events. Nevertheless, if you can help them with their list of games made in the UK, feel free to share any games you think they missed.
user reviews
- @allthedinos assists Jess in their review of Immortality and details why they think gamers and reviewers should stop giving Sam Barlow a pass or giving the benefit of the doubt with their video games and the content of their stories.
- @nateandrews Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade review talks about why they struggled to keep up with the game’s pace, but held out thanks to the great cast of characters.
Wikis
Arcade N64 Memory Pak Reader
The Giant Bomb wiki is a place for some really weird stuff. Some things are”too cool for Wikipedia.For example, did you know that Midway put N64 Memory Pak readers on NFL Blitz arcade machines? A big thank you to @marino for remembering this weird one-off that will be kept in our database forever.
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