Hello and welcome to a belated edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! The holiday season is already upon us, and not only that but Game of the Year content is drawing nigh as well. This all aside, let us get on with the site housekeeping:
- Earlier this week users reported having issues embedding YouTube videos on Giant Bomb. Drop a comment here if you are still having that issue.
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Clip(s) of the Week
- Is A Pizza A Sandwich? - GiantBomb Animated Short (By: @lackingsaint) - GB user LackingSaint animated the Bomcast's OUTRAGE related to pizza being labeled an "open faced sandwich."
- From Kerbin to the Mun (By: @stratofarius) - "From Kerbin to the Mun" is a fun mashup video chronicling Vinny Caravella's quest to get to Mun in Kerbal Space Program.
American Horror Scoops (Spookin' With Scoops x AHS TV Intro Mashup) (By: @somestickguy_) - Continuing his wonderful trend of mashing up Giant Bomb with television intros, this week somestickguy_ combined American Horror Story with Spookin' with Scoops.
The Giant Bomb Galleria
- BANNER - My Dumb GB Logo Design (By: @mjhwwbg) - The banner this week comes from mjhwwbg who has created an incredibly slick and crisp custom design of the Giant Bomb logo.
- Giant Bomb Alignment Chart (By: @dylia) - On Tumblr festivevixen created an updated "Giant Bomb alignment" chart featuring all of the current staff members.
- Giant Bomb x Xenoblade (By: banda desenhada) - banda desenhada on Tumblr shows what Vinny Caravella and Austin Walker would like if they were characters in Xenoblade.
Community Activities
- Giant ROM 2 - The Giant Bomb Game Jam has officially started! Learn how you can support the event!
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege Online Hookup and Exchange Thread - Play with other users online by dropping a comment in this thread!
Best of Blogs
- Game of the Year Spreadsheets! (By: @kiruvi) - Kiruvi threw together some AMAZING spreadsheets covering all the games selected by the GB staff for their personal GOTY lists.
- GOTY 2015 – A (Somewhat Early) List in Blog Form! (By: @sessh) Giant Bomb user Sessh got an early jump on GOTY by creating a massive list of games that made 2015 memorable for him.
- Go! Go! GOTY! '15 ~Day Eight~ (Life is Strange, E3) [Day Seven - Snakebird, Day Six Life is Strange Ep1 & Ep2, Day Five - Castle in the Darkness Part 2, and Day Four - Castle in the Darkness Part 1] - Giant Bomb moderator @mento continues to trudge through an onslaught of video games for the purposes of GOTY. Check them all out and enjoy.
- My PSX 2015 Day 1 Demo Reactions (By: @flakmunkey) - flakmunkey shares his impressions of the PlayStation Experience press conference on his latest blog.
- My Thoughts on Paragon and New MOBAs (By: @immunity) - Using Paragon as a platform, Giant Bomb user Immunity discusses his general apathy with new MOBAs, despite previously loving the genre.
- "Falling out" with Bethesda Design (By: @hotspray) - Hotspray shares why he suspects that Bethesda's style of open world design no longer resonates with him as it use to.
- Progression and Efficiency vs. Fun(By: @cjduke) - CJduke uses Fallout 4 as a case study on the tricky dichotomy between progression vs. fun in game design, over here.
- December Vita Lineup and Upcoming Titles (By: @blacklagoon) - A new month means that BlackLagoon is back with a list of all of the games coming out for the PlayStation Vita.
- Unsure of Where to Call Home in Fallout 4 (By: @pabba) - Pabba discusses how his efforts to create a "home" in Fallout 4 went on his latest blog over here.
- Creeper World: Explosive, Steady Equilibrium (By: @mikelemmer) - MikeLemmer meditates on Creeper World, and its personal value of gaming "equilibrium" on his latest blog over here
- Platinum Pains, Old Hunters, and Under...tales? (By: @mooseymcman) - MooseyMcMan shares what it was like trying to platinum The Phantom Pain and returning to Bloodborne after an elongated break.
- I Finished 100 Games This Year (So Far), Let Me Tell You About It! (By: @blzzzrrttt) - blzzzrrttt played 100 games during 2015 and shares the highs and lows, and the games he wanted to get to but could not
Join the Discussion
- Santa Hats 2015...Let's Do This (By: @mightyduck) - It is that time of the year once again...it is time to don a Santa hat on your Giant Bomb avatar! Join the Santa hat cult, or ask for another user to help you out in getting a hat on your avatar, on this thread.
- Games you Can't Quit (By: @mellowquint) - Are there any older/-ish games that you can think of that are preventing you from playing recent releases? Share the games that you can't quit with the rest of the community.
- PlayStation Experience Discussion Thread (By: @gratefuldead207) - Did any announcements from the Playstation Experience get you excited? Share your favorite reveals over here.
- FFVII Remake Trailer Discussion Thread (By: @lanechanger) - What is YOUR reaction to the latest Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer? Share all of them over here.
- Should We Stop Calling Them "Games?" (By: @liquiddragon) - Is the term "game" detrimental to the overall acceptance of the video game medium? Join the in-depth discussion over here.
- Multiplayer Beta Extravaganza 3rd - 13th December (By: @glottery) - The multiplayer beta for Uncharted 4 is rolling out slowly but surely. Share your early impressions of it with other users.
- Best of All Time: FPS Multiplayer Maps (By: @nate6858) - What is your all time favorite multiplayer map in a first person shooter? Share and discuss your pick over here.
- What are you Trying to Cram in Before GOTY? (By: @meteora3255) - Which games are you scrambling to finish before the onslaught of GOTY discussions hit? Share the game(s) over here.
Christmas 2015 - Gift Buying Suggestions Thread (By: @johnlocke) - Do you have any Christmas 2015 gift and buying suggestions? Share them and the best gift deals over here.
Lovable Lists
- All the Games I Want to Play and Beat (at Least Before I Die) (By: @countdedede) - CountDeDeDe was able to think of 50 games that he wants to complete before he dies. See what they are over here.
- Game of the Year 2015 Preperation - The Checklist (By: @devoureroftime) - Check out DevourerOfTime's list of games that he is attempting to chip away at before the onslaught of GOTY discussions begin.
Useful User Reviews
- @riostarwind shares how repetition kills any and all opportunities for fun in Halo: Spartan Strike on his review. He also shares why he found The Order: 1886 to be a predictable and plodding mess.
Wonderful Wikis
- Xenoblade Chronicles X - Our wiki page for Xenoblade Chronicles is nothing short of AMAZING. Please check it out and be amazed at how detailed it is.
- Taco - Dan did something stupid with tacos this week.
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