Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight where I, @zombiepie, am honored to be your host as always! Things have been on the quiet side despite PAX Prime drawing nearer every day. That said there are still plenty of notable announcements related to Giant Bomb worth going over.
- Rorie is planning on opening RSVPs for Premium Users for the Giant Bomb PAX Prime pre-panel meet and greet on Monday at around noon.
- Giant Bomb podcasts, including premium podcasts, should be working on PocketCasts now.
- CBSi is looking for a new UI/UX designer! Get the details on how to apply, and submit your resume, over here.
- Jenks and Simon made a video for Giant Bomb.
- Dan Ryckert did a very not nice thing to Xavier Woods.
- Taco Bell is aware of the existence of Dan Ryckert.
Clips of the Week
- Parks and Rec & Giant Bomb Crossover (By: @somestickguy_) - What happens when you mash up the Parks and Rec intro with Giant Bomb? Why you get somestickguy_'s latest great television intro mashup!
- Best of Giant Bomb 81 - Vape Life (By: @turboman) - The latest episode of TurboMan's "Best of Giant Bomb" video series is up for your enjoyment, and does \m/ mean anything to you?
The Giant Bomb Weekly Gallery of Art
- BANNER - I Made a Giant Beast Poster (By: @spakkle) - Please wish SainezArt a big "thank you" for making this awesome Giant Bomb East Poster!
- Austin Walker Giant Bomb Card & Detective Jenks Sketch (By: @aurahack) - Both of these great works of art were done by aurahack so please tell him a job well done.
- The Jeff Gerstmann: Jedi Knight & Windjammers is Coming (By: @fobwashed) - Not only did Fobwashed turn Jeff into a Jedi Knight this week, but he also pissed off Dave Lang.
- Attack on Titan x the Giant Bomb Moderation Team (By: @sweep) - The Giant Bomb Moderation Team is ready to handle any titan heading our way.
Gallery
Community Activities
- Bombardiers Sans Frontières - Giant Bomb's Metal Gear Solid V Forward Operating Base Alliance (All Platforms Welcomed)!
- NEW Elite Dangerous Community Group! The Previous Group has Been Shut Down Due to New Activity, but if you Still Want to Play Elite: Dangerous with Other Giant Bomb Users Head On Over Here!
- Fantasy Football (Soccer) 2015/2016 Thread - Make your Team and Join the Private Giant Bomb League Over Here!
- PSN/Xbox ID Sharing for Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist - Get your Yu-Gi-Oh on with Other Giant Bomb Users Over Here!
Best of Blogs
- Are WE the Real Dying Light? (By: @mooseymcman) - Check out MooseyMcMan's exhaustive thoughts pertaining to Dying Light and why it's a good but uneven experience.
- Mento Gear Solid 4: Puns of the Patriots: Part Six & Mento Gear Solid 4: Puns of the Patriots: Part Five & ST-urday #006: Cadaver (By: @mento) - Concurrent with the slapstick stealth of Solid Scanlon is Mento's own not-particularly-graceful travails against Liquid Ocelot and co. When he wasn't turning Snake into one, he also played Cadaver for the Atari ST.
- An Arbitrary Update in the Month of August and Other Excellent Uses of Time and Money (By: @arbitrarywater) - ArbitraryWater spent a majority of last week playing Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon as well as Dragon Age: Inquisition, and shares his thoughts pertaining to both dragon-related adventures on this extensive blog.
- The Lost Gem Of Rare Replay (By: @themasterds) - TheMasterDS defends why he thinks Grabbed By The Ghoulies is the real "Lost Gem" of Rare Replay, and a bit of an underrated gaming experience.
- Not Your Typical Treasure Hunt - Batman: Arkham Asylum and The Elusive 100% (By: @radicalraffy) - Despite not normally liking collectibles in games, radicalraffy discusses why Batman: Arkham Asylum is an exception to this preference in question.
- Monthly Roundup, July 2015 (By: @majormitch) - MajorMitch comments on his gaming targets from July, which features the likes of Pillars of Eternity and Her Story, on his last monthly gaming update.
- July 2015: Batman: Arkham Knight, Rocket League, Final Fantasy XIV, King’s Quest, and More (By: @dryvby) - DryvBy played a smattering of games during July ranging from the community favorite Rocket League to the sensational Onechanbara Z2 Chaos. Check out his thoughts on all of these games over here.
- August Vita Lineup and Upcoming Titles (By: @blacklagoon) - The start of a new month means that BlackLagoon is back with a list of every game coming out for the PS Vita...and sadly this blog continues to far be more intuitive than how the PlayStation Store surfaces new Vita games.
Join the Discussion
- When Did Your Favorite Series Become Your Favorite? (By: @f-metroid) - Can you think of when and how your "favorite game series" became your favorite? Share how everything "clicked" for you with your favorite franchise.
- Hearthstone Grand Tournament Bold Predictions (By: @imsh_pl) - Join the Giant Bomb Hearthstone community in predicting what The Grand Tournament will hold for the base game over here.
- Galak-Z Techniques and Tips Community Thread (By: @krondelo) - Do any of you have tips or tricks related to Galak-Z? If so feel free to share them for members of the Giant Bomb Community that may be struggling with the game.
- Galak-Z First Impressions and Discussion Thread (By: @joemotycki) - Do any of you have impressions of Galak-Z based off of your time with it? Feel free to share them with other community members that are experiencing the same thing here!
- If you Could Experience One Game for the First Time Again (By: @tyrrael) - If you could experience a game for the first time again which game would it be? Discuss your pick, and share why it would be interesting to experience it for the first time again.
- Rising Thunder (Storm) Tips & Advice Thread (By: @starvinggamer) - Do you have any tips and/or tricks when it comes to playing Rising Thunder? If you do share them on this community forum topic for people like Drew to enjoy.
Lovable Lists
- The Giant Big Giant Bomb Meme List of Lists of History and Stuff (By: @sparky_buzzsaw) - Giant Bomb Moderator Sparky_Buzzsaw wants you to help him locate EVERY SINGLE GIANT BOMB MEME! So he can compile them over here.
- Finales and Endings in Good Games that Futzed Everything Up (By: @misterbananafoam) - MisterBananaFoam has created a list of games that he has enjoyed greatly, but also thinks screwed up their endings on this list.
- Super Legitimate Fire Emblem Tier List (By: @arbitrarywater) - ArbitraryWater is your Fire Emblem-senpai, and has played every game in the Fire Emblem series, and ranks all of the games in the franchise.
- Best of 2009 (By: @ryanodonnell) - ryanodonnell was going for modern day classics on his best games of 2009 retrospective list .
- My Top Ten Games of 2005 (By: @thesilentgod) - TheSilentGod looks back on the best games of 2005, and created this personal top ten list from that year.
- Mostly Cute - Wii Edition(By: @ladyhobbit) - LadyHobbit continues to crown the "cutest games" on various platforms, and on this list examines the games on the Wii that make you say "awwwwww."
Wonderful Wikis
- Sakura Clicker - Jeff talks a mad game about Time Clickers, but we all know what his preferred clicker of choice is.