Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and as always I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host this week. As the deluge of insanity this past week finally subsides, there are plenty of notable events pertaining to this community worth reviewing. Last weekend marked the main community effort to raise money for Extra Life 2016. As of the publishing of this edition of the Community Spotlight, the Giant Bomb Team was able to raise over $216,000! This places Team Giant Bomb as the top "team" participating in Extra Life 2016. By itself, Giant Bomb individually was able to collect over $100,000 for Extra Life 2016! A hearty number of thanks are in store for all involved with streaming this year, as well as donating. Many thanks to the staff, guests, and users that took time out of their schedules to help support a great cause. Most notably, please remember to thank @matt for organizing the team and managing it throughout the event. With that aside let's review the site related "housekeeping!"
- Extra Life 2016 - Speaking of Extra Life, remember that the donation page will remain usable and open for donations until 2017! If you were unable to support the event last week feel free to do so whenever possible.
- Here's the Dropbox that has all of the WONDERFUL artwork @aurahack created during Drew and Alexis's Extra Life 2016 stream.
- Interested to know who raise how much during Giant Bomb's Extra Life 2016 stream? The Giant Bomb Mod Team has you covered with this Google Spreadsheet.
- Attention! There's a New Video Player Beta coming to Giant Bomb! Get all of the details about the player, and how to report issues with the player.
Clip(s) of the Week
Alex Navarro Vs Fletcher (Giant Bomb Extra Life x Whiplash Mashup) (By: @clagnaught)
Alex was a DRUMMING GOD during Extra Life last week, and that inspired clagnaught to mash-up Alex's drumming with Whiplash.
Giant Beastcast Animated: How To Make A Vine (By: @mepsipax)
Giant Bomb user Mepsipax animated the Beastcast where Jeff was a guest. Enjoy the animated hilarity and thank him for making such an enjoyable video clip.
Giant Bomb Galleria
BANNER - Dave Lang: Godlike (By: @cettu)
Giant Bomb Cettu felt so inspired by Dave Lang's dedication to Giant Bomb's Extra Life stream that he created this artwork in his honor.
Jason: Anime Sketch& Drew and Alexis vs. The Zombie Horde (By: @mathey)
mathey managed to whip up a couple of sketches in memory of last week's Extra Life 2016 streams. The first was inspired by Jason's time with God Eater 2. The second sketches Drew and Alexis fending off "virtual" zombies.
Drewve Scanlang (By: @johnymyko)
What would happen if you fused Drew with Dave Lang? Thanks to JohnyMyko you now know. Nightmare Fuel Warning!!!
Community Activities
Giant Bomb Unofficial Classic Club For Xbox One (By: @adosegnaro)
We have a "Giant Bomb Unofficial Classic Club" for Xbox One! Learn how you can join the club over here.
Street Fighters V Bimonthly Tournaments - Next One For November 19th (By: @l1ghtn1n)
Did you miss the last Street Fighter V tournament? Well you are in luck because the next one is all set for Saturday, November 19th at 5PM PST!
Best of Blogs
Gotta Catch 'Em All! - Parts Two & Three (By: @danielkempster)
danielkempster continues his quest to have a "complete" Pokédex with these two updates on his progress. Learn all about the latest Pocket Monster that have been giving him some trouble.
Extra Life 2016 - I'll Draw You If You Donate (By: @pabba)
Pabba is streaming for Extra Life 2016 this weekend! He's even offering to draw anyone who donates a certain amount to his effort.
Sunday Summaries 11/06/2016: Dark Souls 3 & Dark Souls 3: Bosswatch (Part 3) (By: @mento)
First off, find out what impact toiling away on the Giant Bomb wiki and Dark Souls III has had on mod Mento's psyche. Speaking of Dark Souls III, Mento continues his blogs on the bosses of Dark Souls III with a look at Dragonslayer Armor and Oceiros, the Consumed King.
There And Back Again: My Time In Eve Online (By: @gaggle64)
gaggle64 decided to give EVE Online another go as the game readies to go free-to-play, and you can read how the experience treated him on his latest blog.
The Potential Impact Of Sombra: Where's The Fun In Playing Fair? (By: @cav829)
Cav829 debates the viability and potential of Sombra as a character in Overwatch, and what types of players benefit from playing the character.
A Boy And His Bot: Thoughts On The Titanfall 2 Campaign(Spoilers) (By: @darth_navster)
Darth_Navster found Titanfall 2's campaign to be one of the most successful he's seen in a shooter in a while, and you can read why.
I Can't Put RPG And Battlefield In The Same Sentence Because It Sounds Weird (By: @bonbolapti)
bonbolapti played around with bravely Default and Battlefield 1. Discover his impressions for both games on his latest blog.
Thoughts On Spirit Of Justice (By: @lentfilms)
LentFilms shares why Spirit of Justice is a solid entry that suffers from the issues that have plagued the series since the onset.
Join the Discussion
Warframe The War Within Spoilers Thread (By: @rapid)
The Giant Bomb Warframe community welcomes you to discuss the new story quest "War Within" with them this week.
Miitomo Update Discussion Thread (By: @audiobusting)
A major update has hit Miitomo! What are your thoughts or impressions related to the update? Feel free to share them with other excited community members.
Your Favorite Hitman Season 1 Level? (By: @captain_insano)
Is there any one level from the first season of Hitman that sticks out to you? Vote and discuss your favorite level from season one.
Dishonored 2 - Impressions (By: @glots)
Have any of you tinkered around with the "whalepunkian" Dishonored 2? From which character you played, to your thoughts about the story, share your impressions with the game here.
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Impressions (By: @razzuel)
Have any of you grappled with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare? Join our community discussion on the game over here.
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Impression Sharing Thread (By: @hach)
What are your formative opinions on Gwent: The Witcher Card Game? Do you have space in your heart for another digital Trading Card Game?
Favorite Gear/Loadout In Titanfall 2 (By: @sloppydetective)
What are you rocking in Titanfall 2 most of the time when trying to cause the most robotic mayhem in the game? Share your robotic madness with the Giant Bomb community.
Lovable Lists
My Personal (Modern) Final Fantasy Journey (By: @dekenfrost)
Check out DekenFrost's retrospective on the modern entries in the Final Fantasy franchise, and his impression of all of them, on his list over here.
1988 (By: @ringedwithtile)
Ringedwithtile uses this list to examine the importance of 1988 in the video game industry via five notable games from the year.
Useful User Reviews
- @d_w found Owlboy to be a thoroughly unimpressive affair he would struggle to recommend to anyone.
- @redbullet685 had a rip roaring time with Titanfall 2, and you can read why in his review for the game over here.
- @excellr8's Deus Ex: Mankind Divided review assesses the steps forward and backward the game makes from its predecessor
- @bhlaab wants you to know why Unreal II: The Awakening isn't just disappointing, but one of the worst games ever created.