Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best community creations from the previous week.
Once again, the staff and site apologizes that a scheduling issue has prevented Jeff Jarrett from being on the Bombcast Dump Truck. Nonetheless, rest assured that guest-related issues normally do not prevent the Dump Truck from airing every week.
The Giant Bomb Discord Moderation Team have announced that they wish for the community there to minimize and avoid openly mentioning certainly sexual body fluids in casual discussion and comments that make reference to this will be deleted. On the site and in the chat room, if you are responding to comments or words said by staff in real-time, you will not face moderation, but please use discretion when responding to threads, videos, or other community members.
Also on the Discord, Jeff Bakalar announced that the staff and engineers are aware of the issues related to Beastcast episodes not appearing or showing up on the podcast feed for the Beastcast. As such, he plans to save all the Beastcast episodes and have a feed refresh probably Monday.
Grubb and Mike started a new podcast on their Patreon where they go through every episode of Columbo. The first episode is available to Patron/Twitch Sub members, but will be made available for the general public a month later.
Tamoor is continuing his collaboration with Capcom USA where he gets training to be better at Street Fighter 6 through the likes of legendary names in the fighting game community. The next episode is set for Tuesday, August 15 at 3PM PT, and here's a link to the episode he recorded with Justin Wong.
Tweets
— Giant Bomb Out of Context (@GBombOOC) August 8, 2023
Tender Loving Care is $2.99 on GOG https://t.co/Pwevn5KmPB #ad
— Wario64 (@Wario64) August 10, 2023
Giantbomb - Slice of Pizza https://t.co/3b72Qssdlc pic.twitter.com/lKZ7fVB8ZE
If @JeffGrubb was a Sonic character, what animal would he be... you know, for science. Not nefarious reasons related to Blight Club...
— h-town rhysbaby (@cosmicwhalefall) August 10, 2023
All day??? Only a witch deals in absolutes. pic.twitter.com/BZ9eY7EGHP
— 🏳️⚧️ Creaky Legs 🏳️🌈 (@CreakyLegs) August 8, 2023
— Kone (@KoneBomb) August 5, 2023
Activities
Unsanctioned Unofficial Game Pass Game Club Voting Thread For Cycle Starting August 14, 2023 (By: @bigsocrates)
Don't forget that Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer is the 16th selection of Year TWO of the Game Pass Game Club! If you have any impressions of this spin-off of Hypnospace Outlaw, drop a comment in the first thread! Likewise, voting for the next edition of the Giant Bomb Community Game Pass Game Club has opened! Here's the list of games to pick from, and remember to click the link below to VOTE FOR TWO!
The GB Album Club Presents... What's Your Hottest Music Take?
The GB Album Club 035 - Three of a Perfect Pair by King Crimson (By: @unclejam23)
The Album of the Week Club welcomes you to their music debate of the week feature! This episode is inspired by Anthony Fantano and is asking you for your music-based HOT TAKES! Here's the HOT TAKE that started the thread! Also, the Giant Bomb Album of the Week Club is still taking your thoughts about Three of a Perfect Pair by King Crimson! Join the discussion NOW using the second link!
Art
Mike Minotti x Jeff Grubb Columbo Photoshop (By: @ogto)
As mentioned earlier, Mike and Grubb are doing a new podcast where they go through every episode of Columbo. If you want to give it a listen, here's the link to the first episode for those interested in subbing.
ColumBros Art (By: @DuctSauce)
Speaking of Mike and Grubb's new project, here's the AMAZING podcast art for it by DuctSauce on Twitter! Simply stellar stuff!
Blogs
Mega Archive: Part XXXIV: From Golden Axe III to WarpSpeed +
Indie Game of the Week 332: 3000th Duel (By: @mento)
Moderator Mento is back on Giant Bomb with a blog that looks at every single game that released on the Genesis/Mega Drive! This episode covers all of the games that came out on the platform from June '93 to July '93!
It's time to tackle another indie Metroidvania with Mento's "Indie Game of the Week" series! This time they assess 3000th Duel and see if its attempts to add Souls-like elements successfully differentiates it in a crowded field.
All PS1 Games In Order: Part 024 (By: @borgmaster)
borgmaster is back on Giant Bomb reviewing every single video game that released on the PlayStation One in North America! This episode of their series tackles Battle Arena Toshinden 2, Silverload, Bust-A-Move 2, and Tecmo World Golf!
What's The Greatest Video Game: Abzu (By: @imunbeatable80)
imunbeatable80 has a new edition of their "What's The Greatest Video Game" blog on Giant Bomb and this one is for Abzu! How well do they think it differentiates itself in the crowded field of exploration adventure games? Read to find out!
Discussion Threads
Are People Still Using Their Playdate? (By: @funkadoodle)
The device accrued a ton of hype when they first launched, but how many of you are still actively playing or using your Playdate? How many of you that wanted one when they were first taking pre-orders have given up?
Anyone Preferring The Past Generations Of Video Games More Than The Modern Era Of Video Games? (By: @gtxforza)
Who out there finds themselves defaulting back to previous console generations? Are there times when you swap your PS or Xbox Series S/X for a Switch, PS4 or Xbox One? If so, why is that the case for you?
Is Expecting Another Year Of This Many Good Games Unrealistic? (By: @topcyclist)
Do you expect the number of good games to come out in a year will continue? Are we nearing the end of the games that got delayed by the pandemic and the AAA title bottleneck that ensued?
Rockstar Fantasy RPG (By: @jman90)
They have played around with it in San Andreas and Bully, but could you imagine a complete RPG by Rockstar? Would you ever want to see them tackle the fantasy genre with their RPG-lite mechanics and gameplay hooks?
Who Is The Dumbest Video Game Character? (By: @topcyclist)
Here's a video game debate on the forums that a LOT of people have joined! Who do you think is downright the dumbest character in video game history? Can I suggest Rico's shenanigans in Killzone 2?
The Next Entry To Call of Duty is Modern Warfare III! November Release Date Announced And Slide Cancelling Is Back! (By: @zombiepie)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has officially been announced and has a confirmed release date of November of this year! Are you excited? What features or improvements are you hoping for?
Lists
The Terrible World Of TV Tie-In Games (By: @captainofthestars)
captainofthestars challenged themself to make a list of what they think are the worst video game TV tie-in games! Click the link to read what they think is the worst of the worst, and consider making your own!
User Reviews
@pauljeremiah's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, LocoRoco Remastered, and Patapon Remastered! I recommend their Peace Walker review as it looks back at the last time we saw the Metal Gear Solid franchise go portable and attempts to see if any of its gameplay hooks or story surprises are worth a revisit!
@sbc515's reviews for Metal Gear (NES), Transformers: Convoy no Nazo, South Park Rally (N64), and Star Wars (Namco / NES). For those wondering why I had to put modifiers on the Star Wars review, this is the Japan-only Star Wars game by Namco where Luke's hair color is wrong and Darth Vader transforms into a scorpion.
Wiki Of The Week
Lollipop Chainsaw
The game's full remake, Lollipop Chainsaw RePop, has been delayed until 2024, but you can get your Lollipop Chainsaw fix by checking out Giant Bomb's AMAZING wiki page for the original! If you want a refresher course on why some love this game, look no further!
EverQuest Next
It's been 10 years since EverQuest Next was revealed in grand fashion. A wild idea for a voxel-based MMORPG that had literal depth to the world. Development was canceled 3 years later for "not being fun enough" and no new entry in the franchise has been announced since. It's sad thinking about all the lore and work that went into it will never be seen, but there's a lot of games like that. Luckily, @marino has documented just about as much as possible about the game here on the site.