Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I,
If you are reading this the day it comes out, we are only a two days away from The Giant Bombathon! If you are still out of the loop, from October 27th to the 28th there will be a 24 hour in-person steam and membership drive! The staff are busy using the weekend to get where they need to be, rehearsing the hilarious scripts and bits they have planned, and testing the hardware to make sure nothing blows up. Obviously, if you miss it or can only tune in for part of the event, a VOD will be up on the site and on YouTube.
Nonetheless, don't forget that this is a membership drive. For those of you that don't have Premium, get on the ready to re-up your subs when the stream starts. For those of you already maxed out or have lifetime subs, please consider one of the following options. If you have friends that are into games, encourage them to create a Giant Bomb account and gift them a subscription. As we inch closer to the transition to the new site, new blood would be greatly appreciated. Also, consider chipping in to Giant Bomb's Ko-Fi page if gift subs doesn't work for you. The nice thing about Ko-Fi is that you can donate whatever amount suits your current financial situation.
And for those of you that can't donate or subscribe, don't worry, you are absolutely welcome to tune in and enjoy the fun. This stream is open to everyone, regardless if they are premium subscribers or not. Also, given how things often go, you might catch a gift sub if you tune into Giant Bomb's Twitch feed if you are lucky!
Next, let's talk about Extra Life 2025! As I mentioned in the announcement thread I posted this week, I'm the Team Captain this year for Giant Bomb's Extra Life efforts. I'll be coordinating with the staff and Chuck to get community streams and updates out there. Right now, we are really looking for people who are streaming games on Twitch or YouTube that just don't have an Extra Life team. Even if you can't stream on Game Day (November 8) or even if you only stream a few times a month, if you are playing games on the internet between now and the end of the year, join the team and see if anyone in your audience can send you and the Giant Bomb team a few bucks to help out kids in need.
And for those of you that do think you can stream during Game Day, there's a form you can fill out so I can fill out a schedule to host community streams on the site! Again, check out and use any of the handy links below if you have even the slightest interest in participating in Extra Life this year!
- Giant Bomb Extra Life 2025 Community Stream Registration & Info Thread - If You Have Any Questions, Feel Free To Drop A Comment And I'll Get Back To You As Soon As Possible!
- Giant Bomb Extra Life Team Page - SIGN UP NOW!
- Community Stream Registration Form - Any Non-Staff Team Members Should Fill This Out If You Plan To Stream On November 8th or 9th!
- My Team Captain Extra Life Page - Consider Donating To My Page If You Have Enjoyed The Spotlight Over The Many Years I Have Been Authoring It!
For those of you that have been following Bakalar's What Lies Below the Lilies webcomic, the series released its final 20th episode of its initial season! For the final 5 episodes that are paid-only, you can save 10% by bulk-purchasing them.
Finally, with the end of the year drawing nigh, don't forget about communicating with everyone you know that they need to log into their Giant bomb site accounts between now and the end of the year. If you really want to check to see if you're all squared away click this link.
If after clicking this link, you get immediately re-directed to the homepage, that means there's nothing you need to do. You'll only see a disclaimer with a button to click if you haven't already opted into the account transfer process.
If you still are not able to log into the beta site and have premium, DM chucktowski on Discord with your username and email and he can sort it out.
Art
High Res Banner For Darkest Days Blight Club (By:
If you have been enjoying Dan's hilarious trek through Darkest of Days you should be equally happy to know that jearum has made a high res version of their banner for this season of Blight Club avilable to EVERYONE! As most of you will agree, they simply do not miss with these.
Dan: All Fire Is Real? (By: Slow-pC)
Jesus Christ, Dan. Many thanks to Slow-pC on the GB Discord for jumping on turning Dan's latest Dan-ism into a meme, but Jesus.
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Activities
The GB Album Club 101 - Panopticon! by Dreamcrusher (By:
Panopticon! by Dreamcrusher is this week's pick for the Giant Bomb Album of the Week Club! Join the fun! Are any of you familiar with the "noise" music genre? Even if you aren't you can still join the fun by dropping a comment in the thread linked above.
Creatures Of Ava Is The 10th Game Of UUGPGC Year 4. Finish By November 1. Mark All Spoilers. (By:
Creatures of Ava by Inverge Studios and Chibig is this month's pick for the Giant Bomb Game of the Month Club! Do any of you have tips and tricks to share about how to explore the different biomes in the game? If so, join the fun by clicking the link above!
Blogs
Tuesdays* of Terror: ...Iru! + Indie Game of the Week 442: Necrobarista (By:
It's time to continue moderator Mento's retro gaming Halloween-themed blog series with a fantastic write-up by them about ...Iru! on the PS1! Is this cult game deserving of the hype and actually wirth tracking down and playing?
And the moody vibes continue with their latest "Indie Game of the Week" blog which looks at Necrobarista. Do they think it slots in well against other similar indie games like VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action and Coffee Talk? Well, you'll just have to read to find out!
Reading A 3000 Year Old Epic As A Video Game Tie-in Novel (By:
infantpipoc decided to get experimental with their latest blog! What if you read The Illiad AND the Odyssey as tie-ins to Hades and Hades II? Do you understand the characters in the series better? See how their perspective changed over here.
How To Kill A Console – The Beginning Of The End For Xbox (By:
Between Sarah Bond's comments about the price and scope of future hardware as well as Xbox's new approach towards "exclusives" and now Halo is coming the PlayStation, it's starting to really feel like the "end" of Xbox? Is it? VendettaDylan sure thinks so.
Green: Decoding the Game Pass Price Hike (By:
Speaking of the possible end of Xbox hardware as we know it, it seems more than apt to return to Gamer_152's write up in response to the Game Pass price hikes and return to their discussion about what the price hike says about where Xbox is at right now. Not to spoil it, but nothing good.
Discussion Threads
Extra Life 2025 Community Stream Planning Thread! (By:
Do any of you plan to stream during Extra Life 2025? Do you need help planning a stream idea or are struggling to work with the event's template or widgets? Whether you are an Extra Life veteran or newcomer, drop a comment here and get some tips on how to have an eventful and fun Game Day this year!
Dan Really Sold Me On LEGO Party (By:
Dan seems to be enjoying LEGO Party but what do you think? It sounds like other community members have been taking Dan's advice to give the game a shot and have been having a blast! Are you one of them? If not, what's holding you back from checking the game out?
Dispatch Discussion Thread (By:
Dispatch has released, but it will be coming out in an episodic format and that has some people, especially those that weren't huge fans of Telltale Games, on edge. For those of you that took the plunge on the first few episodes, what are your thoughts and words to those skeptics?
Name Me An Episode Of Television That Is Way The Hell Better Than The Show In Which It Appeared (By:
This was BY FAR last week's most successful thread and that's reason enough to promote for at least a second week in a row. As the title might suggest, what's a TV show where you feel like there's one really good episode but the rest of the show is very average or mid? Share your pick in the thread!
Videogame Halloween Costumes? (By:
This thread gets revived pretty much every year and has been around for a while, but it's that time of the year again, and some people have already started sharing their ideas for video game-themed Halloween costumes. Are you going to dress up as a video game character? Share away in the comments if you are.
Lists
Green Ladies (By:
JacobProper1 has another fun and goofy character concept list that could use YOUR HELP! They're trying to make a list that annotates every female video game character associated with the color green. They know they don't have everyone right now and are open to suggestions.
Top 25 Singleplayer First Person Shooters (By:
The years have not been entirely kind to the singleplayer first person shooter. So, DrjimmyB decided to have a go at what they think are the absolute best campaigns in the history of first person shooters.
User Reviews
Wiki Of The Week
It's wild to think but this month Shadow of the Colossus celebrated its 20th anniversary! What makes this "cult classic" so beloved by many in the gaming hobby? If you want an idea, check out our MASSIVE wiki page for the game that leaves no stone unturned!