Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight, and I, @zombiepie, am honored to be your host as always. While I hate to start any Community Spotlight on a somber note this reminder feels of the utmost importance. June 4th marked Ryan Davis's birthday. For the years of enjoyment, joy, and entertainment that he provided for all of us we are all forever in his debt. Thank you Ryan for everything that you have done for us. We will all ensure that you will not be forgotten.
Mr. Rorie has been informed that subscribing to premium podcasts via RSS feed should be working without issue. If you are still having problems please drop a comment hereand the engineers will try to get to the bottom of the problem immediately. Finally, Jason and his wife Lisa are expecting a baby boy soon! Scroll on down to the discussion threads to discover where you can wish them both the best. With that let's get on with the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight!
Clip(s) of the Week
The first clip comes from @wallofbricks who has compiled the first batch of the best moments from Brad's Breaking BradBorne video series. Then we have @theburlaplemur's latest Bitesize Bomb video with the best and funniest moments from a handful of Quick Looks. Finally we have @benfoldsone who has made something hilarious out of the staff evacuating during a fire drill.
The Giant Bomb Weekly Gallery
We have nightmare fuel AND impressive banners this week for the Giant Bomb Galleria of Bombastic Art! From the Giant Bomb Photoshop thread we have @buzz_clik with an X-Men version of Dan; @sporkofdestiny with Jeff's eventual 2016 Presidential campaign poster; and finally @counterclockwork87 with an infinite loop of Dirty Dan Ryckert. From the MS Paint thread we have @squeezable with a "realistic" sketch of Jeff; @teddie with Dan as Apollo Creed; and finally @niflhe with a friendly reminder that you can't beat 100%. The animated .gif of the week comes from @amyggen with Brad photobombing Austin as he pontificates. Finally @humanity created an AWESOME work of art envisioning all of the staff driving to E3 2015 together.
Community Activities
- Heroes of the Storm ID Exchange - Hook-up with Other Giant Bomb Users to Play Online Over Here!
- Heroes of the Storm Giant Bomb COmmunity Chat Channel - Learn Where the Giant Bomb HotS Players are Hanging Out Over Here!
Best of Blogs
- I Made a Poster for the Current GB Staff (By: @asinies) - Asinies is the user to thank for the banner this week, and he even has a wallpaper version of the artwork that you can download from his blog.
- Shovel Knight is the Best NES Experience I Never Had (By: @sagesebas) - sagesebas discusses how Shovel Knight tugs on all of his nostalgia for the NES, but manages to pull it off without feeling shameless or exploitative.
- Brief Bloodbloggery and Other Excellent Uses of Time and Money (By: @arbitrarywater) - ArbitraryWater spent most of his week enjoying Invisible Inc. and his brand new PS4! Read all about how both have been treating him thus far here.
- Sparky's Update - Mid-Year Check-In (By: @sparky_buzzsaw) - 2015 has since past its halfway point, so to coincide with that occasion Sparky_Buzzsaw has written a detailed examination of all of the games he has played thus far.
- Monthly Roundup, May 2015 (By: @majormitch) - Last month MajorMitch devoted most of his time playing a smattering of Genesis games. Check out his blog to find out why, and which Genesis games have stood the test of time.
- Returning to the Wasteland (By: @asmo917) - With the announcement of Fallout 4 Asmo917 discusses his longstanding relationship and feelings towards Fallout 3, and why he is eager to play the next addition to the Fallout franchise.
- Biting the Backlog #1 (By: @totsboy) - totsboy is committing himself towards removing as many games from his backlog as possible this Summer. This week he discusses why his backlog formed in the first place, and how he plans on preventing it from getting worse in the future.
- Of Puzzles and Men(By: @bonbolapti) - The Witcher and Mario would not be classified as a "normal" pairing, but that is exactly how bonbolapti's week played out. Read all about his thoughts related to The Witcher 3 and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition on his latest blog.
- Deepish Look: Toy Story 2 - Finding The Value In Mediocrity (By: @thatpinguino) - thatpinguino uses the game adaptation of Toy Story 2 to discuss how even mediocre games can have a few kernels of good game design.
- May Mastery Finale/Comic Commish & An Estival ST Festival: Wizball & Wiki Project: Super '94 Q3(by: @mento) - Concluding one series and starting another, Mento ends his May-long delve into his Steam library and begins a week of mini-LPs for the Atari ST, which turned thirty years old this month. He also sneaked in another update on his recent wiki work.
- June Vita Lineup and Upcoming Titles (By: @blacklagoon) - A new month means that BlackLagoon is back with another convenient list of all of the games coming out for the PlayStation Vita.
Join the Discussion
- Steam Refund Policy Discussion Thread(By: @conmulligan) - Feel free to share and discuss your thoughts pertaining to Steam's new refund policy with the rest of the Giant Bomb Community over here!
- Heroes of the Storm Tips, Tricks, and Strategies Discussion Thread (By: @esahk) - Do you have any advice for playing or dealing with a certain character in Heroes of the Storm? If you do please share your wisdom here and help out your fellow users!
- Jason is Going to be a Dad! (By: @demoskinos) - As already mentioned Jason and his wife, Lisa, are expecting a baby boy! Congratulate and wish them the best here!
- How do you Prefer your Turn-based Tactics Characters? [Poll of the Week] (By: @beachthunder) - This community debate regarding turn-based tactics characters pits blank slate units with pre-determined units. Which of these two do you prefer? Share your thoughts and vote on the poll to get your voice heard!
- Have your Gaming Habits Changed as you Have Gotten Older? (By: @dobedobedo) - As you have gotten older how have your gaming habits and preferences matured? Discuss your gaming development over the years here.
- Splatoon Strategy and Tips Sharing Thread (By: @smeffw) - How are you handling the different classes and mechanics in Splatoon? Share any advice on how to avoid getting completely inked over here.
Lovable Lists
- Bad Display (By: @arkanearkade) - Do have any limited edition game boxes that completely ruin the uniformity of your game display? Well that is exactly the problem that ArkaneArkade has, and he's created a list of offending shelf ruining games.
- Best JRPGs (By: @countdedede) - CountDeDe really enjoys the JRPG genre, and as a result he put a lot of thought into developing this list of his twelve favorite JRPGs.
- E3 2015 Most Anticipated Games (By: @citizenkane) - CitizenKane has a list of fifteen games that he cannot wait to see more of when E3 2015 rolls out! Check it out, and think of what would be on your own list.
- Games of Video in the Year 1990 CE (By: @brodehouse) - 1990 is considered to be a seminal year for gaming history in the minds of many. As such Brodehouse has taken up the monumental task of narrowing down the year to what he thinks are the ten best games.
- The Super Famicom Super Also-Ran Super Sequel (By: @mento) - Fellow moderator Mento has been doing a great job at adding some of the more obscure SNES games to the Giant Bomb wiki database. Marvel at his contributions, and thank him for his diligence on this list.
- Overlooked Games (By: @jazz) - Have you ever had the problem of liking a game, but no one seems to be aware that the game even exists? Well Jazz has had that happen to him so many times that he decided to make a list of such overlooked classics.
Wonderful Wikis
- Heroes of the Storm - Heroes of the Storm has officially been released and you can check out our wiki page for the game to read how it differentiates itself from the smattering of MOBAs already on the market.
- D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - The PC port of Swery's latest game was released this week, and you can catch up on the insanity by checking out our wiki page for the game.
- Down the World: Mervil's Ambition - The next trip of games are the latest examples of @mento's attempt to make the Giant Bomb wiki more complete. Check them out and thank him for his due diligence.
- Bike Daisuki! Hashiriya Kon: Rider's Spirits
- Denjin Makai
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