Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight, and I am honored to be your host once again! Last week the Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run was underway. For those that missed it, you can still donate to their cause over here. Rest assured that the event did reach its goal of $3,000! The housekeeping this week comes from engineer
Clips of the Week
- We have two clips this week! The first features
@riostarwind 's archive of his "speed-run" through Gurumin for the Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run. The second video comes from@theburlaplemur and features the latest edition of his "Bitesize Bomb" video series. For those that don't know Bitesize Bomb seeks to locate the funniest moments of every Quick Look on Giant Bomb.
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Community Activities
- Mortal Kombat X PC Players List - Post Your Steam ID Here to Play Matches Against Fellow Giant Bomb Users!
- Mortal Kombat X PS4 PSN ID Sharing and Community Discussion Thread - Join the PS4 Community Over HERE!
PS4 Mortal Kombat X Chatroom - Jeff Himself has Set Up a Community Chatroom Over Here!
Best of Blogs
- RElapsed Fan – REintroduction to the Series (By:
@nightriff ) - Nightriff once was a dedicated Resident Evil fan, but eventually became disinterested with the franchise, BUT NOT ANYMORE! This week Nightriff dedicates himself towards completing all of the numbered Resident Evil games, and also explains why on his latest blog. - Scenic Routes: Super Mario 64 (Part One) & (Part Two) (By:
@mento ) - Giant Bomb moderator Mento has started a retrospective of Super Mario 64. Check out his TWO massive write ups discussing the game's design, mechanics, and overall legacy this week. - GB Mario Party Party 4 + Dr. Tracksuit (Illu.) (By:
@saik0u ) - Saik0u is the user to thank for the wonderful Mario Party 4 banner as well as the Dr. Tracksuit artwork this week. Thank him for his great works over here! - Ridding My High School of Monsters, an Evil Conspiracy, and Searching for Ashley's Boyfriend All in One Night (By:
@marokai ) - Marokai digs up the gaming "buried treasure" Obscure and has written a massive blog detailing why this survival horror game deserves far more credit than it has gotten by gamers and journalists. - Hunters, Spies, Wolves, Keyblades, And The Future... (By:
@dankempster ) - dankempster is back to blogging on Giant Bomb so read all about what he has been up to and welcome him back over here. - Late To The Party Everyone Left (By:
@pezen ) - Pezen just recently got around to playing Assassin's Creed: Unity and uses his blog to confess why he enjoyed the game overall. Read why he welcomed this edition to the long standing series over here. - Living the Fantasy: A Year and a Half of A Realm Reborn Part 2.4 (By:
@meestero ) - The 2.4 update brought some major changes to Final Fantasy XIV Online. Read all about what they were thanks to FFXIV veteran Meestero's massive write up about every single dungeon and event that it added. - Revisiting FFXIII #007 – Arriving at Lake Bresha and Gawking at the Spectacle (By:
@grantheaslip ) - Another week means that GrantHeaslip has a new edition to his Final Fantasy retrospective blog series. This edition illustrates why he thinks Lake Bresha is one of the game's more beautiful set pieces. - My Summer Car: A Driving/Car Mechanic/Finland Simulator (By:
@isomeri ) - "My Summer Car" isn't exactly a title that really grabs you, but isomeri has a write up on why My Summer Car is a delicious slice of Finnish insanity worth experiencing. - Why Bloodborne Has Me Hooked (By:
@andylonn ) - AndyLonn is completely hooked to Bloodborne! Between the bosses and mechanics he has been enjoying almost everything related to the game, and you can read why over here. - How Was Your Weekend? Mine was KILLER (By:
@nickhead ) - nickhead spent his entire weekend playing Killer is Dead, and he hated every minute of it. Read all about what rubbed him the wrong way in the game on his latest blog.
Join the Discussion!
- Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run Results (By:
@thatpinguino ) - The Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run ended last week and as you can see the group met their goal of $3,000! However, please join the rest of the community and myself in thanking thatpinguino for organizing the event in the first place. - Mortal Kombat X Tips, Kounters and Kombos (By:
@sackmanjones ) - Do you have any tips and/or tricks for playing any of the characters, both new and old, in Mortal Kombat X? Well we have the thread for you. Also, feel free to ask for help about any mechanics or moves as well. - Grand Theft Auto V PC Impressions Sharing Thread (By:
@xanadu ) - How has the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V been treating you if you bought it? Not only that but what settings have you been running the game on? Share your answers to these questions and discuss your impressions of the port over here. - Rockstar Official Editor Thread (By:
@rollingzeppelin ) - Have you been playing around with the official movie maker for Grand Theft Auto V? If you have feel free to share your "creations" here! - Game of Thrones Season 5 Discussion Thread (By:
@finaldasa ) - We are well into the fifth season of Game of Thrones, and things are really heating up! Join the rest of the community in discussing the most recent events in the show here.
Lovable Lists
- Unintentionally Hilarious Bugs and Silly Moments in Gaming (By:
@misterbananafoam ) - MisterBananaFoam's list may only have three entries to it, but rest assured that each entry has a wonderfully hilarious story to it. If you can please join him in sharing the game glitches that just made you laugh on his list. - JRPGs/Turn Based Role Playing Games That I Have Played (By:
@zombiepie ) - Well then....This week I "showcase" my lack of experience with turn-based role-playing games, especially in regards to Japanese role playing games, on my list. Feel free to revel in my shame.
Wonderful Wikis
Have you ever heard of Pokemon Rumble World? Well if you have not rest assured that we have a surprisingly detailed wiki page for the game! With the release of Grand Theft Auto V on the PC remember that we have a MASSIVE wiki page detailing all of the nuances to the game.
Useful User Reviews
@jaypb08 shares why Star Wars: Republic Commando still to this day is a game that is near and dear to his heart in his review.@zevvion extrapolates on why he thinks the legacies of Demon's Souls and Dark Souls are more of a hindrance than a benefit to Bloodborne in his review.@karkarov just could not get himself to really enjoy Bloodborne, and you can read why on his very detailed review for the game.@geekcomplex knows that most of you may be exhausted at the prospect of another indie 2D platformer, but he details why you should give Box Boy! a shot in his review.