Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight where I,
- Rorie is planning on opening RSVPs for Premium Users for the Giant Bomb PAX Prime pre-panel meet and greet on Monday at around noon.
- Giant Bomb podcasts, including premium podcasts, should be working on PocketCasts now.
- CBSi is looking for a new UI/UX designer! Get the details on how to apply, and submit your resume, over here.
- Jenks and Simon made a video for Giant Bomb.
- Dan Ryckert did a very not nice thing to Xavier Woods.
- Taco Bell is aware of the existence of Dan Ryckert.
Clips of the Week
- Parks and Rec & Giant Bomb Crossover (By:
@somestickguy_ ) - What happens when you mash up the Parks and Rec intro with Giant Bomb? Why you get somestickguy_'s latest great television intro mashup! - Best of Giant Bomb 81 - Vape Life (By:
@turboman ) - The latest episode of TurboMan's "Best of Giant Bomb" video series is up for your enjoyment, and does \m/ mean anything to you?
The Giant Bomb Weekly Gallery of Art
- BANNER - I Made a Giant Beast Poster (By:
@spakkle ) - Please wish SainezArt a big "thank you" for making this awesome Giant Bomb East Poster! - Austin Walker Giant Bomb Card & Detective Jenks Sketch (By:
@aurahack ) - Both of these great works of art were done by aurahack so please tell him a job well done. - The Jeff Gerstmann: Jedi Knight & Windjammers is Coming (By:
@fobwashed ) - Not only did Fobwashed turn Jeff into a Jedi Knight this week, but he also pissed off Dave Lang. - Attack on Titan x the Giant Bomb Moderation Team (By:
@sweep ) - The Giant Bomb Moderation Team is ready to handle any titan heading our way.
Community Activities
- Bombardiers Sans Frontières - Giant Bomb's Metal Gear Solid V Forward Operating Base Alliance (All Platforms Welcomed)!
- NEW Elite Dangerous Community Group! The Previous Group has Been Shut Down Due to New Activity, but if you Still Want to Play Elite: Dangerous with Other Giant Bomb Users Head On Over Here!
- Fantasy Football (Soccer) 2015/2016 Thread - Make your Team and Join the Private Giant Bomb League Over Here!
- PSN/Xbox ID Sharing for Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist - Get your Yu-Gi-Oh on with Other Giant Bomb Users Over Here!
Best of Blogs
- Are WE the Real Dying Light? (By:
@mooseymcman ) - Check out MooseyMcMan's exhaustive thoughts pertaining to Dying Light and why it's a good but uneven experience. - Mento Gear Solid 4: Puns of the Patriots: Part Six & Mento Gear Solid 4: Puns of the Patriots: Part Five & ST-urday #006: Cadaver (By:
@mento ) - Concurrent with the slapstick stealth of Solid Scanlon is Mento's own not-particularly-graceful travails against Liquid Ocelot and co. When he wasn't turning Snake into one, he also played Cadaver for the Atari ST. - An Arbitrary Update in the Month of August and Other Excellent Uses of Time and Money (By:
@arbitrarywater ) - ArbitraryWater spent a majority of last week playing Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon as well as Dragon Age: Inquisition, and shares his thoughts pertaining to both dragon-related adventures on this extensive blog. - The Lost Gem Of Rare Replay (By:
@themasterds ) - TheMasterDS defends why he thinks Grabbed By The Ghoulies is the real "Lost Gem" of Rare Replay, and a bit of an underrated gaming experience. - Not Your Typical Treasure Hunt - Batman: Arkham Asylum and The Elusive 100% (By:
@radicalraffy ) - Despite not normally liking collectibles in games, radicalraffy discusses why Batman: Arkham Asylum is an exception to this preference in question. - Monthly Roundup, July 2015 (By:
@majormitch ) - MajorMitch comments on his gaming targets from July, which features the likes of Pillars of Eternity and Her Story, on his last monthly gaming update. - July 2015: Batman: Arkham Knight, Rocket League, Final Fantasy XIV, King’s Quest, and More (By:
@dryvby ) - DryvBy played a smattering of games during July ranging from the community favorite Rocket League to the sensational Onechanbara Z2 Chaos. Check out his thoughts on all of these games over here. - August Vita Lineup and Upcoming Titles (By:
@blacklagoon ) - The start of a new month means that BlackLagoon is back with a list of every game coming out for the PS Vita...and sadlythis blog continues to far be more intuitive than how the PlayStation Store surfaces new Vita games .
Join the Discussion
- When Did Your Favorite Series Become Your Favorite? (By:
@f-metroid ) - Can you think of when and how your "favorite game series" became your favorite? Share how everything "clicked" for you with your favorite franchise. - Hearthstone Grand Tournament Bold Predictions (By:
@imsh_pl ) - Join the Giant Bomb Hearthstone community in predicting what The Grand Tournament will hold for the base game over here. - Galak-Z Techniques and Tips Community Thread (By:
@krondelo ) - Do any of you have tips or tricks related to Galak-Z? If so feel free to share them for members of the Giant Bomb Community that may be struggling with the game. - Galak-Z First Impressions and Discussion Thread (By:
@joemotycki ) - Do any of you have impressions of Galak-Z based off of your time with it? Feel free to share them with other community members that are experiencing the same thing here! - If you Could Experience One Game for the First Time Again (By:
@tyrrael ) - If you could experience a game for the first time again which game would it be? Discuss your pick, and share why it would be interesting to experience it for the first time again. - Rising Thunder (Storm) Tips & Advice Thread (By:
@starvinggamer ) - Do you have any tips and/or tricks when it comes to playing Rising Thunder? If you do share them on this community forum topic for people like Drew to enjoy.
Lovable Lists
- The Giant Big Giant Bomb Meme List of Lists of History and Stuff (By:
@sparky_buzzsaw ) - Giant Bomb Moderator Sparky_Buzzsaw wants you to help him locate EVERY SINGLE GIANT BOMB MEME! So he can compile them over here. - Finales and Endings in Good Games that Futzed Everything Up (By:
@misterbananafoam ) - MisterBananaFoam has created a list of games that he has enjoyed greatly, but also thinks screwed up their endings on this list. - Super Legitimate Fire Emblem Tier List (By:
@arbitrarywater ) - ArbitraryWateris your Fire Emblem-senpai, and has played every game in the Fire Emblem series, and ranks all of the games in the franchise. - Best of 2009 (By:
@ryanodonnell ) - ryanodonnell was going for modern day classics on his best games of 2009 retrospective list . - My Top Ten Games of 2005 (By:
@thesilentgod ) - TheSilentGod looks back on the best games of 2005, and created this personal top ten list from that year. - Mostly Cute - Wii Edition(By:
@ladyhobbit ) - LadyHobbit continues to crown the "cutest games" on various platforms, and on this list examines the games on the Wii that make you say "awwwwww."
Wonderful Wikis
- Sakura Clicker - Jeff talks a mad game about Time Clickers, but we all know what his preferred clicker of choice is.