Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, ZombiePie, am once again your host as we look back at the site-related news and best user-created works from around the web!
We have another note about the video player for premium that might be helpful for a few of your reading this. If you use Firefox, the video player for premium is through JWPlayer's video CDN. As Chuck pointed out on the "site-tech-issues" channel on the Giant Bomb Discord, if there's anything between you and them that Firefox does not like, it can cause the video player to not work or display an error. For example, there's a setting to aggressively mess with tracking cookies that has been a culprit to making the video player not work on Firefox in he past. A user on the Discord recently shared that switching from "strict" to "balanced" tracking addressed their issues.
As always, if you wish to change your username or email, be aware, you can't do that through the site or in your profile settings anymore. You'll need to contact Chuck by sending an email to [email protected]. The wait on this fix has been pretty quick.
Colin Hemphill, the person behind Blight Club Unauthorized, is happy to report that the ripcord that is Space Ace is doing its job of bringing back some equilibrium with Blight Club as you can see below. In case you've forgotten about Blight Club Unauthorized, it has virtually every stat you could want related to Blight Club:
Finally, for any of you that have fond memories of The Giant Beastcast, I need you to stop everything you are doing and watch the needle drop for Carolina Caroline from Magnolia Pictures. Huge props to friend of the site, Lexi, for finding this one out!
Fan Art
Mike Minotti x Evangelion (By: Chicago Ted)
After Final Fantasy XIV announced they would be doing a collab with Evangelion, Mike shared that it might finally be time for them to watch Evangelion. Over on bsky, Chicago Ted tried to image Mike as part of the show's legendary opening credits.
Get Crunk'd (By: moondoggydogg)
For reasons I don't entirely understand there was a lot of fan art for Walter Krunk cropping up. Below you can enjoy moondoggydogg trying to imagine what a supposed Walter Krunk would even look like. If you ask me, I think the second image is more apt.
The Usual Suspects Meets Walter Crunk (By: vanguard-posts)
vanguard-posts also joins us with a fun re-imaging of Walter Krunk but this time as if Mike discovering the truth was the ending to The Usual Suspects. When you look at that final panel, you can't help but think they completely nailed Dan's ruse.
Mike Playing The PS1 With His Brothers For The First Time (By: scottydontknovv)
Here's another gem from bsky, but this time from scottydontknovv. If you have been watching 9 Lives, you may recall when Mike and Will Crosby shared a heartwarming image from Mike's childhood. Well, this photoshop decided to reveal the "truth" about that photo.
Giant Bomb x Bubsy 4D (By: Tosshi)
Whelp... we have reached the official release of Bubsy 4D and if the reviews for the game are to be any judge, it sounds like the team at Fabraz made the first genuinely good Bubsy game... ever. Will this result in a future DeLite Club? Who's to say, but Discord Mod Tosshi went ahead and made this banner just in case.
An invite link to the Giant Bomb Discord has been included above. If you want to catch art like this when it first drops, consider joining the Discord!
Community Articles
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Indie Game of the Week 464: Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince (By: Mento)
Once again, Mento graces us with a new entry in their "Indie Game of the Week" feature and this time they checked out Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince! Is this indie homage to 2D Zelda games any good and does it do anything to stand in an incredibly crowded field? Read their article to discover what they think!
Hades Duology Presents A Boy Band Called Snakes 2 (By: infantpipoc)
Last week infantpipoc tried to imagine a "dream VO cast" for an anime adaption for the original Metal Gear Solid, putting a focus on Japanese voice actors. This week they took up the challenge of making a similar casting call for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Who do they give the nod to for playing Raiden? Only one way to find out!
DOOM Port Corner, Entry 6: SNES (By: ford_dent)
ford_dent is nearing the finish line with their retrospective on the old school console ports of OG Doom with a review of the SNES port this week! Why is this port held in such high regard even to this day? ford_dent has some ideas and shares them in this incredibly entertaining write-up.
Getting Married And Moving To The West Country Has Made Me Unexpectedly Social (By: hyperfocus74)
I'm once again fudging the rules with the community article rule by including this, but please join me in congratulating user hyperfocus74 with their marriage! On the forums they chared a handful of life updates and ways things have changed this year and your words of kindness and compassion would be greatly appreciated.
Forum Posts Worth Checking Out
Announcements
Let's Test The Video RSS Feed For Grubbsnax Premium! (By: chucktowski)
As shared in previous weeks, Chuck wants YOUR HELP in testing the new Video RSS Feed for Grubbsnax Premium to make sure the premium RSS Feeds are working as designed! If this is an issue that has plagued you before, drop a comment in this thread.
In fact, don't forget to check out the Video RSS Feed over here!
General Discussion
007 First Light Looks Pretty Great (By: notnert427)
What are your impressions of the first batch of previews and gameplay demos of 007 First Light? Do you think the game is shaping up well? Do you have concerns based on what has been shown thus far? Join our conversation about the game as it nears its release!
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Thoughts? (By: battlecow2)
According to you, what are the vibes on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced? Are you excited to return to the world of Black Flag and relive the game's swashbuckling fun? Or, do you think the game is a hard pass and a lot has happened in open world game design since the original launched?
The GB Album Club 114 - The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets (By: unclejam23)
The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets is the latest pick for the Giant Bomb Album of the Week Club! Are any of you fans of the supergroup, The Last Shadow Puppets? Regardless if you are or aren't drop a comment in the thread above and also chime in if you want to join the group in picking albums in the future!
Romhacks and De/Recompilation Project Thread (By: gtCreate)
Dan has talked about dabbling into the world of De/Recompiled games but what say you? Have you checked out any recompiled video game projects? Do you consider these games and projects "romhacks" or are they their own category?
Meta To Capture Mouse Movements, Souls Of Employees (By: mafuchi)
Did you hear how Meta is investing in the idea of capturing all human inputs on all US employee laptops to train AI models? Is this something other tech-focused workplaces you predict will try to do? Is this another sign of tech creeping into personal privacy?
Best Deal In Gaming? (By: zacyzacy)
What do you consider the best "deal" in gaming history? Was it Game Pass at launch? Is it an oldie like The Orange Box? can you think of any killer bundles for Humble Bundle or itch? Share away what you think are the best deals that are bonkers thinking about these days.
Can People Finally Stop Being So Pessimistic About The Switch 2 Now? (By: laughingman)
With the rise of the Switch and Switch 2, are both consoles ground for being less pessimistic about gaming and the games industry? Is it time to give Nintendo their flowers with the Switch 2 launch? Or, is the industry still too much of a nightmare to give them props?
What Keyboard And Mouse Do You Use/Recommend? (By: atheistpreacher)
So, what is everyone's keyboard and mouse recommendations in the year of our Lord, 2026? What's the absolute state of MMO mice these days? Are you still married to Cherry switches like keyboard people were five years ago? Are the cheaper alternatives to Cherry any good? Share away!
Game Pass Price… Increase? Decrease? What Are People's Thoughts? (By: drmaddock)
So, if Game Pass had more tiers and some of them were cheaper, would that actually be enough to bring you back to Xbox? If "no" what else needs to happen and do you have any thoughts about what Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has been doing recently.
Premium-Only
Voices of the Void - Something for Mikey? (By: kopcikx)
One user seems confident that the early access horror simulation video game, Voices of the Void, would be a perfect game for Mike. Have any of you played the game? If so, do you agree and would you like to see coverage of the game on the site?
Cat Stats (By: mafuchi)
We have even more Giant Bomb users creating Magic the Gathering cards for their cats inspired by Chuck's 9 Lives of Mister Mistofelees feature on the site! If you have Giant Bomb Premium, check it out and join the fun!
Delayed Podcast Feeds (By: bonta)
Did you have issues with the Game Mess Mornings feed? The feed had the wrong date in the title and if you are still having issues, you can manually refresh the feed and it should be working as intended. If you are still experiencing issues, feel free to drop a comment.
Grubbsnax Question Thread (By: jeffgrubb)
For those of you with Premium subs, you can head on over to the Premium-Only board and possibly get a question answered during Grubbsnax if you write and post it in this thread. Huge props to Grubb for taking the time to engage with the forums to whip up some community engagement!
Suggestions & Bug Box
An Option For Light Mode In The Text Editor? [COMPLETED/RESOLVED] (By: laughingman)
Chuck has added a light mode for the text editor that users utilize when composing articles and reviews. If you experience any issues using this, or can't find it, drop a comment in this thread and someone will try to help you as soon as they can.
Unable to Download Giant Bombcast Audio [MORE INPUT REQUESTED] (By: bludgeoner86)
The Bug Reporting thread had a lone report that a user was not able to download the audio version of the Giant Bombcast. Chuck discovered a 403 being served from the site's podcast syndicator, spreaker, and will bring this up as soon as possible. If this issue is impacting anyone else, please feel free to share this information.
Bug - Video Player Not Resuming Last Played Position [MORE INPUT REQUESTED] (By: liquidirish)
Some users are reporting that the video player is not resuming from the last played position after pausing a video and closing a tab. If this includes you, please drop a comment and remember to indicate your browser and browser version in the report.
Lists
Capcom History (By: justiceleaguecanada)
justiceleaguecanada is back on the site making annotated lists looking at the release history of major publishers and game developers. This time, however, they decided to look at the early years of Capcom now that the company is back in the spotlight. How did Capcom make a strong first impression in the industry? Click the link above to find out!
Tier Lists
Good Games Featuring Mario (By: shiyamiro)
The Mario games never were shiyamiro's jam, and so they used this ranking of Mario games they have played as a call for community members to share which games in the franchise are the must play ones to fill in the gaps of their gaming knowledge.
HylianSidekick's Undeniably Undisputed, Completely Correct, Totally True Tier List of Mainline Star Trek Captains (By: hyliansidekick)
hyliansidekick made a few edits to their previous ranking of Star Trek captains. Did anyone go up or down and what are the newest additions to their list? Click the link to find out and don't forget that if you are a Star Trek fan, you can use their template to make your own captain rankings!
User Reviews
infantpipoc uses their review of Pragmata on the site to share why they think the game plays and feels like a ten hour James Cameron film, but in a good way! Is this the most relatable and movie-like relationship between an adult and child we have ever seen?