Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I,
- The first Guest Column to grace Giant Bomb is from friend of the site Greg Kasavin, and on his article he shares his transition and struggles in the game development industry.
- Issues regarding the ability to embed Tweets should be resolved.
Clip(s) of the Week
- Vinnnnnnny! (By:
@tokensonly ) - tokensonly has compiled the times that Austin and Alex shouted "Vinny!" during Project B.E.A.S.T., as well as the other funny moments from the video feature. - The Conference (fake Giant Bomb Trailer Trailer) (By:
@viper ) - VipeR has created a fake movie trailer themed around the Giant Bomb staff going to L.A. for E3 and...it's AMAZING! - New GiantBomb Animated Mini: Sharp Knives And Long Bats! (By:
@lackingsaint ) - Please take the time to thank LackingSaint for his latest Giant Bomb animated clip on the thread where he shares the clip. - One Punch Dan (By:
@briarpack ) - Did you ever want a mashup between Dan Ryckert and One Punch Man? Well briarpack has you covered with his latest creation titled "One Punch Dan."
Giant Bomb Galleria
- BANNER - The Wrong Stuff (By:
@hulksmash ) - hulksmash mashed "The Right Stuff" with Giant Beast and Project B.E.A.S.T., and the results are amazing to say the least. - What a Season x Giant Bomb (By:
@lackingsaint ) - Oh hey, so LackingSaint created these horrible abominations on Tumblr that converted Jeff and Vinny into Reddit nonsense....Join me in informing him that this is NOT OKAY!
Community Activities
Best of Blogs
- Dark Souls (Day 2 & 3) First Full Run w/ Highlights (By:
@flashflood_29 ) - FlashFlood_29 shares the highlights of day two and day three of his effort to conquer Dark Souls. - Splatoon's Squid Sisters Had A Live Concert Last Night, And It Was Amazing (By:
@recspec ) - There are Vocaloids for the Splatoon Squid Girls! Read all about this NONSENSE on RecSpec's latest blog - Poorly Tuned: The Many Technical Headaches of Rock Band 4 (By:
@gamer_152 ) - Moderator Gamer_152 shares how technical issues mired his ability to play and enjoy Rock Band 4 on his latest blog. - The Great Journey Continues - Halo 2 (By:
@darth_navster ) - Darth_Navster continues his incredible journey through the Halo franchise with a deep look at Halo 2, as seen here! - A Personal Video Game Retrospective (1986-2015) 1991 (By:
@riostarwind ) - RioStarwind reviews the highs and lows in terms of gaming for 1991 on his latest retrospective blog examining various years in gaming. - The Completionist's Complaint & Sunday Summaries: 24/01/2016 (By:
@mento ) - Using Assassin's Creed Syndicate as a case study, moderator Mento shares how open-world games can encourage and discourage completionist behavior with the amount of care they put into their side/optional content. He also shares his overall thoughts on the game as a whole as well as some wiki progress news on his recurring Sunday Summaries blog that's worth checking out. - Happy Monday Duders - ALIVE! 01/25/16 (By:
@jbg4 ) - Resident Evil Zero HD and Darkest Dungeon dominated JBG4's last week in gaming. Read his thoughts on both over here. - Finishing My Adventure In Inquisition, And Thinking Back On Dragon Age (By:
@marokai ) - Marokai finally got around to finishing Dragon Age: Inquisition, and shares his thoughts on that game, as well as the series as a whole, on his latest blog. - Learning Through Video Games (By:
@jasonr86 ) - Games have provided JasonR86 with many learning and educational opportunities. Learn more about them on his latest write-up. - Player Control and Role Playing (By:
@malestrom ) - How does one balance player control and role playing? That is the problem that malestrom debated this week. - My Attempt at Project B.E.A.S.T. 07... Plus An Extra-special Extra-crazy Bonus Mission! (By:
@orzbluefog ) - OrzBlueFog once again challenged himself to make a successful version of a Project B.E.A.S.T. space-craft in Kerbal Space Program, but this time he added in an extra challenge. - My Incredibly Late Top 7 Games of the Year 2015 (By:
@thatpinguino )
Join the Discussion
- Tom Clancy's The Division Beta Impressions Sharing Thread (By:
@robbparris )- Do you have any impressions of the Tom Clancy's The Division beta? Feel free to share them over here! - The Witness Puzzle Help Thread (SPOILERS VERSION!) (By:
@starvinggamer ) - Do you need need help with a puzzle in The Witness, and DO NOT MIND SPOILERS? Then this is the thread for you. - The Witness: How Many Have You Solved? (NO SPOILERS) (By:
@golguin ) - Want to boast about how many puzzles you have solves in The Witness without fear of spoilers? Well that's exactly what this thread is for! - Darkest Dungeon Tips and Tricks Thread (By:
@undeadpool ) - Do you have any tips and/or tricks for newcomers to Darkest Dungeon? Help users out by sharing them over here! - What Game Do You Think Has The Best Use Of Celebrity Voice Acting? (By:
@chocobodude3 ) - Can you think of any games with "great" celebrity voice acting? Share your examples and non-examples on this community discussion topic. - All Roads Lead To Giant Bomb (By:
@mordukai ) - There is now a Giant Bomb themed version of "Six Degrees of Separation," that you can read about and join right here.
Useful User Reviews
@vert_vermillion checked out Resident Evil 0 HD, and reviews the quality of the repacking on his latest review here.@sparky_buzzsaw re-explored Rogue Galaxy in 2015 thanks to its re-release on PS4, and has written a review assessing its merits today.
Lovable Lists
- Top Games For Architects That May Involve Puzzles! (By:
@thiefsie ) - What are the best games for architects? That's the exact subject of Thiefsie's list, and you can check it out here.
Wonderful Wikis
- The Witness - The big release of this week comes from our good friend Jonathan Blow! One word of advice when check out our wiki page for The Witness, please understand that SPOILERS ARE FAIR GAME ON THE WIKI! Feel free to learn more about the game, but please be careful.
