Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I,
- The archive for Patrick's successful completion of The Ryckoning is available on YouTube.
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- The engineers are are actively working on getting full HTML5 support with our CDN.
Clips of the Week
- The Ryckoning News Report (By: One America News Network) - I just do not...what is even happening anymore?
- Giant Bomb Supercut - VinnyVania: Dracula's Curse - All Deaths (By: Carachmegil) - Carachmegil has compiled every single one of Vinny's deaths from Dracula's Curse onto a single video. ALL ABOARD THE PAIN TRAIN!
- Bitesize Bomb 68: Where is the Boom? (By:
@theburlaplemur ) - TheBurlapLemur has a new episode of his Bitesize Bomb video series, and this week he asks where is the boom?
The Giant Bomb Galleria
- BANNER - I Made This Giant Bomb Logo (By:
@humanity ) - Giant Bomb user Humanity has created this GREAT rendition of the Giant Bomb logo factoring in a Japanese company theme to the logo. - GBeast Meets Phantasmagoria 2 (By:
@glottery ) - Glottery wants GBeast to play Phantasmagoria 2 for their adventure series, and made this to promote the idea. - Klepek's Reckoning Death Pies (By:
@mythdark ) - MythDarK has pie charts compiling all of Patrick's deaths, and other important stats, during The Ryckoning! - I Made a Polymer Clay Life Size Chibi-Robo (By:
@naoiko ) - Naoiko has created a clay life size Chibi-Robo! Check out the final product, and read how it was done here! - LEGO: Not Even Once (By:
@owl_face ) - owl_face already jumped on the opportunity to meme-ify GB's Quick Look for LEGO Dimensions. - Silly Alex, Nintendo is for Kids! (By:
@humanity ) - User Humanity also drew Austin putting down Alex as the "Trix Nintendo Bunny." - I Drew WaDan (By:
@fobwashed ) - "Thank" Fobwashed for creating this apt "WaDan" poster over on his latest blog.
Community Activities
- Giant Bomb Meetup @ PAX Australia 2015 Edition - hellerphant is trying to organize a Giant Bomb Meetup for PAX Australia 2015!
- Extra-Life 2015: The Giant Bomb Team & Quest to $250,000 - November 7th - #ForTheKids
Best of Blog
- Why Are We Still Here? Just to Suffer? Coming to Terms with a Post-Metal Gear World (By:
@TechnoSyndrome ) - TechnoSyndrome extrapolates upon why living in a "Post-Metal Gear World" will be difficult for himself, and maybe the video game community, on his latest blog. - Steam Link + Controller - Initial Impressions (By:
@chaser324 ) - Moderator Chaser324 checked out Steam Link as well as the Steam controller, and you can join him in sharing your impressions of the two items. - Doctor Octobacklogtopus (10/16/2015) & ST-urday #016: Wizkid (By:
@mento ) - Giant Bomb Moderator Mento played a slew of games as part of his October backlog blog series. Now rather than tackle all of his gaming backlog Mento is still playing through Atari-ST games, and last week continued with Wizkid. - Backlogtober 2015 - Day 13 Update (By:
@dankempster ) - Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Lara Croft Go were the recent targets of dankempster's latest Backlogtober. - 2015 Extra Life: Trace's Terror Stream #2 and Horrible Life Mistake #3 (By:
@Trace ) - Friend of the site Trace has some BIG IDEAS regarding his Extra Life 2015 stream! Read all about his pending folly. - A Beginner's Second Attempt at Extra Life (By:
@meatsofevil ) - MeatsofEvil has his plan set for ExtraLife 2015, and they are even more ambitious than last year's! Read all about his plan, and how you can help him raise money. - The Troubled Class of 2012 (By:
@majormitch ) - While he doesn't recommend it, MajorMitch discusses why he's satisfied with the Wii U and Vita being his platforms of choice for this generation. - Backlogtoberganza - Unfinished Swan, Super Meat Boy, Disgaea 5, Costume Quest 2 (By:
@sparky_buzzsaw ) - Super Meat Boy, Costume Quest 2, and Disgaea 5 all graced Sparky_Buzzsaw's latest "Backlogtoberganza" blog.Sadly it appears that his backlog has "defeated" him. - The Story So Far (Episodes 30-'46') (By:
@shindig ) - Shindig has completed his long journey to finish Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and shares his final impression. - Jesse...it's Time to Build (By:
@rorie ) - Mr. Rorie is building a new PC from scratch and he spins a tale of why he's doing this as well as what is going to be in it.
Join the Discussion
- Multiplayer Games you Wish Were Still Active to Play (By:
@jec03 ) - Can you think of any multiplayer games that you wish still have active online communities? Share and discuss the games that you wished you could play with other people one more time. - Official Movie Trailer for Ratchet and Clank Film Discussion Thread (By:
@mocbucket62 ) - What is your gut reaction to the first official movie trailer for the Ratchet and Clank film? Share your hopes and predictions of quality over here. - Xbox One Backwards Compatability - What do you Hope to Play? (By:
@johnlocke ) - What are you most hoping to play as part of the Xbox One backwards compatibility program? Share your game picks here. - Hearts of Stone Review and Discussion Thread (By:
@altairre ) - Do you have any impressions of the Hearts of Stone DLC for The Witcher 3? Feel free to join the Giant Bomb Community in discussing the expansion. - The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes - Demo Codes (By:
@drew327 ) - If you have any spare beta codes for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, or want one, head over here. - What's Your Favorite Cyberpunk Game (By:
@ntm ) - Do any of you have a fondness for the cyberpunk sub-genre? If so vote and discuss your favorite video game series that dabbles in the dark arts of cyberpunk.
Lovable Lists
- Metal Gear Characters Who Eats/Drinks on Screen (By:
@audiobusting ) - AudioBusting has created a list detailing all the "Metal Gear characters who eats/drinks on screen." Yes this is real, and it is awesome!
Useful User Reviews
@extintor thoroughly enjoyed his time with Read Only Memories, and explains why he recommends it to everyone over here.@riostarwind revisited Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and discusses why everyone should play that game at least once.@riostarwind also reviewed KickBeat, and shares why he developed a soft spot for an otherwise "rough" rhythm game@lazyaza is a die-hard Transformers fan, and explains why Platinum's brand of pizzazz blends perfectly in Transformers: Devastation.
Wonderful Wikis
- Yoshi's Woolly World - Are you ready for some "wool" in your life? Well hopefully Yoshi's Woolly World will be able to fill that horrible void in your life this week.
- Marvel Puzzle Quest- They are still making Puzzle Quest games, and this week featured the release of a Marvel themed edition in the series! Learn all about it on our wiki page for the game.
