Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I,
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EXTRA LIFE 2015
- The Giant Bomb Extra Life 2015 Team.
- The Giant Bomb Site Specific Account
@riostarwind has created a list of every Giant Bomb user that plans on hosting a livestream during Extra-Life 2015.@turboman REALLY Wants to Create a "Best Of..." Video from the GB Extra Life Stream, but he Wants YOUR HELP!
Clips of the Week
- Best of Giant Bomb 88 - Chod Rig (By:
@turboman ) - TurboMan has another great edition of his "Best of Giant Bomb..." video series! This episode looks at some hilarious moments from UPF and Choose Your Own Adventure! - Giant Bomb Warframe Alliance Halloween Photoshoot (By:
@rapid ) - Check out this video by the Giant Bomb Warframe Alliance showcasing what they were up to during Halloween.
The Giant Bomb Galleria
- BANNER - Police State Mario (By: chris-savely) - The "Police State" has gotten to Mario in this art by chris-savely (occasional NSFW artist)
- Credit Where Credit's Due: The Giant Bomb Level 1 (By:
@rjpelonia ) - RJPelonia annotated the GB community suggestions that shaped the first GB Mario Maker level. - Egret and Gerstmanns (By:
@brnk ) - BRNK drew an elegant egret...as well as Jeff Gerstmann on his Tumblr.
Community Activities
Best of Blog
- Games I Played at PAX Australia (That I Had Never Seen Before) 2015!(By:
@audiobusting ) - audioBusting attended PAX Australia and discusses the games that he had the pleasure playing on this blog! - ST-urday #020: Black Lamp & ST-urday #019: Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus (By:
@mento ) - Moderator Mento continues his retrospective of the Atari-ST with a look at Black Lamp and Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus as seen here. - Yoshi’s Woolly World: Gaming Comfort Food (By:
@grantheaslip ) - GrantHeaslip shares why Yoshi’s Woolly World was the equivalent of video game "comfort food" for him on this blog. - Activision Blizzard Job Posting Points to Focus on Optimizing Classic Blizzard Games... Maybe More? (By:
@jadegl ) - JadeGL examined job postings for Activision Blizzard and theorized where she thinks the company is headed. - Dear Need for Speed and Most Driving Games: It's not you, it's me. But it's Also you, 2015 Need for Speed (By:
@asmo917 ) - Asmo917 discusses how his lack of enjoyment with the most recent Need for Speed game is due to himself, as well as the game. - I Think I Have a "New Game" Problem (By:
@j_unit2008 ) - j_unit2008 describes the problem that he has with new games, and what he plans on doing to solve it. - The Sonic We Remember (By:
@rhymesmcfist ) - RhymesMcFist concedes on this blog that the Sonic game that he would want to play, cannot be made by anyone. - Post-Mortem Kombat X: The Dead (Part 2) (By:
@marino ) - Moderator @MarinoV1 looks back on another batch of Mortal Kombat characters that are canonically dead after the events of Mortal Kombat X. - Looking Back On Backlogtober 2015 (By:
@dankempster ) - Check out dankempster's retrospective on all of the games that he managed to complete for his Backlogtober series.
Join the Discussion
- Warcraft Movie Teaser Reaction Thread (By:
@rorie ) - What is your gut reaction after watching the Warcraft teaser trailer? Share it, with the rest of the Giant Bomb community, over here. - The Sad, Quiet Demise of the Instruction Booklet - Bummed to See Them Go? (By:
@dandyboyapples ) - Do you have a favorite game manual? Reminisce about it, and the decline of manuals, on our community discussion. - The Halo 5: Guardians Help Thread (By:
@shalashaskauk666 ) - Do you need some advice regarding Halo 5's multiplayer? Well let out a yelp on our tips and tricks thread here. - What is the First Fallout Game you Ever Played? (By:
@matatat ) - With the release of Fallout 4 nigh, what was your first Fallout game? Vote for your first Fallout experience, and how it developed your perception of the series. - When Did you Last Pre-order a Game? - What Game Was it, and Why Did you Pre-order? (By:
@spaceinsomniac ) - When was the last time you legitimately pre-ordered a game? Share and discuss the game and your reasoning over here. - Anyone Else Find Themselves Unable to Fully Enjoy Games Due to Their Backlog? (By:
@flexo ) - Is your backlog impacting your ability to enjoy the big releases right now? Share what is holding you back from complete video game enjoyment, and why. - Uncharted 4 Multiplayer Details Discussion Thread (By:
@yummylee ) - Yummylee has summarized all of the major details pertaining to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's multiplayer onto a single forum post. - Old Game of the Year - 2015 Edition (By:
@clagnaught ) - What was your 2015 "Old Game of the Year?" Discuss your BEST retro game experience from the entire year here.
Lovable Lists
- Top 100 Most Well-written Game Storylines of Their Time (Best of 1975-2015) (By:
@jagged85 ) - Jagged85 took the time to list what he thinks are the 100 most well-written game storylines of their time.
Useful User Reviews
@freezyfrog explains why Jack Lumber: The Lumberjack is a quick little mobile game that won't maintain your attention for long.@asmo917 would describe WWE 2K16 as being "ruthlessly mediocre," if he could. Discover why on his review of the game.@dryvby discusses why he thinks The Taken King brings new life and variety into the "formula" of Destiny, on this review.@riostarwind extrapolates why he found Mad Max to be an interesting game, riddled with a myriad of caveats.@jazzyjeff describes why Grow Home was the best gaming "palate cleanser" he has played this year on his review.@dinoracha 's review of The Stanley Parable discusses how he enjoyed it, but wished the game was more educational.
Wonderful Wikis
- Need for Speed has more than just fistbumps (but not a whole lot more...) and you can find out what else awaits you on its wiki page.
- Get caught up with Fallout before the fourth core game shows up with our comprehensive franchise page.
- We've seen a lot of recent work on Atari Jaguar pages, for some reason. Check out these two Jaguar "Mortal Kombat killers": Kasumi Ninja and Ultra Vortek.