Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best creative endeavors from the Giant Bomb user base! Alright, after a bit of fooling around the past two weeks, the bio this time around is a bit more "grim." In case you missed the 03/06/2020 UPF, thee Giant Bomb West staff expect to be given orders to work at home at some point during next week in response to the Coronavirus. If this is the case, expect delays on the normal schedule of videos. However, be aware they are already looking at way to stream from home and still record a podcast. If anything, things should be as chaotic as the Whiskey Media days when AWS went down. However, with that aside, let's jump into the site-related housekeeping.
- As many of you already know, Mike Mahardy has left GameSpot to pursue a new career. If you enjoyed him on Giant Bomb East, wish him the best on Twitter.
- This week on Instagram, Rorie gave hints about the RETURN of the VRodeo video series!
- Abby discovered that the demo character for Animal Crossing shockingly looks exactly like her.
Tweets Of The Week
I successfully sent a Nintendo 64 and a copy of Donkey Kong 64 to Antarctica, so I never have to play that game again. Thanks to @NoahMoyer for the help getting it there! (cc: @VinnyCaravella @ybbaaabby @mmahardy) pic.twitter.com/YmyYJilKzY
— Dan Ryckert (@DanRyckert) March 2, 2020
10 years ago today, Vinny and Ryan flew to Liverpool to make a bunch of Beatles-themed restaurant puns and eat at Burger King. They may have also played Blur. @giantbomb https://t.co/4RDuBxxJqw
— Brad Lynch (@MarinoV1) March 2, 2020
Nothing stops the Game Room Quick Look! We're gonna buy these motherfucking games and play 'em!
— Giant Bomb Out of Context (@giantbomb_ooc) March 3, 2020
- Jeff Gerstmann, 2010
@rebbford @moitoi @soelloo @Helen_Heikkila @thetayking Made this yesterday. Thought you guys might like it. From @giantbomb 's Beastcast podcast (Sep 2019) where @mmahardy talks about his (then) upcoming TennoCon documentary, or at least tries too 😝 pic.twitter.com/LgdUzBZvUL
— Travis Shaw (@travisteaspoon) March 4, 2020
It has been, as they say, quite the ride. Thanks everyone! pic.twitter.com/FCU5ZfN2Xp
— Mike Mahardy (@mmahardy) March 6, 2020
Community Activities
Plants vs. Zombies 3 Giant Bomb Club (By: @toxicantidote)
Have any of you checked out the "soft launch" Plants vs. Zombies 3? Use the link above to hook up with other Giant Bomb users as well as discuss what you've played!
Giant Bomb Galleria
UPF Portrait (By: @Mars_Black)
Over on Twitter, Mars_Black is claiming this is a "practice sketch" where they attempted to work on their ability to draw facial expressions. If that's the case, then I want to say I want to see what the "real deal" looks like because this is awesome! Also, don't forget to follow them on Twitter for more works of art.
Clips Of The Week
Saying Goodbye to Mike Mahardy (Giant Beastcast 03/06/2020) (By: Giant Beastcast Clips)
We have a couple of video clips this week and each is about Mike Mahardy leaving GameSpot. The first is a quick clip from the Beastcast where Mike talks about enjoying their time as a recurring guest on Giant Bomb. To be expected, it is half-AEW talk, half-goodbye. Classic Mike.
Mike Mahardy On Leaving Gamespot, Guesting On Giant Bomb, And Game Informer's Internship (By: MinnMaxShow)
The second clip I have is an interview Mike did shortly after leaving GameSpot. In it, he reviews his humble beginnings as an intern at Game Informer to his recurring guest appearances on Giant Bomb.