Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community and I, ZombiePie am once again honored to be your host this week! I'm not going to lie, I have a lot of stuff to share to you this week! The most notable part of this edition of the Spotlight is related to the Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run! For those unaware, THIS WEEK is when the magic happens! That's right, dozens of Giant Bomb users will be streaming content for your enjoyment all in the name of charity! If possible check out some of the user-made blogs laying out their Endurance Run plans. Also, this year the event will be changing course and raising money for COVID-19 relief, as well as will be joined by Abby on Friday! It should be a fun time for all involved! Regardless, let's jump into the site-related housekeeping!
- Abby's 4/10/2020 charity stream ended up raising OVER $11,000 for charity! If you missed the livestream, here's a link to the archive, and don't forget to donate even if the event is over!
- Earlier in the week, Giant Bomb's Deadly PremonitionEndurance Run celebrated its 10th anniversary! You'll find a fun discussion thread involving users sharing their favorite moments from the series down below!
- Over on Giant Bomb's instagram account, Rorie shared an incredibly interesting story how he once won a "Best Screenshot of the Month" Awardfor Fallout: New Vegas while working for Obsidian Entertainment.
Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run
Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run X Announcement Thread (By: @thatpinguino)
It's the final week before the Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run begins! For those unaware, the Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run is a long-running spring-time charity event hosted by Giant Bomb community members, myself included! However, the event has changed its charity so the event raises money for COVID-19 relief and will even be joining Abby during her next Friday charity stream! Use the announcement thread to get all of the details!
I'm Streaming Roller Coasters, Final Fantasy, And Questionable Visual Novels In The Name Of COVID-19 Relief! (By: @zombiepie)
Moderator ZombiePie uses their latest blog on to talk about how they plan to stream OpenRCT2, Final Fantasy X-2, AND Paca Plus (I'm looking at you Drew Scanlon) in the name of COVID-19 from the 17th-19th! Use the link for more info!
ArbitraryWater's GB Community Endurance Run: CRPG IRONMAN IRONMAN (By: @arbitrarywater)
Hey, you! Yes, you right there! Do you like old-school CRPGs or Eurojank games? In honor of Dave Snider, ArbitraryWater is playing Troika’s The Temple of Elemental Evil: A Classic Greyhawk Adventure for the Community Endurance Run!
Rio's PSP Party Stream For The GBCERX (By: @riostarwind)
Moderator RioStarwind is planning on hosting a tribute stream to the PlayStation Portable for their contribution to the Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run! If you have any nostalgia for the platform read about how you can support their efforts!
I Shall Endure, Again (By: @electricviking78)
electricviking has a very "ambitious" plan for this year's Community Endurance Run: for every $100 they raise, they will COMPLETE The Bouncer! You heard that right... they plan to start and finish The Bouncer, up to five times, in the name of charity!Learn how you can make the magic happen, using the link above!
Tweets Of The Week
We did it! Thanks to my buds @alex_navarro and @PackBenPack, as well as @RonFunches and @Janina for being a part of this!! And a HUGE thank you to everyone who donated! We were able to raise over 11k for @nokidhungry!! WOW THANK YOU!! https://t.co/sHlGQv752f pic.twitter.com/QdMWPnSwO2
— abby russell (@ybbaaabby) April 11, 2020
11 years ago; one of Giant Bomb's best quick looks was uploaded https://t.co/54CWPZTIuG
— Robert Home Mullarkey (@Robert88UK) April 10, 2020
Sonic, why are you crying in my closet?
— Giant Bomb Out of Context (@giantbomb_ooc) April 9, 2020
- Abby Russell, 2020
Had to use my 6 years olds markers, but I enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks @giantbomb for always being there. pic.twitter.com/E8nRZsGZFF
— Tony Kutzler🌹 (@klownboots) April 6, 2020
@giantbomb @ybbaaabby @VinnyCaravella @jeffgerstmann Been following y'all since Gamespot and Caleb decided to propose in a Giant Bomb hoodie. You're officially part of our family now ❤️ pic.twitter.com/bnAVxDaTX0