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 on the best community creations the past two weeks. It feels odd saying that last bit, but I did indeed find myself unable to publish a Spotlight last week, but that means we have double the content we normally would have for this week! As we have a lot to review this week, let's jump right into it!
- It got somewhat lost in the mix the past two weeks, but Giant Bomb celebrated its 12th anniversary!
- Speaking of anniversaries, The Hotspot is 15 years old! Check out this screencap Rich Gallup pulled from the Internet Wayback Machine!
- Grant Imahara's death touched a number of Giant Bomb users and if you have not done so already, you can join the rest of the community in paying your respects to the man and his legacy.
- The old Giant Bomb Dad Hat design has sold out, but disappointed users should know that the interlocking version of the 2020 Dad Hat is still available for $30 plus shipping and handling.
- Calling all non-North American Giant Bomb users! Mr. Rorie is trying to gauge interest in streams better aligned to European timezones. Are there any games in particular you'd like to watch? Use the link to share your input!
Tweets
Bonjour ! Je suis mauvais Français ! J’essaie d’apprendre.
— Français Abby Russell (@FrancaisAbby) July 23, 2020
With mixer shutting down I think the responsible thing to do is to bring all this fun and useful functionality to the @giantbomb chat pic.twitter.com/fMfOUvrn2b
— Will Carle (@Will_Carle) July 23, 2020
🤷♂️ @bradshoemaker @giantbomb pic.twitter.com/rhvYonG7e1
— Matt D. Crane @ 🏠 (@realmacrane) July 14, 2020
We got lost in the Obi-Wan Action Cam, you understand.
— Giant Bomb Out of Context (@giantbomb_ooc) July 13, 2020
- Jeff Gerstmann, 2020
Some wiki stats from 6 weeks after the site launch compared to today. pic.twitter.com/RvpRaVAd3I
— Brad Lynch (@MarinoV1) July 21, 2020
I've shared these before, but since it came up on The Hotspot, here are my E3 2006 photos of @rich_gallup on stage and the infamous "sweat box" where the editors were working.
— Brad Lynch (@MarinoV1) July 17, 2020
Yeah...I've been doing the "take photos of everything at a convention" for a long time. pic.twitter.com/THFaKkH5ip
Clips
The Final Minutes of Mixer (By: Charles Alan Ratliff)
It is not every day I thank random strangers on the internet for their due diligence, but this is definitely an extraordinary situation. Someone on YouTube managed to archive Jeff's final Mixer stream even though Jeff lost the save file. To whoever managed to do this, you have my thanks!
Artwork
Giant Bomb Staff Lockdown Doodles (By: @JohnWilinski)
Over on Twitter, JohnWilinski felt inspired to make fun doodles for every Giant Bomb staff member who has work around the clock to provide everyone with podcast-based entertainment during the pandemic. Please support their creative efforts by using the link above!
Brad x Toasty (By: @jearum)
It's a callback to one of the first truly viral moments in Gaint Bomb's history, but that doesn't stop this work of photoshop from being GREAT!
Ranking of Fighters Trackmania Skin (By: @stantongrouse)
stantongrouse paid homage to the fighting game science of Jeff, Jason, and Ben the only way they knew how: by making a Trackmania car skin based on Giant Bomb's Raking of Fighters series!