The Community Spotlight 2020.11.14

Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best creative offerings from the community! That said, we do need to talk about Extra Life 2020 as the event was a massive success! Despite the current pandemic, the community as a whole raised over $200,000 for various charities and there is still more to come! If you follow me on Twitter, @GBDudersFeed, then hopefully you enjoyed the deluge of Tweets I published reminding everyone to support all of our non-staff Extra Life team members! But, be aware! Dozens of users and staff members plan to host their Extra Life streams in the weeks following Extra Life's big "Game Day" so be on the prowl for more content in the coming weeks and months!

However, there's no denying that the big talking points this week involved the launch of the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X|S. Various members of the community have put both consoles through their paces and shared their experiences with either on the forums. If you bought either console, or possibly both, feel free to join the rest of the community in sharing your impressions! With that in mind, let's jump into the site-related housekeeping!

• For those of you who may have missed it during The HotSpot (11/13/2020), Will Carle, Giant Bomb's Director of Engineering, will be leaving. Please join the rest of the community in thanking Will for his hard work over the years.
• Most of the Extra Life 2020 archives have hit the site as free content! You can find all of them on-site using the Extra Life video tag or search for them on Giant Bomb's YouTube account!

Extra Life 2020

• Giant Bomb's Personal Extra Life Account- Even if Extra Life's "Game Day" is behind us, that doesn't mean there isn't work to do! Giant Bomb's personal account still needs help reaching its AMBITIOUS goal of $100,000 raised! If you have any money to spend, continue to donate until the end of the year!
• Giant Bomb Extra Life Team Page - As mentioned earlier, the team overall has successfully reached its goal of $200,000 raised for Extra Life! Also, there are still a handful of team members that haven't gotten their first donation! So, let's kill two birds with one stone! Donate what you can to make sure EVERYONE on the team has at least $1 to $5 raised!
• Extra Life 2020 Stat Tracker - Want to know who raised how much money for Giant Bomb's Extra Life team this year? Well, the stat tracker is here to save the day!
• My Personal Extra Life Account - So, I also am a member of Giant Bomb's Extra Life team and if you have enjoyed my work on the community Twitter or with the Community Spotlights, it would mean a lot to me if you donated. Even small amounts are appreciated!

Tweets

Clips/Videos

Giant Bomb - Tear Down the Studio and Chill Timelapse (By: ylthallynon)

Did you want a time-lapse video of Jan tearing down the old Giant Bomb studio? Whelp, over on YouTube, ylthallynon has you covered! Give it a watch and marvel over Jan's physical fitness!

VirtuSphere | Giant Bomb | GDC 2010 (By: VinnCo Archive)