Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! Well, it certainly was "something" to see the Community Spotlight on the front-page well into the week. I want to thank all of you who shared how you are feeling about the site and its state, especially those of you who shared your thoughts in a civil and respectful manner. It's important for everyone to know sharing that you are concerned or disappointed with the staff leavings isn't something I, or the rest of the moderation team plan to prohibit on the forums or elsewhere. This is a weird time to be a Giant Bomb fan and it's okay if you don't feel as engaged with the site. Just remember that the people who are still here care for the site and want you to know they are planning big things, especially with E3 2021 right around the corner. Though, your guess is as good as mine in terms of predicting how E3 works as an industry event this year. With that in mind, let's jump into the site-related housekeeping!
- CORRECTION: Last week I erroneously stated that Giant Bomb premium would be free for everyone during the month of May. This was wrong, and Premium will be free during May for pre-existing subscribers only. I apologize for the confusion.
- Jan and Rorie have been having a ton of fun on the Giant Bomb Instagram account. They recently did a ten minute show on the Giant Bomb Instagram Account and if you have an account, follow it to get the notifications.
- @conmulligan posted an update about the iOS App "Bomb Cyclone" video app for iPhone and iPad! They have resolved the issue surrounding the upcoming schedule and other things.
Tweets
What companies are doing presentations?
— Brad Lynch (@MarinoV1) May 19, 2021
When are they?
What even is E3 now?
Who can say?
But, we're gonna be bringing the @giantbomb E3 Banner Contest back one way or another.
Find your uDraw tablets and be ready to win and lose together one more time. pic.twitter.com/jvNmEgIaFb
— howie (@HowieGaming) May 19, 2021
I've been collecting pins since I was very young, and decided today to finally get a corkboard. Thought these would be appropriate pins to put on first. Shoutouts to @giantbomb. pic.twitter.com/wAC1SuB2sT
— carnyth (@Carnyth) May 21, 2021
Check out my party hole.
— Giant Bomb Out of Context (@giantbomb_ooc) May 21, 2021
- Jeff Gerstmann, 2009
I found video proof that @VinnyCaravella used to be an Anime Vice user. While taking a trip back in some of the first videos on @giantbomb, he says "If you haven't been to AnimeVice[dot]com, I think you're missing out." pic.twitter.com/LF5TFGzpYg
— Giant Bomb Nonsense (@GB_Nonsense) May 20, 2021
If you don't follow @giantbomb on Instagram, you're missing out on some classic nonsense over there. Like @frailgesture having a moment and @_janjerome calling him out on it. pic.twitter.com/OtmtBbc0KK
— Giant Bomb Nonsense (@GB_Nonsense) May 21, 2021
Galleria
Giant Bomb Eternal (By: @TimesHero)
Over on Twitter, AJ Fraser (aka @TimesHero) made the declaration "Giant Bomb is Eternal," and no matter what happens, I think we can all agree. Also, don't forget to follow and support artists however you can.
Neon Pink Jan Sketch (By: @VoidBurger)
Twitter user VoidBurger was having a fun time messing around with Paint Studio Pro and decided to sketch Jan using neon pink. I think we can all agree it work amazingly well!
Seadan (By: @DigitalLogjam)
DigitalLogjam has been working on "updating" the emotes on the Giant Bomb Discord and ended up creating this monstrosity they are now dubbing "Seadan." They aren't sorry for sharing this creation, and neither am I!