Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back and enjoy the best user-created works from the previous week. Whelp, we certainly survived E3 2021. The event has come and gone and despite all of the digital-only weirdness, it mostly succeeded in what it set out to do. It got people talking about video games and provided a handful of major companies a platform to showcase their best stuff. It was certainly awkward at time, but I would take that awkwardness over not having any form of E3. The other big highlight of the week was Giant Bomb's collaboration with GameSpot to raise money for the AbleGamers Charity. Many thanks for those who were able to donate, and many more thanks to RedVentures chipping in to help the event get past its fundraising goal, but more on that in a little bit. With all of that in mind, let's jump into the site-related housekeeping!
- As mentioned earlier, Friday, 06/25/2021, featured a collaboration between GameSpot and Giant Bomb to raise money for the AbleGamers Charity and through their many Play For All streams for the event, were able to raise over $13,000. You can continue to donate to the charity using this link. Many thanks to Red Ventures agreeing to donate $100,000 to support the cause.
- If you enjoyed Tamoor during the charity collab, consider following their Twitch where they stream all sorts of content weekly.
- You may have noticed that Danny was not on the Bombcast this week. That is because they were working on two shows for Giant Bomb that will premier on the site during the month of July.
Tweets
It's the first day of summer, and you know what that means.
— Brad Lynch (@MarinoV1) June 21, 2021
It's officially time for THE REALEST SUMMER JAMS.
Spotify: https://t.co/HHXo4hjlnR
Apple: https://t.co/QwNZT4WHsm
❤️ RTD pic.twitter.com/Zza71s9nwA
I want to thank all of the YouTube accounts that are making sure the comments on @giantbomb's "Quick Look" for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis remain ON POINT!
— GB Duders Feed (@GBDudersFeed) June 21, 2021
Source: https://t.co/SGYW5ua9J7 pic.twitter.com/e6sA4C3Gik
We're gonna appropriate quaalude culture.
— Giant Bomb Out of Context (@giantbomb_ooc) June 22, 2021
- Jeff Gerstmann, 2019
@austin_walker's exasperated "that's their weed carrier!" line is probably my favorite giant bomb quote of all time. e3 2016 was a hell of a show. pic.twitter.com/gGXv4IFq9l
— ssj2 gohan enjoyer (@jakeplaysthings) June 23, 2021
really enjoying this 7 year old thread i hope giantbomb user makari is happy that it did definitely catch on pic.twitter.com/tcPmzj8hcw
— rose (@spacialesbian) June 24, 2021
Galleria
Dan x Jeff Star Wars Meme (By: @mographmike)
Well... it was bound to happen. The Anakin x Padme meme was bound to hit Giant Bomb, but if the Giant Bomb themed versions of this meme are as good as this, then I think I am okay with that.
A Cammy Figurine With A Mortal Kombat Keychain Around Her Neck (By: @Tom_omb)
Twitter user Tom_omb noticed during Garage Talk 7 that Jeff mentioned it would be "cool" if someone where to put a Mortal Kombat keychain around the neck of a Cammy figurine. So... they did that and also drew it in the form of a funny sketch.
