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 at the best user-created works from the last week. Well, the first "generation" of new Giant Bomb shows have been revealed and some have even graced the site. Jeff Grubb's news in review show debuted and is available for everyone to watch and enjoy on the site. Danny is all set to debut two shows, and one of them will launch very soon. None of this is to say that these shows are all Giant Bomb has planned for the community. During July, keep an eye out for a new show from Tamoor Hussain, Lucy James, and Jeff Bakalar as well as a brand new series from Dan Ryckert and Jeff Bakalar. If this is all news to you, then check out this article by Rorie reviewing all of the shows that have been announced.. With that in mind, let's review some of this in more detail!
- GrubbSnax Ep. 01: Dead Space, Kojima and Microsoft is on the site and available for everyone. Moving forward, the show will be a premium feature where subscribers access to ask Grubb whatever is on their minds about the games. There will be a compilation video on the site of the "best moments" from the feature which will be viewable by subscribers AND non-subscribers.
- Danny and Tamoor will be teaming up on Borne to Run where Danny will by playing through the many Souls games as Tamoor coaches and teaches along the way. This will start on July 5th and will air a new episode every week.
- On Monday July 26, Borne to Run will take a week off so that we can debut Guilty Treasures. This will be a monthly series where Danny interviews Giant Bomb staff about their favorite titles that "didn't quite make it."
- Don't forget, Giant Bomb Premium is ON SALE for $35 until July 10th!
Tweets
@JeffGrubb I finished the theme song you requested, let me know if any changes are needed. pic.twitter.com/0P7tj6i3Fv
— Derek (@HeyDerekStone) July 2, 2021
Really enjoyed the new GrubbSnax show from @JeffGrubb over on @giantbomb. Also, Discord has custom sticker support now? Fantastic, here's this, then. #GiantBomb pic.twitter.com/t1nn13pi5J
— Digital Logjam (@DigitalLogjam) July 1, 2021
— Bob McConaughy (@pixelrat) July 1, 2021
Happy 2nd birthday to this master piece @PackBenPack and I made 🎉 pic.twitter.com/ntte88GFFy
— Jan Ochoa (@_janjerome) June 28, 2021
in unrelated side hustle news, these lower thirds are really coming together pic.twitter.com/LdiuedKJuq
— danny o'dwyer (@dannyodwyer) July 1, 2021
Yesterday was a major first step in revealing what lies ahead for Giant Bomb. And those 3 series are just the beginning. We've got roughly 8 new shows in various stages of development that should all see the light of day by the end of summer
— Jeff Bakalar (@jeffbakalar) June 30, 2021
I hope you'll join us for the ride!
Videos
How I Chose My Two Giant Bomb Shows (By: Danny O'Dwyer)
If you want to see Danny talk about video production for eighteen minutes, then this is the video for you! But seriously, if you want to have a better understanding of why Danny decided on the two shows they went with on Giant Bomb, this is a great introspective video worth checking out.
Giant Bomb And GameSpot: Play For All Charity Finale (By: GameSpot)
Here's a link to the YouTube archive of GameSpot's Friday Play For All 2021 stream with Giant Bomb staff members! If you want to watch the archive on YouTube and are not a subscriber, this is the option for you!
Demon's Souls Review (Episode 3 - Part 4) (By: CitizenGameTUBE)
Why are Tamoor and Danny perfectly equipped to do a video series about the Souls games? Well, this YouTube video from 2010 has you answer.