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 go back and check out the best community created content from the last week!
I hate to start things off with a bug report, but this is important. There have been multiple reports from users saying that premium videos have stopped working on FireFox. However, Rorie needs YOUR HELP in replicating the issue!
As mentioned last week, friend of the site, Michael Higham has left GameSpot. The good news is that they have announced they are not leaving the games press and will be joining Fanbyte's FFXIV coverage team.
Your dedicated premium features this week are:
- Bak 2 Skool 03
- GrubbSnax Ep. 09, ALBUMMER! 04: Green Day's "Father of All Motherf*ckers!"
- UPF 08/27/21
Due to the timeliness of the episode, this week's episode of The Very Online Show, which covered OnlyFans' original plan to ban pornographic content, will be made free for everyone.
Giant Bomb is starting a new feature in which "classic" podcast moments get animated. If you are interested in following the animator in charge of the feature, Duncan Hatch, here's a link to their Twitter profile. As I always say, please support artists however you can. With that, let's jump into the Spotlight!
Galleria
You know, sometimes I have a lot to say about the fan art that gets created for members of the Giant Bomb staff. This time, however, I'm just without any words.
Videos
Jeff Grubb On Breaking Video Game News, GamesBeat And Giant Bomb (By: Overlode)
Jeff Grubb recently did a wonderful interview in which they talk about their career and experiences reporting on game news for GamesBeat and Giant Bomb. If you want to learn more about their origins as well as how they ended up on Giant Bomb, give it a watch!
E3 To Be Downsized, Attendance Will Be Limited | The Hotspot | 8/01/2006 (By: VinnCo Archive)
Here's a blast from the past for GameSpot and Giant Bomb fans! Over on YouTube, the VinnCo Archive account found and archived @cgouskos' original HotSpot report on the "downsizing of E3" as a trade show... from 2006.
Tweets
10 years ago tonight in @giantbomb history. pic.twitter.com/TvLjbGk5T9
— Brad Lynch (@MarinoV1) August 26, 2021
i sent giant bomb 20 pounds of bk chicken fries and then this happened https://t.co/kogV2dvH0K pic.twitter.com/YTWVripNZv
— skull (@skullmillione) August 26, 2021
I also mentioned this to @alex_navarro during one of his drumming streams, but as a (former) member of the Northern California punk scene, I cannot emphasize HOW HARD the entire Nor Cal punk community turned on Green Day the minute they signed with a major record label.
— GB Duders Feed (@GBDudersFeed) August 23, 2021
Whaddup I edited another GiantBomb show! And it's free for all to watch, no Premium required! Important and very interesting stuff in this one!https://t.co/1OOGuBmpiR
— VoidBurger 🍔🎮 (@VoidBurger) August 26, 2021
I'm the best penguin.
— Giant Bomb Out of Context (@giantbomb_ooc) August 18, 2021
- Alex Navarro, 2020
The Giant Bombcast is getting animated! Shout out to @duncanhatchart for creating "The Lifeguard" from Episode 694
— Giant Bomb (@giantbomb) August 27, 2021
Catch new cartoons every month!
Full cartoon here: https://t.co/L0Z59b02WP pic.twitter.com/2qsncGC1mo
Blogs
Splitgate Really Is Just Halo But With Portals (By: @purpleshyguy)