For those of you living in the United States, I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving. For those of you that live elsewhere, I hope you enjoyed the previous week safely. When it comes to site-related news, by far the most important is related to fan requests for long-form and unedited Quick Looks to make a return. As a compromise, Giant Bomb is rebranding its old clips YouTube account Nuke Dot Com and will now post unedited Quick Looks there. For those wondering why Giant Bomb is posting edited Quick Looks and videos on its main channel, it's complicated. But, the long story short is that the current YouTube algorithm does not like videos that are more than thirty minutes long. With recent changes, YouTube ranks videos with more “complete watches” higher than longer videos where people bail throughout even if those longer videos have high view counts. As they say, it is what it is, and with this second account, you should be able to enjoy your normal video content however you please.
The next bit of housekeeping stems from the recent merch and premium sale. Remember, the sale will continue until the end of the year. However, if you renew automatically during a sale, it will be for full price. If this happens to you, there are options on how to get the sale price. First, if you send the store code you receive to support at giantbomb.com where Rorie can cancel it and refund you to the sale price. Or you can use that code in the store!
Also, a lot of you have mentioned that the water bottles sold out rather quickly. Rorie has placed a re-order and is hoping to get more stock soon-ish. For those of you that ordered the pajamas, they should be shipping in a week or two.
Finally, if you have any questions about the new merchandise or current premium sale, drop a comment over here and tag Rorie. So far, he's done an AMAZING job of reaching out to users that have contacted him in the article announcing new stuff.
Tweets
It's a wonderful day to be a Giant Bomb Premium member! It's on sale until the end of December!https://t.co/73yKOLDIjy
— Giant Bomb (@giantbomb) November 25, 2021
And everything in the store is 15% off until next Friday! We'll reorder those water bottles!https://t.co/lwTV94UouA pic.twitter.com/9FHNpi7phh
Hey, I’m a guest on @geoffkeighley’s Game Awards companion podcasts this year along with @kezamacdonald and @TinaAmini! Episode 1 is available right now. https://t.co/tSzDd4ptmy
— Jeff Gerstmann (@jeffgerstmann) November 22, 2021
— Kone (@KoneBomb) November 25, 2021
Happy 10 year anniversary to Dick Kickers @giantbomb https://t.co/64lD7KpI1J
— Epidehl 💀⏳ (@Epidehl) November 25, 2021
I've been keen on getting these 3D printed controller stands as of late. Here's the latest batch. Also, it turns out the maker is also a Giant Bomb fan and included this little guy! Go support @Jechtshot78 @ Etsy:https://t.co/ix5lLdkhfC pic.twitter.com/N9F324HTan
— Jason Oestreicher (@unastrike) November 26, 2021
Looks like Jeff got the box quote for Garfield Saving Arlene after all... #GarfieldWithGerstmann07 pic.twitter.com/InXI56YOSN
— Giant Bomb Nonsense (@GB_Nonsense) November 23, 2021
— Alex Rigsby (@AlexRigsTheGame) November 24, 2021
I know @_janjerome is still smarting about the supply issues with the Pokemon TCG, but may I interest him in the new Monkey Trading Card Game that the Takasakiyama Natural Zoo in Japan has made for all of the monkeys in their natural exhibit?! pic.twitter.com/t4odaQR7Df
— GB Duders Feed (@GBDudersFeed) November 24, 2021
Videos
An Edit to the Voicemail Dump Truck Intro (By: @kone)
Kone recently made an edit to the intro of the Voicemail Dump Truck that makes it 1,000% better. Over on Twitter, you can find the version of this that loops infinitely which increases its meme potential exponentially.