Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am honored to be your host as we look back at the best community-created works form the previous week. There was a lot of gaming-based news to process, but one of the bigger ones to hit the gaming community involved the recent layoffs that hit Fanbyte. Jeff Grubb has stated that in the coming weeks you can expect to see a strong rotation of former Fanbyte staff as guests on Game Mess Mornings. However, while many of the staff impacted by the Fanbyte layoffs are friends and supporters of Giant Bomb, the staff and moderation team again plead for you all to avoid engaging in fantasy hirings and "bookings." While we all understand that these comments come from a place of love, they are distracting to the present situation and place the staff and community in an awkward and uncomfortable position. With that out of the way, let's talk about some site and community-related news!
News
I somehow forgot about it last week, but last weekend marked the start of Drew's yearly fundraiser for Bike MS! Even if all you can do is spare a few dollars, every bit counts. If you cannot donate, consider sharing Drew's page with someone you might know that can donate. He is, of course, a national treasure on the internet.
If you were wondering about international shipping status for the new t-shirt designs, Mr. Rorie posted an update on the site you might be interested reading. Long story short, international shipping is on hiatus until the current printing partner successfully reprints the current batch of ordered shirts. Speaking of which, if you are wondering why your reprints might be delayed, the store's print partner forgot to make one of the new shirt designs and also forgot the process for making the shirt for about a month and a half. Right now, the original batch of orders are currently listed as "partially shipped."
Finally, IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT EXTRA LIFE 2022! Giant Bomb's Team Page for Extra Life 2022 is up and YOU can join whenever you can! Even if you feel like you can only raise a small amount, please consider joining the group because every bit counts! The team goal this year is $223,566
Tweets
Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.
— Drew Scanlon (@drewscanlon) September 12, 2022
If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!
Donate at https://t.co/JkdnTFQAAO pic.twitter.com/0Uzip7iuUg
@giantbomb this is my top best way to enjoy corn in snack form. Crunchy, garlicky, add some hot sauce to that bad boy. Also, best GB moment of Jeff and Ryan saying "Bawang" melded my Pinoy heart when I first saw this. BAWANG!!! @_janjerome @VoidBurger @JeffGrubb @jeffbakalar pic.twitter.com/qdmfrzoTbc
— "It is I, Jearum!" 🇵🇭 (@jea_rum) September 14, 2022
10 years ago today, a tango went down in section one alpha. #TeamBrad @bradshoemaker @MrPope https://t.co/RCNMRq8KVG
— Brad Lynch (@MarinoV1) September 14, 2022
This is the closest thing I've seen to an actual @giantbomb LEGO. (@GBDudersFeed) pic.twitter.com/3Flr7DXyOU
— Giant Bomb Nonsense (@GB_Nonsense) September 11, 2022
Galleria
Galac-Glizzy (By: @jearum)
The term "glizzy" has been used on the site quite often thanks to the staff's newfound love for Fortnite. However, jearum decided to run with that for their latest work of staff inspired fanart!
Splatoon 3's Two-Day Splatfest with Grub (By: @kone)
kone made this AMAZING work of photoshop in response to Jan asking someone to put Jeff Grubb into the Splatoon 3 graphic they showed during the Nintendo Direct. Before kone was able to post it, Jan had already uploaded his own version, but there's always room for more.