The Community Spotlight 2022.12.03

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 community-created works from the previous week.

It's hard to imagine, but we are in the homestretch of 2022! Where did the time go? If you are wondering about the site's 2022 GOTY plans, give the most recent Bombcast a listen, or hop on over to the News section for a quick summary. That said, if you plan on posting any 2022 GOTY blogs or lists on the site, please remember to drop a link to them in the comments of the latest edition of the Spotlight. I promise to get them on the next episode! With that note aside, let's jump into the news!

News

As stated during the 766th episode of the Bombcast, episode 66 of Albummer will be the last episode of the show here for the foreseeable future. If you enjoyed Albummer and the fun crew at Two Minutes To Late Night, use the comments section of their last episode to thank them for their time and hard work over the last year. You can also follow the group on Twitter @2M2LN.

As stated last week, the status of Friday Night Forking is that the fourth episode is the "Season 1 Finale." The feature was contracted to be a four episode first season. If you enjoyed The_Windbag, follow The_Windbag on Twitch. From the sounds of it, some "hints" have been dropped there regarding what the future might hold.

Episode 766 of the Bombcast also reaffirmed the site's 2022 GOTY plans. Unfortunately, due to scheduling issues, while Giant Bomb will have plenty of streams and video coverage during 2022 GOTY season, it will not be done in-person. That said, you can still expect a deluge of guest lists and livestreams as always.

In terms of an update on the spam situation in the forums, we have an engineer dedicated to the problem and right now the site is collecting and identifying spam behavior before deleting it to reconfigure the anti-spam algorithm on the site. This may result in some spam threads and comments existing on the site longer than normal, but will eventually help the situation considerably. We thank you for your patience.

And finally, Giant Bomb is now on the following platforms beyond Twitter:

• Cohost (https://cohost.org/giantbomb)
• Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@therealgiantbomb…)
• Hive (@giantbomb)
• Tiktok (https://tiktok.com/@therealgiantbomb…)
• Instagram (https://instagram.com/giantbombdotcom)

Tweets

Activities

GB Community Game Night (By: @looterjennings)

Is there anyone out there that are interested in starting a monthly "Community Game Night" program going? If you are, what sorts of online or multiplayer games would you like to play or check out? Drop a comment in the thread.

Norco Is The 23rd Selection Of The UUGPGC! Completion Date Is 12/12/2022 (By: @bigsocrates)

Norco is the latest pick for the Community Game Pass Game Club! If you have any NON-SPOILER impressions of this retro-styled point-and-click adventure game, feel free to share them in the thread linked above.

The GB Album Club 017 - effloresce by Covet (By: @unclejam23)

We have a new edition of the weekly Album of the Week Club and this one is for effloresce by Covet! If you are interested in talking about math rock, this is the thread for you!

Galleria

Super Mario World - Ryckert's Island (By: @SmashNcrab)

This might require a little bit of an explanation, but it's worth it. On Twitter, SmashNcrab revealed that they have been working on a ROM Hack for Super Mario World that pays tribute to the man, the myth, and the legend, Dan Ryckert. This week, they provided two videos of their progress on that ROM Hack and even the "boxart" for the project. If you want to see a Waluigi-clad Dan as a Mario boss, check out the Tweets section!