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 biggest news and best community-created works from the previous week.
Before we get into the news, I will likely break out the GOTY spirit for the Spotlight next week. For those unfamiliar, I tend to have fun categories for GOTY content when the site and staff pivot to that time of the year. Also, expect a thread on the site soon where you can post and send me your GOTY list or blog for inclusion on the next Community Spotlight. With that out of the way, let's review some NEWS!
News
Let's talk about GOTY plans. For now, the only thing we know for certain is that starting this Monday, the staff will be doing three days livestreams themed to GOTY starting at 12 PM PST. These streams will go longer than your usual Giant Bomb livestream and the theme for each is a mystery. Likewise, Rorie has confirmed in different channels that community voting will take place at some point next week or the week after. The same form and system from previous years will be used.
As many of you already know, because Tam, Lucy, Dan, and Bakalar were out attending The Game Awards, certain videos and features took a break this week. For example, you can't make Grubbsy without Dan.
Also, Jeff Bakalar was on an episode of Nextlander's Never Been a Better Podcast and was joined by Abby! Remember, this premium tier podcast requires a $10 subscription on Nextlander's Patreon.
Finally, we have an update on the alternate social media platforms you can follow the Giant Bomb staff on. After several reports emerged that Hive had and still to a degree to this day has security concerns, the staff and site have dropped it. The current list of active Twitter alternatives remains:
- Cohost (https://cohost.org/giantbomb)
- Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@therealgiantbomb…)
- Tiktok (https://tiktok.com/@therealgiantbomb…)
- Instagram (https://instagram.com/giantbombdotcom)
Tweets
Is this wrong? pic.twitter.com/v1zeVnvYsZ
— Kone (@KoneBomb) December 6, 2022
@giantbomb @DanRyckert Cartridge #01 is finished. Stay tuned. 👀 pic.twitter.com/LxbPQi5RFN
— SmashNcrab (@SmashNcrab) December 8, 2022
ChatGPT sits on the fence in the great @giantbomb Bat vs Knife debate pic.twitter.com/QiHeLGSb8d
— Homespun Hyphen Tyrant (@Cynicide) December 8, 2022
I think it’s great that @JeffGrubb is still honoring his pledge to shave his head this year, and in that spirit I’ll donate to the Movember Testicular Cancer charity the moment he does it. I think y’all should too.https://t.co/L0YRDggGLK
— Dali ❁ (@DaliDimovski) December 6, 2022
Pins by Strike Gently, @visionvideoband, @sugarxnova, @skeinheadknits, @mimosastudioart, @KnitCrate, @DarnGoodYarn, @NaNoWriMo 2020-2022, @kamiaristudio, Pip’s Pyrex, @Terraria_Logic (ft. @JaidenAnimation), Granimations, and OG @giantbomb logo with @frailgesture, @VinnyCaravella pic.twitter.com/tOEiPEc3td
— Becca has become ungovernable (@MsBeccaJewel) December 5, 2022
Big thanks to @MarinoV1 for starting a new feature on the @giantbomb Community Spotlight called Marino's EverQuest Wiki of the Week!
— GB Duders Feed (@GBDudersFeed) December 6, 2022
This week, we look at EverQuest! A page so big it was broken for over five years and needed @enemykite to fix it.
Link: https://t.co/1U4k5xvlpv pic.twitter.com/dwEDAeDcat
Activities
GB Community Game Night (By: @looterjennings)
This seems to be getting more traction after last week, but is there anyone out there that are interested in starting a monthly "Community Game Night" program going?
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 018 - A/B by Kaleo (By: @unclejam23)
The latest edition of the Album Club is for A/B by Kaleo! If you have any thoughts about this group or specific album, click the link above to share them. Also, get the details on how to join the fun in the future!