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! We have notably more positive site-related news this week, especially regarding the video player, so, let's jump right into it.
Another site refresh hit went out this week. Hopefully it has resulted in even more people being able to watch videos on site. If that is not the case, the workaround I described last week is now confirmed to work on all browsers where videos are not playing, and not just Chrome. That work around is:
- Clear all cookies
- Click on "Show Purposes" OR "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" at the bottom of the site
- Enable "Performance Cookies" only.
The last two steps on that checklist seem to be what is helping most people. As I said last week, the engineering team does not view this workaround as a permanent solution. If you are still not able to watch videos even after enabling these Performance Cookies or do not wish to, please drop a comment here.
There are multiple reports regarding podcasts missing on third party apps, being impossible to download, or being completely missing. Please continue to use the Bug Reporting boards to relay these issues but don't forget to ping Dylan by including @dtoast in your bug report.
For those wondering about Part 2 of the Universal Road Trip video series, Jan confirmed it will likely go up during the weekend.
Also, one quick note about Dylan. Some people have commented that they feel like he's been less visible on the forums lately, and you are right. But, I'll let you in on the reason for that. GameSpot, GameFAQs, and Fandom, with the near universal support of their staff and moderation teams, decided to shut down their Off-Topic political discussion threads. This decision has no bearing on the Giant Bomb forums and Fandom's current plans for them, but be aware, this is a net positive for society. Nonetheless, Dylan has been "busy."
Tweets
Updated with Ubisoft and PC Gaming times.
— Brad Lynch (@MarinoV1) May 17, 2023
Where you at Nina Struthers? https://t.co/bi3alhApdH pic.twitter.com/DUwYYvofLk
Trying mushroom for the first time. @DanRyckert pic.twitter.com/LmIviRAEuY
— Kone (@KoneBomb) May 17, 2023
Can't believe it's been 11 years since @johntdrake made my ska dreams come true and we put together the giant bomb house band for pax east 2012 pic.twitter.com/Bgu7EG3kIq
— Eric Pope (@MrPope) May 16, 2023
The appearance of @patrickklepek on today's Game Mess Mornings coincides with the tenth anniversary of a VERY SPECIAL video series on the site everyone should watch at least once.
— GB Duders Feed (@GBDudersFeed) May 15, 2023
Also, props to @VinnyCaravella, @dannyodwyer, and @drewscanlon.
Video: https://t.co/oGOA6doF5D pic.twitter.com/8kWsuxvLsf
Paused and walked away from this episode of #UPF and I'm not sure what was being said, but I've got a hunch it was @DanRyckert poorly understanding something. (@tamoorh @lucyjamesgames @JeffGrubb @jeffbakalar @unastrike @JeanLucSeipke) pic.twitter.com/bv0UnpJsGt
— Giant Bomb Nonsense (@GB_Nonsense) May 17, 2023
Mike Minotti watching 10hr breakdown videos about Kingdom Hearts lore pic.twitter.com/uZbRlC0kVz
— Creaky Legs 🏳️🌈 (@CreakyLegs) May 20, 2023
Activities
Immortality Is The 10th Game Of UUGPGC Year 2. Finish By May 22. Mark All Spoilers! +
Unsanctioned Unofficial Game Pass Game Club Voting Thread For Cycle Starting May 22, 2023 (By: @bigsocrates)
Don't forget that the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Game Pass Game Club is for Immortality! If you have any non-spoiler thoughts about this controversial title from Sam Barlow and Half Mermaid, feel free to share them!
There's also a new batch of games to vote for as part of the Community Game Pass Game Club! Here are the nominees. Remember, you can vote for TWO GAMES!