The Community Spotlight 2023.07.01

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 creations from last week.

There's a new t-shirt design on sale on the Giant Bomb store designed by @jearum! You have six possible colors to choose from and there is also a sweatshirt version of the design. If you experience any issues with shipping or international rates, please send an email to support@giantbomb.com.

Related to site quandaries and issues, many of you have expressed frustrations with certain videos and VODs not being readily available on the site or Twitch after their streams are over. As indicated by Jeff Bakalar on Discord, the videos that have yet to get re-uploaded are getting ID'd for copyright audio, so that's why they are currently unavailable. Staff and Fandom are working on resolving the issue, but some may require edits or revisions.

The staff have Monday and Tuesday off for Independence Day. As such, non-podcast programming will not be recorded until Wednesday. However, the good news is that Jan has raised the priority of providing a stunning conclusion to Play It Forward sooner rather than later.

Finally, this week will mark the tenth anniversary of Ryan Davis's passing. This site has been through a lot of changes in those ten years. Nonetheless, Ryan played a massive role in defining this site's identity, which still persists to this day, and providing many of us with memories that we will cherish forever. There are many of you that joined the site after Ryan's death, and that's okay. What I want you to know is the countless hours of entertainment that you have enjoyed are a reflection of his joyous spirit. There are so many things I wish could tell him if he were still here with us, but at the very least I can say I'm still thinking about him.

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Activities

The Next GB Album Club Cycle Theme Is... No Theme, We're Doing Chaos (By: @unclejam23)

The Giant Bomb Album of the Week Club is BACK BAYBEE and the group is taking a new batch of recommendations from YOU! Learn how you can get the group to listen to your favorite album or one you think is an under-appreciated gem!

Unsanctioned Unofficial Game Pass Game Club Voting Thread For Cycle starting July 3, 2023

Soma is the 13th Game Selection Of Year 2 Of The UUGPGC. Finish By July 3, 2023! Mark All Spoilers (By: @bigsocrates)

The Game Pass Game Club is BACK and it has a new list of exciting games for you to vote on! Here's the list and remember to vote for TWO GAMES you think would be fun to talk about on the forums!

Likewise, Soma is the 13th selection for the Game Pass Game Club! The target completion date is July 3rd, but if you have any early non-spoiler thoughts about the game, or want to participate in the future, feel free to share them now!

Art

Author's Note: Friendly reminder that if you find or make any cool works of art based on Giant Bomb staff, friends of the site, or memes associated with Giant Bomb then drop me a link! With everyone sharing their Giant Bomb themed art on different channels, it's getting harder for me to keep track of where everything is and what's getting made.