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 previous week and all of the great works from the community. Hopefully, you all are not wasting the tender and juicy shrimp meat found on the tail of shrimp because you don't support food waste.
Ads are still coming in to some subscribed to the Bombcast and other podcast feeds (i.e., Jeff Jeff's and Game Mess Mornings). As mentioned last week, the site switched its ad partner and this might be causing issue. However, Bakalar is working with higher-ups to address the problem quickly. Just remember that if you try to report the problem on the site to ping @dtoast so he can file a ticket with the correct priority.
Speaking of the site's former ad partner, Kast Media, Grubb and others have gone public that this change is due to Kast's continual failure to pay the site on time or at all. Kast Media has been in headlines for this problem, so GB was not alone with its struggles with Kast.
On a more positive note, friends of the site both current and old were feeling especially charitable last week. Drew Scanlon's yearly charity drive for Bike MS has been going well and has raised $12,238 of his $15,000 goal. Eyepatch Wolf hosted a stream for the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) and here's the link to their donation page if you missed it.
Finally, MinnMax will be doing a trivia event with Mike Minotti on Tuesday, the 19th at 6pm Central. The last person standing gets $1,000, but feel free to just revel in the fun if you are not that good with trivia.
Tweets
Another great week!
— World’s Famous Giant Bomb (@giantbomb) September 16, 2023
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Compete in game trivia this Tuesday to win $1,000 with Trivia Tower: The Grand Round! @Tolkoto from @giantbomb and @GamesBeat is our cohost.
— MinnMax (@MinnMaxShow) September 15, 2023
- Support MinnMax at the $2 tier to compete
- The last person standing wins $1,000
- Tuesday, 9/19 - 6pm Centralhttps://t.co/VuOu2mkhym pic.twitter.com/is9j8pBkQ4
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— Juan Cholo (@Juan_cholo13) September 11, 2023
13 years since this Giant Bomb forum post led me to my first writing gig
— Josiah Renaudin (@JosiahRenaudin) September 10, 2023
Could have never predicted what’s happened since pic.twitter.com/WRchI6H11q
— Giant Bomb Out of Context (@GBombOOC) September 11, 2023
Mail day featuring the new @giantbomb t-shirt by one of my fav artists (@blakestevenson)! pic.twitter.com/ay68k3R5M7
— Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken) September 15, 2023
Activities
Planet of Lana Is The 19th Selection Year 2 Of The UUGPGC! Finish By September 12, 2023! Spoilers OPEN! (By: @bigsocrates)
The 20th selection of year 2 of the Giant Bomb Game Pass Game Club is Goat Simulator? What does everyone think of one of the most well-known streamer meme games? Is the game's legacy a positive or negative one?
Also, don't forget that the community Game Pass Game Club has opened up its discussion for Planet of Lana to SPOILERS! What did you think of the game's story and ending and what should developer Wishfully do next?
The GB Album Club 040 - Samurai Sessions Vol. 3: Worlds Collide by MIYAVI (By: @unclejam23)
This edition of the Giant Bomb Community Album Club is for Samurai Sessions Vol. 3: Worlds Collide by MIYAVI! Do you have any thoughts or impressions of the Japanese finger-slapping guitarist? If so, click the link below to join the fun!
Art
What if the Giant Bomb staff found themselves in the world of Barbie? Well, that's what artist Kone imagined this week and I think we can agree that they properly cast them for their respective roles in the film.