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 the previous week. Welcome to the last day of September!
In terms of programming, Jan announced that the Thursday Night Throwdown for Team Fortress 2, which is quickly becoming the most cursed planned piece of Giant bomb content ever, has been rescheduled to this week on October 5th.
The Giant Bomb Discord moderation team is looking for new moderators and they have an application form. If you think you would make for a great Discord mod, fill out the application!
In terms of updates for bug reports, Dylan reiterated during this week's monthly Fandom meeting that updates are coming out for the video player and podcast feed at least weekly. However, he did note that the engineering team is planning to address the site search engine issues next. The site's forum search being broken has been reported and updates should be coming soon. If you experience any issues that you are incredibly frustrated about or suspect an update may have done more damage than good, remember your options are:
- Go to the Giant Bomb Discord and drop a comment in "site-tech-issues" but please ping @dtoast.
- Go to the Bug Reporting Boards on the site and file a report (still ping dtoast)
- Use Zendesk: https://giantbombhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
As mentioned last week, Evil Uno announced that Mystery Wrestling 4 is LIVE on October 22nd and his guest on that date will be Dan! This is a live, in-person event at Centre Aydelu in Gatineau, Quebec. You can buy tickets over here!
Finally, in light of recent events, remember that if you want Twitter alternatives for the staff there's a thread for you to consult. If you notice any gaps, please drop a comment. Also, if you want to get updates about the site and community, I have a Bluesky, Cohost, and Tumblr account that you can follow and enjoy.
Tweets
Fantastic. @nextlander @bradshoemaker pic.twitter.com/DAzVITwLXg
β Jason Oestreicher (@unastrike) September 29, 2023
This is a reference Iβve been wanting to get in the show since I started working at Powerhouse 6 years ago. I very much loved watching Giant Bomb on the side while I worked, especially the Vinnyvania series. https://t.co/QFpSxISmpu
β Steve Stark π (@sstarkm) September 29, 2023
Catch you on the flipside Jim!
β Nikolaj Jensen πΎ (@NikolajFJ) September 28, 2023
Credit:@giantbomb pic.twitter.com/5TIWeP8H3n
Finally tried to explain @giantbomb to my mom... pic.twitter.com/4o3zIbRhpP
β lex luddy (kiryu's roommate) (@BasicalliLexi) September 30, 2023
Your mission... If you choose to accept it. pic.twitter.com/SCv31B2bGZ
β π³οΈββ§οΈ Creaky Legs π³οΈβπ (@CreakyLegs) September 30, 2023
Always good to get further confirmation that @JeffGrubb and @GameOverGreggy are the same person. pic.twitter.com/w6njQA3m6w
β Shawn McDowell (@TurboShawn_) September 25, 2023
We've hit another ten year anniversary, this time when Vinny got kicked off that cliff in Dark Souls. pic.twitter.com/mEYIfXyfIN
β Moosey. (@MooseyMcMan) September 24, 2023
Activities
The GB Album Club 042 - Nina Simone in Concert by Nina Simone (Cycle Finale!) (By: @unclejam23)
The Giant Bomb Community Album Club is wrapping up another successful cycle! The final album for your consideration for this season is "Nina Simone in Concert" by Nina Simone! Join the community discussion about this jazz legend NOW!
Giant Bomb Activity Announcement: Goat Simulator Is The 20th Selection Of Year 2 Of The UUGPGC! SPOILERS OPENED! (By: @bigsocrates)
It's time for a CLAMMY CLAM CLASSIC with this edition of the Community Game Pass Game Club! That's right, this time the group is playing Quake II! Whether you are playing the original or the 2023 remaster, join the fun!
Also, don't forget that the Giant Bomb Community Game Pass Game Club is hosting a discussion for Goat Simulator and they have opened up their discussion to SPOILERS! What's your favorite "secret" in the game?