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 creations from the previous week.
First off, in case you missed it, it was recently Jan's birthday! Feel free to wish him a belated birthday if you haven't done so already by either using the link to his Tweet or drop a supportive comment here.
Hopefully you enjoyed the return of Friday Night Forkin'. For those wondering, the video archive version of debut episode of season three is available on Twitch, but technical issues have prevented a proper upload elsewhere. Also, due to Grubb's vacation, normal programming was delayed or put on hiatus until next week.
Michael Higham's mother passed away. If you have enjoyed his appearances on GB or his work on GameSpot, consider sending Michael your condolences. The link also provides access to his family's funeral GoFundMe page.
Finally, in response to recent events, Tamoor is raising money for Medical Aid for Palestinians, a British charity that works with NGOs to deliver aid to Palestinian civilians. It is a charity organization that is supported by the UK Government (DfID), the European Union and other international aid organizations and delivers medical supplies and services to civilians.
Giant Bomb's Extra Life 2023 Information
Hey, everyone. As the sub-headline here suggests, we are quickly approaching Extra Life 2023's Game Day on November 4th. As of right now, the Giant Bomb staff are still finalizing their plans for the event, but that does not mean YOU can't help with the cause! Right now, the Giant Bomb Team, which is linked below, is hovering around 24 team members. The hope is to get to 35 before this time next week! Even if you can only stream for a few hours or on a different date that is not "Game Day", please consider joining the team to help increase the numbers!
If you cannot join or are not a streamer, no worries! You can still help the effort by donating to the accounts that have already joined the team! As with previous years, we always try to make sure that everyone on the Giant Bomb Extra Life Team has at least one donation and that we have ZERO PEOPLE AT $0! If you cannot donate, no worries, maybe spread the word and share a team page at $0 to someone you know that might be interested in donating!
- Giant Bomb's Extra Life 2023 Team Page - JOIN NOW!
- Giant Bomb's Extra Life 2023 Announcement Thread - This is still under construction. Over time, it will be populated with the streaming plans for the site as well as community events that take place before or after Game Day.
- Dan Ryckert (Giant Bomb Staffer) - DONATION GOAL OF $7,440
- Shawn McDowell (Giant Bomb Social Media & Team Captain) - DONATION GOAL OF $100
Tweets
Hey, if you're going to be in LA for The Game Awards -- especially in the couple of days leading up to it -- let me know for a possible Giant Bomb thing.
— Grubb (@JeffGrubb) October 12, 2023
— 🏳️⚧️ Creaky Legs 🏳️🌈 (@CreakyLegs) October 13, 2023
ダン - Cursed Video
— "It is I, Jearum!" 🇵🇭 (@jea_rum) October 7, 2023
*FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY*@giantbomb @DanRyckert @JeffGrubb @_janjerome @jeffbakalar pic.twitter.com/KiSYIS9mNw
You Won't Have John Riccitiello to Kick Around Anymore http://t.co/zxwygldzHe
— World’s Famous Giant Bomb (@giantbomb) March 18, 2013
.@DanRyckert mentioned he had a crush on the April O'Neil on the side of the TMNT arcade cabinet, so I looked it up. Okay, (a) I honestly have no memory of this being the side art, and (b) WHAT THE HELL IS THAT POSE APRIL IS HOLDING? I'm getting osteoarthritis just looking at it. pic.twitter.com/cEIenyROrC
— Cal Skuthorpe (@buzz_clik) October 11, 2023
Activities
Gris Is The 22nd Selection Of Year 2 Of The UUGPGC! Finish By October 23, 2023!
Gris by Nomada Studio is the 22nd selection of the Giant Bomb Game Pass Game Club! Do you have any early impressions or thoughts about this narrative adventure game about a girl restoring the world?
Giant Bomb Community Announcement: Quake II Is The 21st Selection Of Year 2 Of The UUGPGC! Finish By October 9, 2023! Spoilers OPEN! (By: @bigsocrates)