The Community Spotlight 2023.11.04

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 efforts from the previous week.

However, before we get into that, there's no denying that the big news this week is that Giant Bomb's Extra Life 2023 programming has BEGUN! For those of you interested on what's being streamed, when, and where, check out the AMAZING article TurboShawn published on the site! The biggest question that many of you have is when the staff Extra Life streams will take place, so here's the plan:

• Saturday, November 11th
  • 9AM-3PM Eastern: Grubb & Friends
  • 3PM-3AM Eastern: Giant Bomb West ft. GameSpot Friends
• Saturday, November 18th
  • 12PM-8PM Eastern: Giant Bomb Midwest ft. The Windbag - Live from the Dancave

For November 3-5 the site will be running community-based charity streams that you can watch and support in chat! Also, don't forget about the request and pledging mission we have with every single Extra Life, which is to make sure that everyone on the team has at least one donation! Right now, the team is 55 members strong, but we have 14 people with their donation pages still hovering at $0. So, if possible, please go to Team Page and send even a small donation to these pages.

And remember, Extra Life 2023 donation pages stay active until the end of the year! So, if you can't donate today or even this month, you have until December 31st, 2023 to send in your love and appreciation!

Moving on to the non-Extra Life news, the new podcast supplemental to the Giant Bombcast came out this week. For those that missed it, every Friday, you'll get a podcast titled "R" or "Revengeance." This podcast will be focused on one specific topic or will continue discussions from the main podcast that could not be completed due to NDAs or other obligations. This new production is not a replacement of the main Bombcast, and the average length will be 60 to 90 minutes. Also, the members of this podcast will be a rotation.

Giant Bomb's Extra Life 2023 Information

If you are unable to stream during "Game Day" or this weekend, don't worry. You can stream any day, so don't worry about it.

Also, to anyone streaming for Giant Bomb's Extra Life team, feel free to add me to your announcement Tweets by tagging me. On Twitter I am @GBDudersFeed, and for those wanting an alternative, I am @gbdudersfeed.bsky.social on Bluesky.

Speaking of which, if you enjoy this Spotlight feature and my activities on social media, please consider donating to my Extra Life page. No worries if you can't donate!

• Giant Bomb's Extra Life 2023 Team Page - JOIN NOW!
• Giant Bomb Extra Life Updated Article - Has EVERYTHING about the site's plans for the next three weeks!
• Giant Bomb's Individual Donation Page - Donate HERE during the main Giant Bomb Extra Life Streams!
• Giant Bomb's Extra Life 2023 Announcement Thread - Now being updated DAILY with details!
• Dan Ryckert (Giant Bomb Staffer) - DONATION GOAL OF $7,440
• Shawn McDowell (Giant Bomb Social Media & Team Captain) - DONATION GOAL OF $100
• ZombiePie (That's ME!) - DONATION GOAL OF $1,000

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