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Screen to leg is the only way.
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 site-related news and best community creations from the past week!
Well, this week the most significant news item worth discussing isn’t exactly the most surprising one. This week marked the start of the new effort for Giant Bomb to share and host cross-collaboration content with other sites, in particular, GameSpot. Many thanks to the likes of Tom Caswell and others for their time and all of the hard work they did this week.
As Dan put it best on the Giant Bombcast 879 and chucktowski transcribed to a Reddit post, everything that is being done to be complimentary to Giant Bomb’s current programming schedule. The current programming that you are enjoying right now isn’t being cancelled and the hope is to just have longer blocks of uninterrupted streaming content. Also, Giant Bomb getting cross-posted on GameSpot has already shown to be incredibly assistive in getting the word out about the great stuff being done by the staff with most editions of Game Mess Morning netting thousands of extra views on their account.
The staff plans to have a better and more public streaming schedule and the only real “change” is that Game Mess Mornings is changing names and this is a change Grubb wants. An example of what is planned for the first full week of this is:
Monday 03/03/25 streams:
- Game Mess Mornings – Noon ET, 9 AM PT
- GBKidz with Shawn and Niki
- Dan’s Block
Now, I know what a lot of you might be worried about and it is a fear I also have expressed in the meetings I have had with our Fandom rep. With more programming and streams, the issue of accessibility becomes a bigger problem. Here’s what I can promise right now, and I’m going to need your help from time to time, I can promise to give you a bulleted list of everything that aired on the Spotlight, but I need some of you to drop links to the VODs after they finish. Like most of you, I’m not on the internet watching streams every day. Nonetheless, here’s my first got at this and if I missed something, drop a comment and I will be happy to edit it in.
Weekly List of Programming & Streams
- Monter Hunter Wilds | Unprofessional Fridays
- The Thing Remastered, Monster Hunter Wilds, and YuGiOh! | Giant Bombcast 879: REVENGEANCE
- RUMOR: Half-Life 3 is Finalized | Game Mess Mornings 02/28/25
- Everything from Today’s Pokémon Direct | Game Mess Mornings 02/27/25
- Giant Bomb Talks Over Pokémon Presents | 2.27.2025
- Voicemail Dump Truck 150 | Local Women.mp3
- Blues Grubbers 2000 | 03 | BLIGHTNING ROUND
- Steam Next Fest Demos! Wheel World, Haste, Skin Deep, and Golf Gambit!
- Warner Bros. Keeps Nemesis Gaming Patent Despite Studio Closure | Game Mess Mornings 02/26/25
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 has Been Rated | Giant Bombcast 879: East Coast Sweatpants
- Tom DIVES IN To The MECHA BREAK BETA
- Monster Hunter Wilds Review Round-Up | Game Mess Mornings 02/24/25
There’s a new State of the Site article up for your reading pleasure! Give it a read and see what good stuff is happening with the site right now and what’s planned for the future. The good news is that this one is almost entirely positive about plans and the future of the site.
Finally, a new batch of people are commenting that premium podcasts are still not appearing in the correct feeds or at all. If that includes you, drop a comment in the State of the Site article I linked above and dtoast will get back to you what people are telling him and if he has a ticket for that specific podcast episode or not.
BlueSky
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Video
OH, NO! EMPATHY! – (Season 7 Episode 2) – An Animated Giant Bomb Blight Club Series (By: Pickle Giraffe)
Jeff Grubb’s misadventures with Blues Brothers 2000 continue with a new episode of Blight Club Animated! Empathy? Who needs that when you have multi-colored keys and platforming that is complete bullcrap! You missed the Soul Train, so welcome to the Pain Train, can I take your order?
Activities
The GB Album Club 080 – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill (By: @unclejam23)
It’s time to talk about a musical classic with this edition of the Giant Bomb Album of the Week Club! This week the group is checking out The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill! Is this still one of the greatest works of hip-hop and neo soul? What other works in those genres do you recommend?
Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess Is The Second Game Of UUGPGC Year 4! Spoilers OPEN!(By: @bigsocrates)
The Giant Bomb Game Pass Game Club has officially opened its discussion for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess to SPOILERS! While most reviews praised its quick and stylish gameplay and colorful art style, what do you make of its story and conclusion? Share away in the thread linked above!
Blogs
Indie Game of the Week 409: Teslagrad 2 +
Kobayashi Mario Goes Hawaiian (Part Three – The Bonus Set) +
Mento’s Month: February ’25 (By: @mento)
Mento also has a new edition of their “Indie Game of the Week” feature and this episode checks out Teslagrad 2! Read what they think about its 2D Norse aesthetic and puzzle platforming-based gameplay!
Speaking of Mento’s initiatives, they wrapped up their Retro Achievement review of Super Mario Sunshine with a look at its “Bonus” subset of glitch tech, punishingly high-level play, and other goofs and surprises.
And finally, with the end of a month Mento has their expected monthly wrap-up post in which they share the games they played and anime they watched and what games and shows they recommend you and I check out when possible!
In Honor Of Dan Beating Drake of the 99 Dragons, I Played Everything From Idol FX (Part I: Gast, An Admirable Start) (By: @zombiepie)
I don’t know about you, but Dan’s time with Drake of the 99 Dragons continues to be one of the best pick-me-ups of 2025. In honor of his sacrifice, I decided to play every game ever made by Idol FX AB, the makers of Drake of the 99 Dragons and started with their first game, Gast!
What’s Next For AAA Games? (By: @meteora3255)
meteora3255 talks about reconciling the core conflict with AAA games like Monster Hunter Wilds and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii being their most anticipated titles of 2025 and yet, AAA games are the source of most of the layoffs in the industry.
All 3DO Games (Kinda) In Order: 1994 (Part 12) (By: @borgmaster)
borgmaster is back with a blog looking at the games that released on the 3DO in chronological release order! This week features the likes of Space Shuttle (1994), Star Control II, Super Wing Commander, The Incredible Machine, and The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel!
Thoughts On My Time With Ender Lilies And Its Sequel, Ender Magnolia (By: @atheistpreacher)
AtheistPreacher has been playing a LOT of Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist and shares their complete thoughts about it and how they feel about its take on the Metroidvania template and what hiccups they think hold back the game.
Discussion Threads
Monster Hunter Wilds (By: @atheistpreacher)
Are you locked into the Monster Hunter Wilds hype cycle? For people looking forward to it, what was the first game in the series that got you hooked? Also, what do you make of Wilds’ emphasis on storytelling? Are any of you skeptical of the franchise still? What about the series rubs you the wrong way?
WB Games Is Closing Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego; Cancels Wonder Woman Game (By: @zombiepie)
People are still reeling from the studio closures by WB Games which includes the closure of Monolith Productions and the cancellation of their Wonder Woman game. It’s gut-wrenching news to hear, but is it all that surprising considering Warner Bros. has been trying to get out of games for years?
Episode Where Dan Doesn’t Understand Severance? (By: @corn)
Hey, Giant Bomb fans! There’s a bit of a debate on some Dan Ryckert lore on the forums that needs YOUR HELP to settle! Which podcast and episode started the “Dan didn’t get Severance” meme or recurring bit? If you have an idea, drop a comment in the thread.
I Forgot That PS5 Pro Was A Thing (By: @nocall)
It sounds like the PS5 Pro isn’t selling all that well, or is it? What do you think were Sony’s expectations and do you think the Pro SKU met them? Also, was this thing always destined for failure the minute it was announced? Share your answers to those questions in the thread above.
Lists
“Keighley’s” Checks And How They Were Cashed In During “His Shows” (By: @infantpipoc)
A while back infantpipoc decided to sit back and re-review every edition of the Game Awards as hosted by Geoff Keighley. With this list they decided to look at every incarnation of his awards event and see if they could identify the biggest “check” Keighley was able to cash.
Games of the Year 2024 (By: @winsol)
Once again, we have a belated GOTY 2024 list, but this time from winsol! Give it a read and see what games rocked your year and always remember that I’m happy to showcase any GOTY lists, regardless of when you make them.
Games That Need To Be Ported To The Switch (By: @galamoth)
As we draw closer to the launch of the Switch 2, Galamoth uses their latest list to annotate the games they still can’t help but be surprised were never ported to the OG Switch that they hope either come out on it eventually or at least grace the Switch 2.
Reviews
@sbc515 did a mini-Contra review retrospective this week with an assessments of Contra on the NES, Super C on the NES, and Contra III: The Alien Wars on the SNES! Read any of their reviews to discover where they think Contra truly became Contra!
@infantpipoc‘s Transistor review looks at how the game holds up when played entirely on a Steam Deck! Also, they share why they think it is a modern “classic” due to its seamless gameplay and riveting story and narrative structure.
Wiki Of The Week
Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening
Man, are ready to celebrate Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening’s 20th birthday? I sure am not and I can even remember watching the video review for this one on X-Play when G4 was still a thing! Regardless, give our wiki page for the game a read to discover why it’s viewed as one of the greatest course corrections in video game history!
