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The Giant Bomb Community Spotlight has returned, and we’re excited to dive into the latest news and community creations from the past week. In this edition, we’ll be covering the site’s re-design efforts, the Giant Bomb Game of the Month Club, and the community’s amazing art and discussion threads.

Site-Related News and Updates

Small update about the site re-design effort on the Giant Bomb Discord. Reminder that if you want to contribute or just want to be privy to the site rebuild effort, ⁠the “wiki-street-team” channel is where you want to be! If you would like notifications for posts or are interested in participating in team collaboration Chuck and the mods have a role for that: @Wiki Street Team. Just ask in the channel or ask a mod to get it! For those of you that enjoyed Giant Bomb playing Skies of Arcadia: Legends, just a friendly reminder that Grubb playing that was thanks to DEMOCRACY! For those of you that have premium you can participate in what games get played during GB Plays! All you need to do is unlock premium on the Giant Bomb Discord and waiting for a ping from Grubb or someone else with a poll. If you don’t know how to unlock your premium on the Giant Bomb Discord, just use /premium connect to unlock the premium discord channels. If you have any issues, drop a yelp in “site-tech-issues” and someone will help you out.

Community Creations and Art

Grubb & Minotti CAUGHT On Coldplay’s Couple Cam (By: @kone)
Giant Bomb’s Mr. Wobblehead (By: Pickle_Giraffe)
Hakuna Minotti (By: doctorvenkman)
Mufasa Speaks With His Son (By: el_paolo_loco)
Dump Truck: Fart Walk With Me (By: Steven)

These amazing artworks were created by the Giant Bomb community, showcasing their creativity and humor.

Activities and Events

The GB Album Club 090 – The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo by Mr. Bungle (We’re Doing A Black Sabbath Next Week) (By: @unclejam23)
The Album of the Week Club on Giant Bomb is doing something “different” this time around! Its next pick is The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo by Mr. Bungle! If you want to join the fun, drop a comment in the thread linked above.
The Alters Is The 7th Game Of UUGPGC Year 4! Finish By August 1! Mark All Spoilers! (By: @bigsocrates)
ArbitraryWater’s Official Unsanctioned and Unsolicited Blight Club Suggestion List (By: @arbitrarywater)
I Have Regressed to a JRPG Sicko Again (By: @ford_dent)
Indie Game of the Week 429: The Station +
Game OVA Season 4: Episode 4 — Dr. Slump (By: @mento)
Should Have Been Gilroy Part 2 Of 3 Dark Forest (By: @infantpipoc)
The Merits Of Lethal Company-Likes – Part 2: Let’s Talk About Chained Together, R.E.P.O., Peak, And GAME JUICE! (By: @zombiepie)

These activities and events showcase the community’s passion for gaming, music, and discussion.

Discussion Threads

Welcome To The Smutpocalypse: Itch Begins Deindexing “Adult” Games & Is Denying Payments To Adult Game Devs (By: @zombiepie)
Hulk Hogan Is Dead (By: @spleeny)
Ozzy Osbourne, Legendary Metal Frontman & Singer, Is Dead (By: @zombiepie)
Capcom Isn’t Making A New Dino Crisis, So We Will Have To Settle On Code Violet – The Best Worst Trailer & Game Of 2025 (By: @zombiepie)
Project CARS 3 Will Be Delisted From Digital Stores On August 24th, 2025 (By: @gtxforza)
The Outer Worlds 2 Being Xbox/Microsoft’s Personal Test Of The $80 Price Point Feels Bad, Man…. [Update: NOPE!] (By: @zombiepie)

These discussion threads cover a wide range of topics, from gaming and music to current events and pop culture.

Lists

The Giant Bomb Community’s Top 50 Standalones of 2001-2025 (By: @mento)
NES Games I Played As A Child, As I Remember Them (By: @lommy)
These Aren’t Doom Clones! (By: @drjimmyb)
Reviews

These lists showcase the community’s creativity and humor, from top game picks to nostalgic memories.

Reviews

* @pauljeremiah’s retro video game reviews are back with a review of Phantasy Star II! Is this legendary galactic JRPG still worth playing today even if it has been overshadowed by other JRPGs from this era?