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 site-related news and best community creations from the previous week!
This biggest news this week comes from a recent Giant Bomb Townhall on the Giant Bomb Discord. After a hiatus, the Giant Bombathon is back! That’s right, the Giant Bomb staff are planning to come together in the same room with a smattering of guests for your entertainment! This will happen in about a month and be a 24 hour stream.
What’s the impetus for a new Bombathon? Well, the staff have thought that the time was ripe for a genuine effort to get people signed up for Premium or an overall fundraiser for the site’s future. If you want to help, spread the word and maybe even ask friends that you know that enjoy games or gaming to make an account on the site so you can gift them a premium subscription. For those of you with maxed out Premium subs, there’s always the Ko-Fi page that allows you to go above and beyond the call of duty while helping to insure the future of the site.
When it comes to the Bombcast on October 23rd, some tech issues caused that recording to go private thanks to Jan’s power going out mid-podcast. The episode had to be edited to get to it to be a complete singular episode and that made publishing it on various platforms harder and slower than normal. The episode should be up now, but please be understanding if you notice any audio or video issues during it.
Last weekend marked the start of former Giant Bomb staffer Drew Scanlon’s charity effort to raise money towards the National MS Society. They recently streamed on Twitch with Vinny Caravella and have already raised OVER $64,000 towards their cause! If you missed their charity stream, here’s a link to the VOD.
Art
Updated Giant Bomb Blight Club Super Friends (By: @jearum)
It has been a while since jearum updated their Super Friends banner art for Blight Club and they finally got around to including some of the more recent seasons of the feature on their recurring Blight Club Super Friends banner art.
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Activities
Herdling Is The 9th Game Of UUGPGC Year 4. Finish By October 1. Mark All Spoilers!
UUGPGC Voting Thread For Cycle Starting October 1, 2025 (By: @bigsocrates)
Herdling by Okomotive is the latest game pick for the Giant Bomb Game of the Month Club! Without getting into spoilers, this week’s conversation is about the game’s attempts to graft a relationship or sense of connection with its mythical beasts. Do you think it works?
More importantly, voting for the next game pick is official open and there are a TON of juicy nominees to vote for this time around! For all of you playing Hollow Knight: Silksong, the game is a nominee you can vote for with this round of voting!
The GB Album Club 098 – Moon Hooch by Moon Hooch (By: @unclejam23)
The latest edition of the Giant Bomb Album of the Week Club is for Moon Hooch by Moon Hooch! Are any of the fans or familiar with their percussion- and saxophone-based music?
Blogs
Indie Game of the Week 438: Moonlight Pulse (By: @mento)
Mega Man X, Ihatovo Monogatari, Ganbare Goemon 3, and Undake 30 Same Game: Mario Version grace this edition of Mento ‘s Supertember feature! Yup, it’s time to get weird this week with this edition of the feature!
Furthermore, for this edition of their “Indie Game of the Week” feature, mod Mento reviewed Moonlight Pulse by developer Seafloor Games! Read why they think the game’s worldbuilding and level design really stand out even if its art and production values comes up short.
AEW All Out/WWE Wrestlepalooza Recap and Ratings (By: @bravobuster1200)
BravoBuster1200 returns to write about their thoughts of AEW’s ALL Out event as well as what it was like attending WWE’s Wrestlepalooza in-person! Which event did they enjoy more? You’ll just have to read to find out!
FMV Friday: Braveheart: The Interactive CD-ROM & Romeo + Juliet: The Interactive CD-ROM (By: @zombiepie)
Want to enjoy the weird and wacky world of interactive CD-ROMs from the 1990s? If so, moderator ZombiePie has a blog for you! They decided to check out the long-forgotten interactive tie-in CDs for Braveheart and Romeo + Juliet and they really are “something!”
Discussion Threads
Reports Suggest EA Is In Talks To Go Private With Help From Jared Kushner And Saudi Arabia Investment Funds (By: @zombiepie)
Though it’s not officially, it sounds like Electronic Arts is nearing a leveraged buyout assisted by Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner to allow the company to go private. What does it say about the state of the video game industry that EA needs to go private? Well, obviously, nothing positive.
Forza Horizon 6 Teaser Is Here! (By: @gtxforza)
After months of rumors, Forza Horizon 6 has been confirmed and is indeed set in Japan! Are you excited for the game and this widely demanded setting for Forza Horizon? Also, will this be the first Forza game to launch multiplatform?
Game of the Year 2025 Bombcast Hopes & Wishlist Discussion Thread (By: @cubbielover)
It’s certainly be an “eventful” year for Giant Bomb, but one thing always has remained true: the site will always have some of the best GOTY podcast content on the entirety of the internet. With the site going independent, and the creative limits no longer so limited, what are your hopes this year from the site?
OD Looks Like A Game Kojima Is Using To Put All Of His Old PT Ideas Into (By: @zombiepie)
After years of radio silence, Microsoft and Xbox finally had something to share about Kojima’s OD game project and it sure looks like Kojima packed all of his ideas from PT/Silent Hills into a new game! Is that a good thing? Join the community conversation in the thread!
Borderlands 4 Discussion Thread (By: @atheistpreacher)
The flame war about Borderlands 4‘s performance issues continues yet again. So, who’s side are you on? Do you buy Randy Pitchford‘s explanations or are you part of the community groundswell upset the game struggles to maintain its promised 60 FPS framerate?
Lists
Capcom Games Where Messed Up Stuff Happens To The Protagonist’s Hand. (By: @mooseymcman)
MooseyMcMan has a new fun list titled: “Capcom games where messed up stuff happens to the protagonist’s hand.” See what they have so far and maybe drop a comment with any extra examples. Do you think Chris punching a boulder in Resident Evil 5 counts?
Reviews
@djcube returned to Metroid Prime as the release of Metroid Prime 4 looms closer. Does the game that started it all still hold up? They think it sure does, but why? What do they think is the game’s secret sauce?
@djcube got around to playing Alan Wake II and decided to write up a review for the game! Give it a read by clicking the link below and discover why they loved it!
@djcube decided to boot up Darkened Skye and shares in their review discussing why the game has way more going for it than just simply being an elaborate advergame for Skittles.
Wiki Of The Week
The franchise has been long dormant for reasons we won’t get into, but recently the third entry in the Sly Cooper franchise, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, celebrated its 20th anniversary! I know many of you have nostalgic memories playing the game, so, rest assured our wiki page for the game is absolutely stellar!
