The Community Spotlight 2025.04.12

Welcome to the latest variation of helium Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, americium erstwhile again honored to beryllium your big arsenic we look backmost astatine the important site-related quality and champion assemblage creations from the erstwhile week!

First, I privation to convey each of you that tuned successful an donated during the 2025 Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run! The radical wide raised $3,645 towards Pencils of Promise, an acquisition foundation that trains teachers and builds schools successful Cambodia, Laos, and Guatemala. If you missed the lawsuit and are funny successful donating, consciousness escaped to prime immoderate of the squad members connected the leafage I linked erstwhile and donate what you tin to their page. Also, if you are funny successful joining successful the future, consciousness escaped to usage the announcement thread for this year's event. The lawsuit tends to instrumentality spot during the archetypal oregon 2nd play of April and squad skipper @thatpinguino is ever blessed to adhd caller squad members to the Discord.

As reported past week, a hole precocious dropped to code aggregate reports that the site's video subordinate was not working. If you are inactive having issues, drop a remark implicit here arsenic the engineers are struggling to replicate the issue. It does seems similar immoderate radical person reported that the contented goes distant aft they disable uBlock Origin, which you whitethorn oregon whitethorn not beryllium unfastened to trying yourself. Regardless, @dtoast has confirmed that addressing video subordinate issues remains a apical priority.

Some radical who perceive to the non-Premium versions of the podcasts reported that thy got right-wing governmental oregon fiscal advertisements portion listening to the podcast. To clarify, Fandom's editorial argumentation prohibits governmental advertisements and if you get these you tin study them connected the Discord successful the "Site-Tech-Issues" transmission oregon by sending an email to [email protected]. dtoast volition effort to get those ads removed arsenic soon arsenic possible.

@chucktowski precocious announced that Click Click Bomb, the Giant Bomb-themed clicker crippled that has creation brought to you by Pickle_Giraffe, just launched connected Steam! It's a self-published rubric and wholly FREE! If you played the web version, see installing the crippled careless and dropping a affirmative reappraisal truthful chuck tin get the affirmative rep they intelligibly deserve.

Finally, I privation to convey each of you that sent successful your champion wishes connected the past variation of the Community Spotlight which, arsenic galore of you remember, marked the 10th day of the Community Spotlight gracing the beforehand leafage of Giant Bomb. This Sunday, I'll marque clip to beryllium down and respond to everyone's comments but cognize present that they meant truthful overmuch to maine and they are a almighty reminder of wherefore I bash this feature. I can't committedness yet different 10 years of doing this, but remainder assured, I spot nary crushed to halt what I'm doing for now. So, without further ado, let's get into it!

Weekly List of Programming & Streams

Giant Bomb Power Block Programming

• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake May Shadow Drop Soon | GameBreaking News 04/07/25
• Kura5: Bonds of the Undying | GB Kidz
• Trying Mirror's Edge successful 2025
• Nintendo Switch 2 News Roundup & Blue Prince Impressions | Giant Bombcast 885
• Rumors of Titanfall 3 Circulating | GameBreaking News 04/09/25
• Monaco 2 with Kinda Funny!
• OverGrubb 03 | Blight Club
• Nintendo Stockpiling US Switch 2s Even Though They Could Sell astatine a Loss | GameBreaking News 4/10/25
• The First 82 Minutes of Blue Prince | Giant Bomb Plays
• Voicemail Dump Truck 156 | Edging Pizza.mp3
• Minecraft Player Numbers Leaped by Over 30% In Line With Movie Premiere | GameBreaking News 4/11/25
• Marvel Rivals Season 2 | Giant Bomb Plays
• Destroying Ryckert’s Market In Supermarket Together | Unprofessional Fridays
• POWER BLOCK 4/07/25 [COMPLETE VOD] | GameBreaking News, GB Kidz, and Mirror's Edge Let's Play
• POWER BLOCK 4/08/25 [COMPLETE VOD] | Giant Bombcast, South of Midnight Let's Play
• POWER BLOCK 4/09/25 [COMPLETE VOD] | GameBreaking News, Blight Club, and Monaco 2 w/ Kinda Funny
• POWER BLOCK 4/10/25 [COMPLETE VOD] | GameBreaking News, GameSpot Show, Blue Prince, and VMDT
• POWER BLOCK 4/11/25 [COMPLETE VOD] | GameBreaking News, Marvel Rival's Season 2, UPF, GameSpot After Dark

GameSpot Programming

• Does Blue Prince Actually Make Math Fun? | The GameSpot Show
• Why You Should Care About LOOK OUTSIDE
• Blue Prince Is One Of The Best Games of 2025
• Video Games Just Aren't Hitting In 2025 | GameSpot After Dark #265

Bluesky

Art

Check Out My 15 Inch Pipo (By: @poconopaul)

It's decidedly a chill enactment for everyone that has been enjoying Grubb, Dan, and Mike person amusive with OverBlood, but poconopaul decided to footwear up their 3D printer and 3D printed Pipo from the game! Read each astir however they made the exemplary and congratulate them successful making specified an awesome work.

A Literal Ryckert Roulette (By: Chron)

Ryckert's Roulette has decidedly been a welcomed summation to the Power Block programming schedule. As a result, Chron decided to representation what a literal roulette instrumentality with antithetic versions of Dan would look like. Obviously, they didn't really capable each slot with a antithetic Dan face. Also, the nexus supra is an invitation to the Giant Bomb Discord, which you tin articulation astatine immoderate time.

Video

I promised you a twerking animated Grubb and I did not lie.

RAD CARSEAT (Time of your Life) - (Season 8 PREMIERE) - An Animated Giant Bomb Blight Club Series (By: Pickle Giraffe)

After a abbreviated hiatus, Pickle_Giraffe's Animated Blight Club diagnostic is BACK! Do you privation to spot Pipo and Grubb twerking successful beauteous detail? Well, this is the video for you! Also, don't hide to driblet a remark and "Like" Pickle_Giraffe's works connected YouTube. Show them immoderate enactment for each of their large work.

Activities

Does anyone similar the existent combat successful this game? Feel escaped to share!

Atomfall Is The 4th Game Of UUGPGC Year 4! Finish By May 1! Mark All Spoilers (By: @bigsocrates)

The Game Pass Game Club is keeping it hep and modern with its latest prime arsenic this period it is going to look astatine Atomfall! Have immoderate of you fixed Rebellion's latest crippled a shot? Are you sick and bushed of however often you request to usage the metallic detector? Share distant implicit here!

The GB Album Club 084 - Low by David Bowie (Cycle Finale) (By: @unclejam23)

David Bowie's Low closed the latest play for the Giant Bomb Album Club and the radical is unfastened to suggestions and caller humor for the adjacent season! If you are funny successful joining an online medium oregon euphony club, past driblet a remark successful the thread!

Blogs

More similar Tales of Forgetabilia!

Help I'm Trapped successful Mid-Budget Action-JRPG Heck (03): Gachapon Panic (By: @arbitrarywater)

ArbitraryWater is backmost with a caller blog wherein they speech astir mid-budget JRPGs from the past oregon precocious and archer you if they stack up good against bigger names successful the genre. This week, they sermon Tales of Legendia and Granblue Fantasy: Relink! Did they person a amusive clip with either game? Read to find out!

All PS1 Games In Order: Part 036 (By: @borgmaster)

MLB Pennant Race, Myst, NHL Powerplay '96, PGA Tour 97, and Power Rangers Zeo Full Tilt Battle Pinball are the games borgmaster played for their latest retrospective connected the PS1! If immoderate of those names ringing a bell, springiness this blog a read!

The Dredge of Seventeen Rising: Redredgence (Part One) +

Indie Game of the Week 415: Redo! (By: @mento)

Mento has a caller bid wherever they re-play games they forgot to play successful 2017 and spot if they should person made their GOTY database for the year. This week, they checked retired Dragon Quest Heroes II and assessed its worthy arsenic 1 of the galore spin-offs successful the Dragon Quest series!

Also, for this variation of their "Indie Game of the Week" diagnostic Mento checked retired Redo! Read wherefore they deliberation it offers a beauteous intriguing divergence from emblematic exploration platformers! Can you deliberation of indie games successful this crease worthy playing? Share them arsenic suggestions connected their blog!

Power rangers AND Pinball?! Don't archer Jan astir this game!

We Were (and Remain) DOOMed for the Kids (By: @ford_dent)

Ford_Dent played implicit TEN HOURS of DOOM for foundation past weekend, including SIGIL and SIGIL II! What was that similar and what did they larn from the experience? Also, what tips and tricks bash they person for radical that person a hard clip beating Doom connected Ultra-Violence?

MAR10 Day: My 10 Favorite Mario Games (By: @meteora3255)

As they deliberation astir what the aboriginal volition clasp for Mario connected the Switch 2 and with the aged defender astatine Nintendo retiring soon, meteora3255 discusses their favourite Mario games, the ways their respective platforms present caller gameplay ideas, and what lessons successful plan tin beryllium pulled from each game.

Discussion Threads

Was it Spelunky, FTL, Rogue Legacy, oregon thing other that kicked disconnected the roguelike/roguelite Golden Age?

Did Rogue Legacy Kick Off The Roguelike Renaissance? (By: @peezmachine)

The genre is going strong, but which crippled bash you springiness the astir recognition to for starting the "Renaissance" of roguelike oregon roguelite games? Was it Spelunky? Was it FTL? Was it Rogue Legacy? Share wherever oregon erstwhile you deliberation the genre's comeback started.

Nintendo Is Delaying Pre-orders In The Us For Switch 2, Probably Raising Price. (By: @bigsocrates)

So, present smartphones and computers are exempted from Trump's tariffs! Do you deliberation that volition supply immoderate alleviation successful the gaming sphere? Do you deliberation the markets person had their assurance shaken truthful severely that there's nary recovering from this mess? Share distant regardless!

Any Interesting New Series? (By: @loloy0101)

What a mess.

Beyond games, what are you streaming these days? Are determination immoderate caller streaming shows connected Hulu oregon Netflix that person you hooked? Do you person immoderate thoughts astir the latest play of Black Mirror? Is determination thing that is not a sequel absorbing this Spring?

Lists

Anyone wanting immoderate Eurojank recommendations this week?

ArbitraryWater's Top 10 Weird, Janked-Up and Probably Old CRPGs You Should Look At Regardless Of Playability oregon Quality (By: @arbitrarywater)

ArbitraryWater mightiness beryllium a contender for champion Giant Bomb user-list conception of the twelvemonth with: "ArbitraryWater's Top 10 Weird, Janked-Up and Probably Old CRPGs You Should Look At Regardless Of Playability oregon Quality." Learn each astir the crusty CRPGs and Eurojank titles that made the cut.

Age Unknown (By: @jacobproper1)

JacobProper1 has different amusive database conception that needs YOUR HELP! They are trying to marque a database of each azygous video crippled quality wherever we canonically don't cognize their property and astir apt ne'er will! If you tin deliberation of characters that acceptable the bill, click the nexus and stock them!

Reviews

Real OGs retrieve this being a blast.

@sbc515 decided to footwear up their Wii successful effect to astir radical inactive reasoning and talking astir the Switch 2. As they did, they decided to pen reviews for Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. Read wherefore they deliberation some are implicit all-timers that don't get the recognition they deserve.

Wiki Of The Week

Mortal Kombat 3

Absolutely an all-time 4th guzzler.

To everyone successful the warring crippled community, however does it consciousness knowing the arcade merchandise of vanilla Mortal Kombat 3 is nearing its thirtieth anniversary? Giant Bomb has ever been pro-Mortal Kombat, and you tin get a sensation of that by looking astatine the site's awesome wiki leafage for the game. Want to larn much astir wherever Mercies and Animalities came from?