Hey hi hello folks! Time for the first 2016 installment of the Giant Bomb game jam! Apologies for starting this one so late in the year; life kicked my butt really hard, but now I'm back in business (I hope). Let's make some wonderful, silly games together again!

THEME WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MY TWITCH CHANNEL FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH, RIGHT BEFORE MIDNIGHT EDT! Watch the announcement here!

The theme is set! E3 PRESENTATION (Thanks Drew!)

And as a special farewell, bonus theme! BLEAK CYBERPUNK DYSTOPIAS (Thanks Austin!)

Pick either one, or both! It's up to you! As long as you include it in some way, that's okay!

• START: August 6th (I will announce the theme live as the 5th turns to the 6th!)
• END: August 14th (be sure to submit your game before that day is over!)
• There will be a special theme picked from those given by the GB staff list!
• The game should also be somehow related to Giant Bomb.
• Do what you want, but please try not to be too crude or offensive -
  be a Giant Bomber, not a Giant Bummer!

So that's August 6th to August 14th - 9 days total, which includes two weekends. Hopefully that's enough to let as many people as possible make some really cool, really silly games... again!

The Themes

The list started being put together when I asked GB folks to submit themes during the 2015 PAX Prime panel, and I've since tracked down everyone else to get a complete set. Here are the themes; only one will be chosen!

• The Community: Johnny V
• Jeff: East VS West
• Dan: (sitting this one out since his theme was chosen last time)
• Vinny: Italian Pac-Man
• Austin: Bleak Cyberpunk Dystopias << SELECTED THEME
• Jason: Babies
• Alex: FMV
• Brad: Dave Lang's Ideal Game
• Drew: E3 Presentation << SELECTED THEME
• Rorie: One Big Chomp

Good luck, and check out this thread on the Giant Bomb forums for the latest updates!