When is the last time you blogged?

Get to it and flag as "editorial" category because we have an updated Soapbox announcment and would love to have your blogs featured.

If you're already a Soapbox user, edit your previous awesome blogs to get featured on the page. If you aren't a former Soapbox poster, that's okay. Flagging your blog as editorial will allow us to investigate if you need to be featured.

Now, get writing!

Synthia and I are doing are getting back on the community news update schedule again, and came across some amazing stuff we'll share in tomorrow's Social Share. Before then, I'd like to share this gallery that has game inspired posters.

For fun, list the games in the order of what you see!

UPDATE: Neoninja has another amazing gallery with game art. Check it out.

The GameSpot crew are headed down to PAX so we grabbed some of the data staff and competed for the tallest Marshmallow tower! We used coffee stir sticks and marshmallows.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tf26mDrShc

Let us know what you would have done differently! So far, Justin Calvert says if he was in this competition, he'd make triangles!

Synthia said it but you didn't believe it! If you check the front page of GameSpot you'll see the new feature in the lime light. Read the communiy feature that showcases GameSpot member blogs and share it with your friends! Posting a comment on the feature helps a great deal so share your feedback about the content or the format of the feature, or whatever!

Next week's topic is about game novels! Check Synthia's recent blog for the scoop.

You probably don't know this about me unless you've watched my youtube videos over the years but I'm a huge fan of lighthouses. It may have to do with television shows or films, a lighthouse always brought safety or hope. Today is National Lighthouse day so it got me thinking. How many games have you played have had a lighthouse?

UPDATE 8/10: Thanks for everyone's list of games so far. We're offering an emblem for your paticipation, because lighthouse emblems dont exist on GameSpot, and that has GOT TO CHANGE! If youre a savvy Giantbomb wiki poster, take advantage of these answers and make me proud by posting the games theyre missing GiantBomb currently has 21 games under lighthouse locationand 45 games under object.

Here's some of my favorites:

Beyond Good and Evil

Left 4 Dead

Skyrim Solitude Lighthouse

Black Ops - Call of the Dead Map

Alan Wake

World of Warcraft Lighthouse in Westfall (thanks allicrombie for the reminder)

Dead Island

EverQuest

I believe there's other maps with Battlefield and Call of Duty.If I can think of any others, I'll add them! Obviously Zelda has some lighthouses but I can't recall where they were in the games.

If you recall seeing a lighthouse in a game, share that game, scenario, or map in the comments! Maybe we can get a wiki page created for it!

August is Peach Month! You know what that means? It's time to celebrate Mario and Luigi's favorite lady, Princess Peach. Send me your favorite in-game quotes, Princess Peach images, videos or comic clips with her in it, or why you think she rocks.

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If you noticed our Comic-Con 2012 Preview there's a sneak peek at a special camera set up we'll have for cosplayers! In addition to the image battle like last year, that special camera set up will be a point of interest on the site. You might see some faces that may or may not be going in this preview video. Not everyone will be going but the three ladies (Synthia, Carolyn, myself) at the US office will be there. I am wondering, should we all dress up as a triple threat of some sort? Like... Charlie's Angels? We've got a blonde, redhead, and brunette, maybe we can dress up as ice cream Neapolitan? ;)

I dont know, maybe Carolyn and Synthia won't go for it. I haven't dropped by the costume store to rent anything yet so send me your suggestions!

Last year, aside from the Super Hero outfit in the Comic-Con preview, I dressed up as a Sith.

What's up everyone! Synthia and I have been updating the E3 2012 Behind the Scenes feature since about 2 weeks before E3 started. I also added tons of photos to the galleries this weekend. We're still adding more content this weekend so please do check it out now and dont forget to check back later.

I'll share some highlights about my experience in another blog, but I did want to share one my favorite pieces I put together, ClapTrap Goes To E3! He was quite the champ at E3 and got the attention from nearly everyone who saw him. If you're wondering how to get one of your own, check out Amazon. There's other places that have him if you do a google search too.

Here's one of many favorite shots I got with him.

That's all I have for now. Head on over to the Behind the Scenes feature page to check out what we've been doing if you haven't already! I'm off to cut some more video footage that was taken this week.

Anyone want in on the beta? I've got some codes, and so does a variety of staff and GameSpot Rangers here shortly.

Post here and I'll send you one, along with info!

UPDATE: For those who get a code from my Twitter account GSJody, once you get the beta key, take these steps provided by the awesome folks at ArenaNet.

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To get started, please take the code and enter it here: https://register.guildwars2.com/

This step is critical! If you have an email address associated with ArenaNet (by participating in the last
beta test in March, or if you have a Guild Wars 1 account), select Yes on the registration page and log-in
with your previously created Guild Wars credentials.

If this is your first beta event for Guild Wars 2 or you do not have a Guild Wars 1 account, select No.
Follow the onscreen instructions for setting up an account.

Once you?ve completed the beta key registration process, you can expect an email prior to the event
detailing how to download the client.

If you have any trouble, please visit: http://support.guildwars2.com/