Shirley Curry has achieved a lot in her rise to fame as the Skyrim Grandma. Now she's hit another milestone: Thanks to a new mod, Skyrim Grandma can now be a follower for your Skyrim character.As reported by Eurogamer, user Thesparalius uploaded the mod to Nexus Mods for Skyrim Special edition and to Bethesda.net for Xbox and PC. The mod doesn't just add Shirley's face to an NPC, either: In addition to a character model, the in-game Shirley is also fully voice-acted, has a unique bow, will tell you about her past, and lives in a house with a stunning view. The mod also adds several other unique items.The mod was created by users from a community calling itself "Shirley's Grandkids" (which comes from what Shirley herself calls her fans). Many of the members of this community also pushed to get Shirley included in the follow-up to Skyrim; she'll be an official NPC in The Elder Scrolls VI. For the mod, the creators got permission from Shirley and also worked with her to get voice-acted dialogue for the in-game character.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Note: This guide contains spoilers for all of Returnal's bosses, and the game is best enjoyed by experiencing it for yourself without any prior knowledge. We recommend going in blind, but if you still need help, read on.Bullet-hell roguelike Returnal will require you to be at the very best of your abilities, and that's never more true than against its tough, powerful boss characters. You'll find a boss at the end of just about every biome and they'll challenge you to utilize all your skills, weapons, and consumables to defeat them. Fail to do so, and you'll be restarting the run with another death under your belt. However, if you know what to expect from each boss, and can read their moves, it's more than possible to defeat them--sometimes without even taking a hit. The key is to watch their moves, anticipate their actions, and avoid their attacks. We've powered through every boss in Returnal to help you master each one. Below, you'll find all the info and strategies you need to defeat Returnal's toughest challenges, find the White Shadow, and uncover the mysteries of Atropos and its eternal cycle. Here's everything you need to know to beat Returnal's bosses.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Warzone mission Hunt for Adler didn't go as planned, and progression issues kept players from enjoying the Black Ops Cold War-themed content. Raven Software is offering an apology gift, with anyone who logs into the game before the end of Season 3 receiving a free Adler "Tortured & Rescued" skin.Raven Software made the announcement late on April 30, thanking players for being patient regarding the issues and for participating in the limited-time event.Starting right now and until the end of Season Three, anyone who logs into #Warzone will be granted the 'Tortured & Rescued' Adler Skin.We'd like to thank everyone for participating in the Hunt for Adler limited time event and for being patient these past few days.🎉 https://t.co/c4PlhB6qbx — Raven Software (@RavenSoftware) May 1, 2021Those problems had included progression not being tracked while trying to complete the event, as well as intel players needed to get being located beyond where they could actually go in the game. The mission began following a massive event to kick off the season, which included a nuclear bomb being dropped on Verdansk. For some reason, it turned back the hand of time and transported everyone to 1984.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Games Done Quick will see the return of its all-women speedrunning event Flame Fatales this August, and players interested in participating will be able to send their game submissions in just a few weeks. Running for a week, the event will be held completely online and, as with all GDQ events, will help raise money for charity via viewers' donations. Flame Fatales begins on August 15 and runs through August 21, with game submissions opening up on May 18. If you aren't sure whether you want to volunteer you'll have a little longer to decide, as those submissions won't go live until July 15, which is the same day the schedule releases.The last Flame Fatales was held in Fall 2020 and raised over $80,000 for the Malala Fund, which supports girls' education worldwide. The charity for this year's event has not been announced yet. The main Games Done Quick events typically donate money toward medical-related charities.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There are certainly a lot of games coming out at the moment, but if you want to spend less money--or no money at all--then GOG has you covered. The brawler Tonight We Riot is currently completely free on the service, though you need to act quickly before the deal has expired. See at GOG Rather than go to the game's listing to claim this deal, you need to go to the main GOG page, scroll down to the banner with game near the top, and click on it after you've signed into your account. You'll see a message saying the game is being added to your account, and that's all there is to it. You must claim the game before May 2 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET. That's rapidly approaching, so don't miss your chance. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Content warning: This article discusses subject matter pertaining to mental health including anxiety, depression, and self-harm.At the almost-exact midpoint of Final Fantasy 6, the classic 1994 RPG from Squaresoft, the power-hungry Gestahl Empire has raised the Floating Continent, where it intends to use a powerful magical field to consolidate its power and rule the world. At this point, what had been a familiar "evil empire versus scrappy rebellion" story takes a turn, as one of the Empire's lieutenants, Kefka, overthrows his emperor and intentionally throws the magical field out of balance, ushering in worldwide darkness and destruction. There is no master plan at play here. Kefka is pure nihilistic glee, destruction for the sake of destruction. When he emerges as the game's primary antagonist, it's no longer an evil empire but sheer wanton devastation you're fighting against. At this point in the game, death and destruction wins.Today, we know how that feels. Death won here in our world too, at least for a while.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

"Do you think it's cool to make people cry?" is what I came to Yoko Taro with when the interview started over our Zoom call. Of course, it was a cheeky way to let him know that the story of the recent reissue of Nier Replicant had me in my feelings. And with Yoko-san on the other end of the call as a virtual Kermit the Frog avatar that animated as he talked and gestured, how could we take things seriously? But he came back with an earnest answer."How should I put this...whenever a game comes out, the comments or the feedback that it receives is based not on the creator's perspective, but how the players interpreted it. I don't know if I'm able to say if that's a good thing or not!"As I got into my next question about building Nier's sorrowful atmosphere, he prefaced by telling me, "Oh, I didn't realize you were kind of joking with that first question. I should have given you a more fun answer to that!"Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

These days, most players know Respawn Entertainment for Apex Legends, but we shouldn't forget the studio's underappreciated masterpiece, Titanfall 2. Experiencing a surge in popularity after a recent tie-in with Apex Legends, the game is completely free to play for the next few days on Steam. You'll get a chance to see some of the weapons and ideas that were eventually used for the battle royale game--but it's more than just a stepping stone. See on Steam Temporarily free-to-play and returning to its normal price on May 3 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, Titanfall 2 features several different competitive multiplayer modes as well as a nearly perfect single-player campaign. It's also included with EA Play, so if you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you can play the game for no extra charge, too.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is one of the biggest Nintendo Switch games in recent years, but as with any exclusive, there are people out there who try and take advantage of folks who don't necessarily know about the exclusivity. A fake New Horizons title is currently being sold on the Microsoft PC storefront, and it's not even trying to be a clone--it's just a straight-up rip-off.Surfaced by Nintendeal on Twitter, the Microsoft Store New Horizons game is going for just $3 right now, but we cannot recommend highly enough that you do not purchase it. First, it's almost certainly a copyright infringement on Nintendo's property; second, if the screenshots are anything to be believed, the gameplay doesn't resemble Animal Crossing in the slightest. If anything, it looks like a clone of the 2014 hit mobile game Crossy Road.Microsoft Store listing for the fake Animal Crossing game.Gallery A search on the Microsoft Store shows that this isn't the first time that this studio has attempted to steal imagery from other games in its marketing. There's also a title called Craft Imposter Among that--you guessed it--uses knock-off Among Us-esque art. It, too, isn't anything like Among Us.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ubisoft has been one of the Nintendo Switch's biggest third-party supporters over the last few years, and there are a ton of different Ubisoft games on the system. Several of those are currently on sale via the Nintendo eShop, including Assassin's Creed III: Remastered, Rayman Legends, Trials Rising, and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Hot off the heels of another publisher sale from Ubisoft, the new sale offers even more discounts on the company's Switch games. Assassin's Creed III: Remastered is only $16, while Trials Rising is only $6. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, which is a tremendous and accessible take on the XCOM formula, is usually $60, but is only $15 during the sale. And for one of the best 2D platformers ever made, you can get Rayman Legends for just $10. Other games included in the sale are South Park: The Stick of Truth and its sequel, South Park: The Fractured but Whole. The two games share the series' signature visuals and writing, but the former game is a more-traditional turn-based RPG while the latter has some strategy and spacing elements, too. The games are $12 and $15, respectively. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Mass Effect Legendary Edition, which packages up upgraded remasters of the first three Mass Effect games as well as (almost) all of the DLC, is coming on May 14. However, it appears we already know what's coming in the game's day one update: performance tweaks, lighting improvements, and quite vague "miscellaneous content fixes."First noticed by Twisted Voxel, Mass Effect Legendary Edition's Patch 1.1 has already gone live on PlayStation servers. On the update's page on Orbis Patches, it comes in at 11.8 GB and brings with it a set of changes that isn't too surprising for a day one patch.The patch notes, which are quite sparse, reveal a handful of tweaks to make the game run better. These include stability improvements, bug fixes to prevent crashes, and lighting improvements. Finally, the patch also brings benefits to ambient occlusion, a graphics feature that increases the realism of shadows and lighting.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Steam is now hosting its Golden Week Sale, slashing the prices of thousands of Japanese-developed games. Until May 6, players can get discounts on titles like Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Final Fantasy VII, and Yakuza Kiwami, all of which are 50% off.The Golden Week Sale has a ton on offer from a wide range of genres. Though all sales are specifically tied to games from Japan, the selection includes titles like Death Stranding at 60% off, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan for 67% off, and Devil May Cry 5 at 20% off. Other standout titles worth mentioning are SoulCalibur VI ($9), Street Fighter V ($8), Tekken 7 ($6), and Persona 4 Golden ($14).This is just the tip of the sale's iceberg, though, as there are also big-name games discounted. With Nier Replicant out now, it's a good time to pick up Nier: Automata on sale as well--it's down to $20 in the Steam Golden Week Sale. Yakuza: Like A Dragon is also on sale for $42, down from $59.99. Then there's Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, which is down to $24.79 from its usual $40 list price.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Guy Fieri, the Mayor of Flavortown, is on a mission to help small restaurants come back to life after the pandemic. He spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about why it's essential for Diners, Drive-Ins, And Dives to return to the air."Nothing can replace what this kind of recognition, appearing on TV, can do for these people and their businesses … for their lives," he said. "I need to keep doing this because it just needs to be done."At the start of the pandemic, Fieri remarked that the shutdown of small businesses like the mom and pop restaurants he highlights on his show really affected him. "I don't get pissed or lose my shit," he said. "But I was pissed."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In Elliot Page's first interview since coming out as trans in December, the actor told Oprah about his mounting pressures and stressors around gender as a performer in TV and movies. One standout moment exemplary of the conversation, via Yahoo News, is Page's memories of fainting while on a press tour for Inception back in 2010."There was so much press and so many premieres all around the world and I was wearing dresses and heels to pretty much every single event," Page said of Inception's media campaign. Those expectations led and also contributed to a recurring pattern of panic attacks, which he says have "happened frequently in my life… every single aspect of who you are constantly being looked at and put in a box is a very binary system."Page's experiences promoting Juno, the still-lauded 2008 quirky comedy--which led to Page's nominations for Best Actress for his role--were similarly stressful. When Juno proved to be a surprise success, Page says, rather than excitement, he felt isolated: "It felt so impossible to communicate with people how unwell I was because obviously there is so much excitement… felt I couldn't express just the degree of pain I was in."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

We're closing in on the final week of Destiny 2's Season of the Chosen, as well as the Guardian Games. Xur is back in the solar system with new Exotics that can help you with your last week of competition and to finish your Seasonal Challenges. Here's what he's packing and where you can find him.Head to the Tower, in the Hangar area, to find Xur this week. For his weapon, Xur is offering Arbalest. Hunters can pick up the Graviton Forfeit helmet; for Titans, there's the Mk. 44 Stand Asides leg armor; and for Warlocks, Xur has Astrocyte Verse helmet.Xur LocationSpawn in at the central Tower transmat zone and turn left to head down the stairs to the Hangar. At the bottom of those stairs, hang another left and pass under the structure to find a catwalk staircase in the back corner of the area, to the north. Xur is up the stairs a bit, surveying the Last City below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com