Watch a 79-year-old grandmother play Skyrim, and have your heart warmed

She reminds me of my grandma so much! Grandma Shirley, aka Shirley Curry, is a 79-year-old grandmother who “just had a beast of a gaming computer built,” allowing her to “play like a Boss! LOL” according to her description on herYouTube channel. Shirley’s first let’s play ofThe Elder Scrolls: Skyrimwent live yesterday and has taken the Internet by storm, already racking up nearly 150,000 views. What is Shirley’s reasoning behind starting to make let’s plays?...

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Tiffany Thompson

What … what is that thing? New screens of Fallout 3’s ‘The Pitt’ are horrific

I tip my hat to you, Bethesda. I was honestly not expecting you to put this amount of effort into yourFallout 3downloadable content. Looking back onprevious imagesofThe Pittalong with the new ones in the gallery below, I can’t help but feel like we’re in for an entirely new piece of the massiveFalloutworld come March 24, when the DLC pack is released for Xbox 360 and PC (800 Microsoft Points). Eurogamer informs usthat the handsome devil above is referred to as a Trog, but quite frankly, I’m going to be more concerned with wiping him and his brethren off the face of the Earth than dropping a friendly “hello....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Whitney Clark

What’s so great about Undertale and The Witness?

It’s a secret! In the last few months, two games were released that I feel might be among my favorite games of all time,UndertaleandThe Witness. But what exactly makes them two of the greatest gaming experiences I’ve had in recent memory? Well, it’s difficult for me to say. That’s not because I don’t know why, mind you. I could explain exactly why I think both are incredible. I could easily describe one, singular moment from each game where I thought, “Damn, this is amazing!...

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 769 words · Carolyn Hunt

You just need total vortex perspective to get No Man’s Sky’s platinum trophy

Whatever that means The trophy list forNo Man’s Skyhas been discovered and it’s going to take a lot of status to bring home that virtual hardware. Not the kind of status you get from being a frequent flier or from joining a country club, but the kind you get fromtrading with enough aliens. Almost every single trophy has to do with some sort of cumulative progress milestone. “Attain ‘Entrepreneur’ status in Most Units Accrued....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Todd Porter

You’ll definitely want to use a Switch Pro Controller for Ultra Street Fighter II

Get a look at it in the gallery below Capcom has been pretty mum on a few details regardingUltra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, including the pricepoint, which is rumored to be whereabouts of $40 for the west. While that’s still an unknown right now I did get a chance to try out the Switch exclusive at a Nintendo event this weekend, and other than a few unknowns, it’s shaping up to be a decent continuation of theStreet Fighter IIlegacy....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 569 words · Jeff Hunt

Archer still likes booze, women in season 9 ‘Danger Island’ trailer

Finally going to the Danger Zone! FXX’s original, animated spy series,Archer, is entering season 9. This will be the second season to take its beloved cast of miscreants and place them outside the show’s normal time and setting. While season 8, titledDreamlandwas a hallucinatory / fugue-state in super-spy Sterling Archer’s mind (as he lay comatose), season 9,Danger Island, seems to just be pure reimagining. No setup, just the same archetypal characters in a new time and place, having every kind of fun you can imagine....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Autumn Marshall

Babylon’s Fall to shut down service February 2023

Troubled RPG bowing out just one year from launch Square Enix and PlatinumGames have officially announced that their ambitious RPGBabylon’s Fallis to end service in 2023, a scant year after the live service adventure’s launch. In a statementon the official website, the development team says that it will close servers on June 18, 2025, after which, the game will be rendered unavailable to play on all platforms and all online data and player records will be erased....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Kathryn Hess

Basketball: Zero codes (August 2025) [UPD]

Updated: Jun 25, 2025 We looked for new codes! I will die on this hill.Kuroko’s Basketballis better thanSlam Dunk. Is it better thanReal? Not even remotely close, but second place is still good! It even has an incredibly fun Roblox title, and you can useBasketball: Zerocodes to have an even better experience. Once the codes are released, we will update you accordingly by compiling a list below.If you want more fantasy Roblox codes, check out our list ofVolleyball LegendsCodesto get even more goodies and freebies....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Andrew White

Best Nilou builds in Genshin Impact

Nilou is a 5-star Hydro character with an extremely unique role inGenshin Impact. She improves the Bloom reaction to the point where pure Bloom teams become not only viable, but incredibly strong. Here are the best weapons and artifacts to help your Nilou blossom. Best weapons for Nilou Key of Khaj-Nisut – Nilou’s best weapon overall Key of Khaj-Nisut is Nilou’s best weapon, providing her with a chunky amount of HP and allowing her to buff her team’s Elemental Mastery....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Alan Chandler

Best Stephen King books for science fiction fans

Whether you’re a seasoned sci-fi reader or a new duckling just waddling your way into the vast, deep, leviathan-housing ocean of the genre,Stephen Kinghas something for you. He could also be classed as his own genre in some cases, but for the sake of this article, we will look at some of the best ofStephen King’sbooks for science fiction fans. Stephen Kings’ best Sci-Fi books Stephen Kingis a prolific writer and has a canon of literature to match the best....

July 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1595 words · Derrick Jones

BioWare shares some stats on what choices Mass Effect Legendary Edition players made this time around

Still fairly Paragon, with one exception TheMass Effect Legendary Editionbrought the trilogy ontomodern consoles this last May. Today, BioWare announced what choices players of theLegendary Editionhave been making, who’s been surviving, and what y’all have been doing about the Rachni. Posted onsocial media, the infographic shows that Sheps are still skewing male, with 32% of players opting to play as FemShep. Earthborn and Survivor are still popular for the origin choices (though the latter only beats War Hero by a slim 1%), and weirdly enough, Soldier is the most popular specialization....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Jason Glass

Brawl Stars Classic Brawl Update patch notes – Balance changes and new characters

The Classic Brawl Update takes us back to the 2019 version ofBrawl Stars, with the return of OG features. However, some brand-new additions will be available, from roster expansions to fan-favorite game modes. We’ll break down all the new and returning content from theBrawl StarsClassic Brawl Update patch notes. All Brawl Stars Classic Brawl Update changes Meet thenew Brawlersfrom the Classic Brawl Update,Clancy (Mythic) and Berry (Epic). If you enjoy playing the support role, Berry is your go-to choice....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Mr. Jesus Heath

CAPTIVATE 08: Airtight’s Dark Void delivers darkest void in gaming

Look, I can’t fly a plane, and I’d definitely be a lousy co-pilot. And maybe a lousy stewardess. But I’ve seen enough episodes ofUnsolved Mysteriesto know that under no circumstances should you fly and/or swim through the Bermuda Triangle. In fact, don’t even look at it, or you just may find your name on the tongue of one Mr. Robert Stack. I’m getting nervous justtalkingabout it …Clearly,Dark Void’s protagonist Will didn’t watch much late-night television in the late-80s, because that’s exactly what he does....

July 17, 2025 · 13 min · 2751 words · Jay Mcneil