Newly discovered Mass Effect Commander Shepard cosplay from visual artist Freya Willia is some of the best, most jaw-dropping we’ve ever seen. As seen on Willia’s Facebook page (via Fashionably Geek) are a series of photos showing off the costume that took her more than two years to create.
You can also check out this post that explains the great lengths Willia went to in her effort to create the female Commander Shepard cosplay. Well done!
Check out some of Willia’s images in the gallery below, but be sure to head to her Facebook page to see them all.
BioWare is currently making an all-new Mass Effect game. Recently, the developer teased that the game is “getting real” and may have multiplayer in some form.
Bethesda has announced the details of a new update for the PC version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. This update is centered around the game’s mod support, and more specifically, addressing some old Steam Workshop quirks.
The changes are few in number, but Skyrim mod users will be pleased. First, the Creation Kit no longer has a file size limit for Steam Workshop mods. This means you’ll no longer have to venture outside of Steam for mods larger than 100 MB, as has been the case since Skyrim was released in 2011. This could also make installation of those larger mods easier, as Steam Workshop typically handles the entire process.
Also changed is the way mods are downloaded. You’ll no longer need to open up the Skyrim launcher in order to begin mod downloads; everything will be handled right through Steam. In other words, this should do away with those times you take a few weeks (or months, or years) off from the game, open it up, and find that dozens of mod updates need to be downloaded because the Steam client wasn’t allowed to manage them. It’s an annoyance I know that I’ve dealt with more than once.
Before this update is released to the masses, it’s being beta tested “this week,” according to the Bethesda blog. You can access the beta updates for yourself by following the steps below.
Log into Steam
Click on your game Library.
Right click on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and select Properties.
Click on the Betas tab, and from the drop down select beta – Skyrim Beta
Next from Library, access Tools from the drop down.
Right click on Creation Kit and select Properties.
Click on the Betas tab, and from the drop down select beta – Creation Kit Beta
Steam will now restart. After Steam restarts, Skyrim will be updated to the Beta version currently available.
If you’re new to the world of Skyrim modding, check out GameSpot’s Top 5 Skyrim Mods video series. You can find the latest episode below.
Xbox Live Gold members who don’t yet own an Xbox One can still claim its free Games With Gold titles every month so that they have access to them if they do eventually get their hands on the system. This isn’t new, but Microsoft has now made doing so possible right from an Xbox 360.
The process for claiming Xbox One games is simple: Go to the Games With Gold section in the Xbox 360’s dashboard, scroll to the left, select the “Free on Xbox One” option, and make the free purchase. It takes only a few seconds, as evidenced by the Major Nelson walkthrough video below.
Previously, Xbox 360 owners wanting to claim the month’s free Xbox One games had to do so through the Xbox website. It’s a small new option, but an appreciated one nonetheless.
For the month of March, you can grab both IDARB and Rayman Legends for Xbox One, as well as Tomb Raider for Xbox 360 (and, later this month, BioShock Infinite). The Xbox One games remain yours for as long as you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, while the Xbox 360 games are yours forever.
You’ll soon have the opportunity to add Fire Emblem‘s Marth to your Amiibo collection without paying more than Nintendo intended.
Nintendo of America announced on Twitter today that more Marth figures will be available in stores “in late April.” An exact date wasn’t offered, but that provides us with a much more specific idea of when to expect it than the previous window of “later this year.”
April remains unfortunately late for those hoping to use Marth with Code Name: STEAM when it releases this month. Several characters from developer Intelligent Systems’ Fire Emblem series–Marth, Ike, Lucina, and Robin–will unlock corresponding characters for use in STEAM. (The Ike figure was released last month, with Robin and Lucina set for launch this spring.)
Marth was among the first wave Amiibo figures to quickly sell out in North America, making it all but impossible to find without turning to resellers on sites like eBay. Meanwhile, some figures that appeared to be available in much greater quantities have had their prices slashed.
Nintendo acknowledged in January that Marth figures were difficult to find and promised to restock them at some point in 2015. Since then, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has spoken further about when it will restock figures.
“It is difficult for us to promise to continuously ship all of the Amiibo figures,” he said last month. “We will, however, consider additional production in cases such as when an Amiibo figure sells out shortly after launch, an Amiibo is indispensable to play a certain game, and when we receive a lot of requests for an Amiibo figure from consumers and retailers.”
Marth would appear to tick all of those boxes, so even without the earlier promise of a restock, today’s announcement isn’t much of a surprise.
Homeworld spent 12 long years in the wilderness . During that time, few scenes kept the series’ spirit alive better than LEGO builders, who ceaselessly constructed tributes to its iconic ship designs.
Freya Williais Commander Shepard in this getup. It’s not just a fantastic suit of armour, with some great detail all around, but some awesome weapons as well, including two firearms designed by Volpin Props.
