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Skyblivion is a fan-made mod designed to recreate The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion within the engine for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. In the video above, Jake Dekker sits down with Skyblivion project lead Kyle Rebel to discuss the development process behind the mod, as well as the personal cost such a large-scale project has had on the people behind it.

Rebel notes that Skyblivion isn’t a direct recreation of Oblivion within Skyrim. Alongside visual improvements, Skyblivion makes several tweaks to Oblivion’s setting to flesh out the lore and world-building. For example, several of the green trees outside of a necromancer-ruled ruin have been replaced with dead ones to reflect the connection that the area has to death and decay. In an effort to ensure time spent on Skyblivion feels like an optional creative outlet as opposed to necessary work, everyone involved is an unpaid volunteer, with Rebel only seeking the bare minimum in monetary help from the community on rare occasions–such as paying for server fees.

The work hasn’t been without personal cost though, and Rebel remarks that the negative aspects tied to working on something connected to the internet, such as anonymous hate speech, have been trying. In some cases, he’s had to cut ties with the project completely and simply walk away from it for a while. Yet, despite these setbacks, he remains steadfast in finishing Skyblivion.

Rebel and his team release updates on the status of Skyblivion on Twitter and YouTube. The team is also accepting volunteers if you’re interested in helping out with the project.

For more on mod development, watch Jake’s investigation into the making of Fallout Miami and Fallout Cascadia. Both Miami and Cascadia are built within Fallout 4. Fallout Miami takes place during the same timeframe as Fallout 4’s story, offering a glimpse into the lives of the people who live in one of the few major US cities that wasn’t hit by a nuke during the apocalypse. Fallout Cascadia’s story occurs years later, taking place in Seattle on an in-game map that’s roughly twice the size of Fallout 4. Despite being built within the same game, the creation process behind both mods has been very different.

With Stranger Things Season 3 arriving this week on July 4, Netflix is hosting a premiere red carpet event in Los Angeles, and GameSpot is on hand to speak to the cast and creators about our favorite 1980s dark fantasy teenage adventure show.

We’re coming to you directly from Hawkins High School where there is a decked-out black carpet and swarms of Strange Things fans here to cheer on the cast. So pack up your Eggos, keep an eye out for Demodogs, and head on over to our Instagram story and Twitter feed for more as the stars stop to chat with us. And, when you get a moment to catch your breath, check out our definitive ranking of the best Stranger Things episodes from Seasons 1 and 2, and scope out these behind-the-scenes photos from Season 3.

The party has officially begun with a visit from the Hawkins High School marching band.

First up, we have Will The Wise himself, Noah Schapp answering the important questions–like what it’s like being the best character in Hawkins.

How has Max changed since Season 2? Sadie Sink has some thoughts on the matter!

Would Gaten Matarazzo rather watch an episode of Stranger Things with his parents or an R-rated movie?

Caleb McLaughlin is just looking for a chance to show off his “summer abs.”

In a town like Hawkins, paranoia is a way of life. Brett Gelman explains why his conspiracy theory loving character Murray Bauman is so suspicious of the world around him.

Does Mayor Larry Kline have a solid election platform? Cary Elwes weighs in on some good ol’ fashioned Hawkins politics.

Busey sighting! Jake is here to answer that age-old question.

Pokemon Sword and Shield are coming to Nintendo Switch this November. The games will be compatible with the new Pokemon Home service when it launches next year, allowing players to import their older monsters to the titles–albeit with some restrictions. As we learned during E3 2019, players won’t be able to transfer every old Pokemon over, and future games similarly may not support every monster–a controversial decision that has resulted in backlash from many fans. Now series producer Junichi Masuda has responded to the controversy.

In a message shared on the official Pokemon website, Masuda thanks fans for their love of the series and reiterates the decision to exclude Pokemon from the titles wasn’t made lightly. “Just like all of you, we are passionate about Pokemon and each and every one of them is very important to us. After so many years of developing the Pokemon video games, this was a very difficult decision for me,” Masuda said.

Despite the fact some Pokemon won’t be transferrable to Sword and Shield, Masuda assures that those monsters won’t be excluded from the series permanently. “I’d like to make one thing clear: even if a specific Pokemon is not available in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, that does not mean it will not appear in future games.”

Masuda first revealed that some Pokemon wouldn’t be compatible with Sword and Shield during at Treehouse Live demo at E3 2019. Masuda acknowledged this decision was a change from previous games and said it was ultimately made in part due to development time. As he explained through an interpreter:

“In previous games that worked with the Pokemon Bank service, you were able to–for example, in Sun and Moon–bring over any Pokemon, even if they weren’t in the Alola Pokedex. But with the transition to the Nintendo Switch hardware, being much more powerful [and] allowing us to be much more expressive with each of the individual Pokemon…at Game Freak we really spent a lot of time thinking about what the best way to move forward was, really preserving the quality of all the different Pokemon while also taking into account the battle balance, having so many different Pokemon available, all within a limited development time so we don’t keep fans waiting too long for every new entry in the series. And after a lot of discussion, we decided to come to a new direction.”

Sword and Shield launch for Switch on November 15. The games take place in the new Galar region. We don’t yet know how many monsters will be in the Galar Pokedex, but we’ve already gotten a glimpse at a variety of new and returning Pokemon. The games also introduce a new battle mechanic called Dynamaxing, which allows you to supersize a Pokemon for three turns during certain matches. For more on the titles, be sure to check out our Pokemon Sword and Shield pre-order guide.

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Popular live-streaming platform Twitch is giving creators a new way to engage with their most ardent fans. Subscriber Streams, broadcasts exclusive to channel subscribers, launched as a beta on June 26.

Twitch’s vice president of commerce Matt McCloskey penned a blog post about the news. “Creators often ask us for new and better ways to reward their viewers,” he wrote. “VIP badges and custom Sub emotes are just a few examples. The next gadget we’re adding to their kit is Subscriber Streams.”

McCloskey describes Subscriber Streams as “an exciting new way for streamers to offer another benefit to some of their biggest supporters–subscribers, VIPs, and Mods.” GameSpot sister site CNET reports that viewers subscribed to a channel at any tier can see a streamer’s Subscriber Stream. Non-subscribers will only see a preview of the Subscriber Stream, but can immediately begin viewing by subscribing.

There are requirements to broadcasting a Subscriber Stream: you must be a Twitch Affiliate or Partner, you must broadcast a minimum of 90 unique days as an Affiliate or Partner, and you must fall in line with Twitch’s Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.

McCloskey believes Subscriber Streams will give creators more exciting ways to involve their fanbases, saying he could see “competitive streamers taking requests on heroes or champions to play, tabletop streamers running a weekly campaign for Subs, music streamers making all-request set lists, and a whole lot more.”

United States senator and 2020 Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders now has a Twitch channel. We recommended a few games he should stream, including Hitman 2 and Persona 5.