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Shirley Curry, the 89-year-old YouTuber affectionately known as “Skyrim Grandma,” officially retired from making Elder Scrolls<\/em> content. In a video uploaded to her channel<\/a> on Sept 29, Curry told fans that she was ready to stop recording Skyrim<\/em> gameplay after nearly 15 years of adventures in Tamriel.<\/p>\n She explained that she simply wasn\u2019t having fun anymore. “Good morning, grandkids. I don’t exactly know how to start this,” she said in the video. “First of all, I will say that I am no longer going to be uploading Skyrim.”<\/p>\n Although she still appreciated her longtime followers, she noted that most of her current viewers seemed to be younger kids. “All I get is, ‘Hi, grandma. I love you, grandma.’ That isn\u2019t what I was spending my time on making and uploading videos for,” she said.<\/p>\n Throughout her announcement, Curry remained calm and thoughtful. She reflected on her early days on YouTube and the relationships she had built with her older viewers. “Those I will still appreciate hearing from,” she added, encouraging longtime fans to stay in touch through her vlogs or email.<\/p>\n She also reminded players that her legacy lives on inside Skyrim<\/em> itself. “Some techie guys made me an actual person in the game that you can get as a follower,” she said. “If any of you older ones that I really want to talk to don\u2019t have me or didn\u2019t know I was in this game, there you are. You can go to Nexus and type in Shirley Curry and you will get a listing of all the different things.”<\/p>\n Even though she planned to stop uploading Skyrim<\/em> content, Curry said she intends to keep her YouTube channel active. “Once in a while, I might give a Bible verse that either has me confused or that I think is really interesting,” she explained about her religious blog. She invited her “older ones”\u2014teens and adults who regularly engaged with her content\u2014to continue joining her there for conversations.<\/p>\n In the same video, Curry admitted that she had run out of inspiration for Skyrim<\/em> stories. “Every time I come up with a new idea of how to play a story in Skyrim, I may make one or two or three with a new characte,r and then I’m just bored again,” she said. “I’m tired. I’m not having any fun with it anymore.”<\/p>\n Although Curry had “retired” once before, this time appears to be more final. Earlier this year, she briefly tried Oblivion Remastered<\/em> but found it frustrating. And with Elder Scrolls VI<\/em> still years away, Curry said she was ready to move on.<\/p>\n Fans filled the comments with appreciation. “The end of an era. Looking forward to your next upload,” wrote the official YouTube <\/a>account. Another person said, “Saddest day for all of the Skyrim community.”<\/p>\n “The YouTube algorithm has failed me!\u00a0 As a woman in my late 40s who recently discovered Skyrim over the last year, I would have loved to have found you sooner!\u00a0 I guess that just means I can binge your VODs.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Also, to see a community here of folks closer to my age is warming.\u00a0 Hi to all the old fart gamers<\/a>!\u00a0 \ud83d\udc9f” wrote an older gamer.<\/p>\n Supporters also reminded her how much she mattered. “Nearly 370,000 people have downloaded the mod that adds you as a follower in Skyrim. That’s amazing,” one fan wrote. Another added, “You are loved and inspiring to lots of people that watch your content.”<\/p>\nCurry reflects on her long journey and community<\/h2>\n
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