Category: video games

After 27 years, ‘Doom’ and ‘Doom 2’ get widescreen support

Later this year, Doom and Doom 2 will turn 27 and 26 years old, respectively. Yet id Software still somehow found time while working on the new expansion for Doom: Eternal to update the two games (via Polygon). The update adds substantial enhancement… Source

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If ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2’ is a feast, local multiplayer is dessert

I take full responsibility for the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 video uploaded to the Engadget YouTube channel this week. Everything except the editing — which was minimal and lovely, by the way — is entirely my fault. I like to think my video ga… Source

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AT&T reportedly backs away from selling Warner Bros. Interactive

For the time being, AT&T has reportedly decided against selling its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment gaming division to another company. According to Bloomberg, the telecom concluded the unit was too valuable to ditch, even if a sale would… Source

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NVIDIA’s Reflex technology promises to reduce input lag on your PC

If you've ever tweaked the settings of a PC game like Overwatch, you've probably stumbled on resources detailing how features like v-sync and triple buffering can add input lag to your favorite games. In the simplest possible terms, input lag is a me… Source

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Ninja and MrBeast are getting ‘Fall Guys’ skins after $1 million charity contest

A team that includes Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has won the charity competition to have their likeness included in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, the adorable but deceptively brutal battle royale everyone on Twitch has been playing. At nearly the last minu… Source

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Apple resurrects its iPod ‘Music Quiz’ game for iOS 14

Apple is still feeling nostalgic for iPod games, it seems. The 9to5Mac team has discovered that iOS 14 brings back the classic Music Quiz game, where your device plays songs at random and asks you to name them and rack up a score. The company didn’t… Source

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