Our favorite games of 2020

While some forms of entertainment like movies and sports were hit hard by the pandemic, gaming actually thrived in 2020. Since we were all stuck indoors, we spent a lot more time in front of screens, discovering new experiences, replaying older class...

‘The Last of Us Part II’ leads the 2020 Game Awards nominees

The Game Awards are just a few weeks away, and we now know which games are in contention. The Last of Us Part II leads the way with 10 nominations. It seems to be nominated in every category in which it was eligible, including game of the year and th...

Here are the Xbox Series S and X games you can play at launch

Now that we know when the Xbox Series X and Series S will be released (November 10th), studios and developers are finally locking in release dates for next-gen games beyond the annoyingly vague “Holiday 2020” mantra we’ve heard so often. Many of thos...

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...

NVIDIA shows off ‘Doom Eternal’ running on the GeForce RTX 3080

When it revealed its first 3000-series graphics cards earlier this week, NVIDIA said the $699 GeForce RTX 3080 runs twice as fast as the 2080. To showcase its latest tech, the company released a gameplay video of Doom Eternal running on the 3080, whi...

‘Doom Eternal’ is getting a free next-gen upgrade

You can add Doom Eternal and Elder Scrolls Online to the list of games that’ll have free next-generation upgrades. If you have bought either title on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, you’ll get the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X version at no extra cost wh...