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Doom and Doom II get official widescreen support, 27 years later

September 5, 2020
Doom is the game that just won’t die, no matter how many times you blast those demons away — and owner Bethesda has seen fit to give the 27-year-old original quite a number of upgrades this year. After adding 60fps support and community-made add-ons in January, the re-released Doom and Doom II are now getting official 16:9 widescreen support as well. According to a Bethesda blog post (via…
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After 27 years, 'Doom' and 'Doom 2' get widescreen support

September 5, 2020
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 enhancements across all the…
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The RetroBeat: Leave Super Mario Sunshine alone, ya goombas

September 5, 2020
Earlier this week, Nintendo finally announced Super Mario 3D All-Stars for Switch, a compilation with Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. But while 64 and Galaxy are often the subject of universal praise, Sunshine can be a bit more divisive. So…
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The Witcher 3 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC will get a free next-gen upgrade

September 4, 2020
CD Projekt Red announced today that The Witcher III will be available for the next generation of consoles as a free upgrade for those that own the corresponding current generation versions. If you already have the Xbox One version of the open world role-playing game, you’ll get the Xbox Series X edition for free. Same goes for PlayStation 4 users with the upcoming PlayStation 5. The next-gen…
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NVIDIA shows off 'Doom Eternal' running on the GeForce RTX 3080

September 3, 2020
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, which includes side-by-side comparisons with the 2080 Ti (a souped-up version of the 2080). You’ll need a display that’s capable of showing off 4K…
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Nintendo hamstrings Super Mario 3D All-Stars by being Nintendo

September 3, 2020
It finally happened! Nintendo revealed its plans for the Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary. And while I’m happy and excited, Nintendo is still being weird about it. A lot of this has to do with the event’s marquee attraction: Super Mario 3D All-Stars. I’ve been…
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Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a Switch racer that uses RC cars

September 3, 2020
During a surprise announcement today, Nintendo revealed the latest Mario Kart — and it’s an unexpected one. Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a racing game, but one where players use their Switch to drive remote-controlled cars. The cars, along with a virtual racecourse, then appear on the Switch’s screen. It’s sort of an augmented reality take on the iconic racer, and it was developed in…
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