‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2’ will hit Switch later this year

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is heading back to mobile platforms, but this time around, it's leaving the Game Boy Advance behind. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 will hit Switch in 2021, sometime after spring, finally bringing the full title to...

What Activision’s YouTube deal says about Call of Duty esports

This January, Activision signed a multi-year deal with YouTube, making it the exclusive home of both the Call of Duty and Overwatch leagues, ditching Twitch entirely. The Call of Duty League has 1.1 million YouTube subscribers, and its 2020 champions...

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ multiplayer is smooth and slightly neon

When a few minutes of footage from a Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer battle leaked online last week, the consensus on at least one Reddit thread was that it looked like an upgraded version of previous Black Ops games. “This is literally...

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...

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ will have ray-tracing support

When Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War drops on November 13th, you’ll be able to play it with ray-tracing turned on. Support for ray-tracing was confirmed during NVIDIA’s event today, during which it revealed new GeForce RTX graphics cards.According t...

Call of Duty League is moving to four-player teams next season

The 2020 Call of Duty League (CDL) season wrapped up over the weekend, with Dallas Empire claiming the title and $1.5 million in prize money. But one member of that championship squad could miss out next year. The league is moving from five-player te...

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ lands on November 13th

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