Hours of Operation
Fall Hours Begins Tuesday, September 16
- Sunday - Thursday: 2 pm – 11 pm
- Friday -Saturday: 12 pm - 11 pm
Usage
- The Nexus Gaming Lounge is FREE for all Northwestern University students. A university Net ID is required to log in.
- There is a limit of 10 hours a week to use the computers. After 10 hours, you may not log in until the week is reset.
- These computers are dedicated computers for computer gaming and are not meant for someone watching a movie, or work on their paper.
The gaming lounge is equipped with 10 Lenovo Legion PCs
Specs:- Intel i7-13700F
- 32 GB DDR5
- NVIDIA RTX 4070
- 3 TB PCIE Storage
Display:
- Lenovo 360 Hz Monitors
Peripheral
- Logitech G PRO Wired Mice
Game Clients
- Riot Client
- Steam
- Epic Game Client
- Blizzard Entertainment
Competitive Games
- Overwatch 2
- League of Legends
- Valorant
- Rocket League
- Apex Legends
- Counter Strike: Global Offensive
- Destiny 2
- Fall Guys
- The Finals
- Genshin Impact
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Marvel Rivals
- Path of Exile 2
- Runescape
- Star Craft II
Casual/Other Games
- Civilization VI
- Civilization VII
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Kovaak’s Aim Trainer
- The SIMS 4
- Untitled Goose Game
Non-game Programs
- Discord
- OBS
- Spotify
- Geforce Experience
- Google Chrome
May I bring my own headphones and keyboards to play?
- Yes. USB plugs are readily available at the front of the computer.
- Please do not bring anything that requires Bluetooth.
There is a game I would like to play; may I download it?
- No, please do not download it. We will add a request form to the website soon for additional games to download.
May I reserve the Nexus Gaming Lounge for my group to host gaming tournaments?
- Yes, you will need to submit a request with the Game Room reservation form. Click on the event reservation page to learn more.
May I reserve a computer to use later?
- No, we will not be implementing a reservation system for the use of the Nexus Gaming PC.
