Speaking at a launch event for the Xbox version of Doom 3, id Software's CEO Todd Hollenshead confirmed Quake IV will be playable at QuakeCon X - which takes place in Texas on 11-14 August - before going on to speak about the development of id games on next-generation platforms. Prompted by a question from the crowd, Hollenshead spoke frankly about the development of future id games - including Quake IV - on next-gen consoles, pointing out that it's in the company's financial interest to do ...
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14 Aug 2009

Quake Live Updated to Support Linux and Mac Users

PC News from N4G | Quake Live

PC - Quake Live - Quake Live Updated to Support Linux and Mac Users

During the QuakeCon 2009 press conference, id President Todd Hollenshead announced what many non-Windows computer users had been asking about for months. Quake Live, id software's browser based shooter, would be adding support for Linux and Macintosh operating system users.
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20 Jun 2009

Quarantine rounds off Quake Live six maps campaign

PC News from N4G | Quake Live

PC - Quake Live - Quarantine rounds off Quake Live six maps campaign

id Software has now concluded its six maps in six weeks event by releasing the sixth entirely new arena, Quarantine.

For the sixth and last week of its campaign, id Software today delivered Quarantine, a totally new arena which was created by designer Yan 'Method' Ostretsov, the author of the campaign's week-two CTF arena Siberia and other popular Clan Arena maps 'Trinity' and 'Asylum'.

More on ClanBase.
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16 Jun 2009

Courtyard Conundrum available now on Quake Live

PC News from N4G | Quake Live

PC - Quake Live - Courtyard Conundrum available now on Quake Live

Courtyard Conundrum was first created for QUAKE III Arena by Michael 'Casey' Goodhead and Dave 'Zoid' Kirsch, the original Threewave team, and has been a popular arena for CTF matches ever since its release.

Like Bloodlust, Courtyard Conundrum was originally created and released in 2000 as part of a 3-pack of CTF maps for the original Quake III Arena.
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15 Jun 2009

Next Quake Live map revealed

PC News from N4G | Quake Live

PC - Quake Live - Next Quake Live map revealed

id Software has revealed the next map for it's free-to-play FPS Quake Live.
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10 Jun 2009

Blood Run map added to Quake Live

PC News from N4G | Quake Live

PC - Quake Live - Blood Run map added to Quake Live

The popular map that was originally created for Quake 1 and Quake III Arena has made its way to another game in the series, this time to the free web-based FPS Quake Live.
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3 Jun 2009

Bloodlust map released for Quake Live

PC News from N4G | Quake Live

PC - Quake Live - Bloodlust map released for Quake Live

The third in a series of six new maps for the free-to-play FPS Quake Live is a remake of a popular CTF map called Bloodlust.

Back in 1999, id Software contracted two developers, Michael 'Casey' Goodhead and Dave 'Zoid' Kirsch (known collectively as 'Threewave') to create three Capture the Flag maps for QUAKE III Arena.
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24 May 2009

Siberia map coming to Quake Live next week

PC News from N4G | Quake Live

PC - Quake Live - Siberia map coming to Quake Live next week

ClanBase writes: The second in a planned series of six new maps for the free-to-play FPS Quake Live is called Siberia, id Software revealed today.

Head over to ClanBase for screenshots from the map and more information.
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17 May 2009

Quake Live adding a map per week for next six weeks

PC News from N4G | Quake Live

PC - Quake Live - Quake Live adding a map per week for next six weeks

id Software has revealed more details for their free-to-play FPS Quake Live, including plans to release a new map every week for the next six weeks.
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