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Qbert boings onto PS3 (Qbert - PS3 Network)

Feb 16, 2007

Q*bert, the 80s arcade game that saw, er, Q*bert bouncing around pyramid levels while attempting to avoid nemesis Coily and his goons, is being released for ...

Play the original Quake in your browser (Quake)

Nov 25, 2009

Flytrap writes: "Play Quake. In your browser. Play Quake. In your browser. Play Quake. In your browser. Quake. In. Your. Browser.

There's no multiplayer (you'll need Quake Live for that) but even so. Quake. In your browser. Quake. Your browser. Good grief."

id rejects Quake MMO (Quake)

Aug 5, 2008

During an interview with Shacknews, id Software president John Carmack revealed that the company has previously turned down publisher proposals to develop a massive multiplayer version of its shooter series Quake

Quake 4 Gets amBX Enabled (Quake 4)

Nov 20, 2007

Philips announced today that they have signed an agreement with id software to provide an amBX mod for Quake 4. Now, those with the amBX peripherals can experience custom light, rumble and wind effects to help enhance the experience. An amBX enabled version of Quake 4 was shown off at QuakeCon, where it was received positively.

id releases new Quake 4 MP demo and maps (Quake 4)

Jun 25, 2007

A new Quake 4 multiplayer demo has been released by id Software, the new release featuring the updates in the Quake 4 1.4.2 Point Release Patch that the developer made available last ...

Piracy "pushed" id to create multiplatform games (Quake 4)

Mar 12, 2007

id Software's CEO Todd Hollenshead has revealed that videogame piracy "has pushed id as being multiplatform." In a lecture on videogame piracy during last week's GDC, he explained that the Doom and Quake developer started to eye console platforms as a method to battle the financial loss piracy incurs. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars was given as an example of id's multiplatform direction. Originally in development for PC at the hands of Splash Damage and id Software, the multiplayer-focused ...

An eruption of Quake IV screens (Quake 4)

Aug 4, 2005

Activision has somehow managed to shake loose two more shots of the mighty PC and Xbox 360 shooter, . While these shots might be low in number, their high quality reveals just how you, playing as Matthew Kane, plan to march right into the heart of the Strogg Empire. Powered by the Doom 3 engine, this sequel follows our hero as he becomes part Strogg and then uses their alien technology against them.Quake IV will deploy on to Xbox 360 and ...

Quake 4 Xbox 360 shots (Quake 4)

May 23, 2005

We were quite taken aback when we saw the PC version of Quake 4 at Activision's pre-E3 conference. To say that in places it was highly unpleasant and completely unnecessary is telling just half the story. , viewing from the first-person, we got to experience the stages involved in being turned into a Strogg. Stages that involved brutal stabbing and dismemberment. It was wrong on so many levels. However, wrong or not, some people will like it, and we're sure these people will welcome the news ...

Quake 4 revealed (Quake 4)

May 18, 2005

As part of one of the hottest FPS franchises in existence, the latest instalment of Quake is by no means just another release. This is as important as anything else, and it's coming to Xbox 360. Unlike the arena-based wonders of Quake 3, Quake 4 is the true sequel to Quake 2, featuring a single-player mode that, when all is said and done, looks a lot like Doom 3. It seems that if you use the Doom 3 engine, your game becomes Doom. The first part of the demonstration we saw was worryingly ...

Quake 4: Debut 360 image (Quake 4)

May 16, 2005

Activision has belatedly confirmed that Quake 4 will be released for Xbox 360 (we kind of guessed as much after was shown on MTV last week). More pertinently, however, the publisher has released one - count it! - screenshot from the game. As expected, blood, gore and massive weaponry all feature prominently. "Quake 4 utilises the power of our groundbreaking Doom 3 engine to transport players into a war-torn, science-fiction universe graphically realised like never before," reckons Todd ...

Quake IV on PS3 and Xbox 2? (Quake 4)

Apr 5, 2005

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 ...

Quake Live Updated to Support Linux and Mac Users (Quake Live)

Aug 14, 2009

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.

Quarantine rounds off Quake Live six maps campaign (Quake Live)

Jun 20, 2009

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.

Courtyard Conundrum available now on Quake Live (Quake Live)

Jun 16, 2009

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.

Next Quake Live map revealed (Quake Live)

Jun 15, 2009

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

Blood Run map added to Quake Live (Quake Live)

Jun 10, 2009

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.

Bloodlust map released for Quake Live (Quake Live)

Jun 3, 2009

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.

Siberia map coming to Quake Live next week (Quake Live)

May 24, 2009

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.

Quake Live adding a map per week for next six weeks (Quake Live)

May 17, 2009

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.

Quake Live updates detailed (Quake Live)

May 3, 2009

id Software has revealed details on some new updates on the way for their free FPS Quake Live.