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Nov 20, 2007

Quake 4 Gets amBX Enabled

PC News from N4G | Quake 4

PC - Quake 4 - Quake 4 Gets amBX Enabled

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.
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Jun 25, 2007

id releases new Quake 4 MP demo and maps

PC News | Quake 4

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 ...
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Mar 12, 2007

Piracy "pushed" id to create multiplatform games

PC News | Quake 4

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 ...
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Feb 21, 2008

PC News | Quake Live

id Software's letting us sign up for the beta test of Quake Live, the free-to-play version of Quake III Arena. Cheers, id. "Beta testers are given early access to the Quake Live website and game, and will help us test all of the game's features and functionality while offering feedback and suggestions," says the developer. As usual with beta tests, putting your name on the dotted line doesn't automatically guarantee entry, so you'll just have to ...
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Feb 20, 2008

Quake Live open for beta sign-ups

PC News from N4G | Quake Live

Quake Live, id Software's web-based free multiplayer FPS accessed through a web browser, is now open for beta sign-ups.
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Feb 20, 2008

Free Quake Live powered by ads - screens

PC News | Quake Live

IGA Worldwide will be handling all advertising, sponsorship and creative branding for Quake Live, a game that is a free-to-play version of 1999's multiplayer shooter Quake III Arena. Check out the screens here. ...
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Feb 19, 2008

IGA And ID Team For Free, Web-Based Quake Live

PC News from N4G | Quake Zero

PC - Quake Zero - IGA And ID Team For Free, Web-Based Quake Live

In-game advertising specialists IGA and id Software have partnered to bring you the next iteration of the classic Quake franchise, Quake Live, and it's definitely not your normal web-based, free-to-play game. Quake Live will deliver a full community experience, including stat tracking, friends lists, matchmaking, and sponsored tournaments, all within your standard web browser. Integrated with IGA's proprietary SDK, it is the first title in the company's "freemium category", offering premium gaming experiences for free thanks to integrated advertising.
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Aug 31, 2007

Play Quake Zero for free

PC News | Quake Zero

Aug 31, 2007 Over eight years after its release Quake III Arena is still one of the most played deathmatch games on PC, but id Software has set its sights on expanding the online shooter's playerbase with the free-to-play Quake Zero. "We want to see the player base grow and that's a lot of what's behind Quake Zero," id CEO Todd Hollenshead told us. "We think there are a lot of people out there that would play Quake III if it didn't cost any money to buy it." Quake Zero is a web-based version ...
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Aug 7, 2007

Quake Zero not actually in web-browser

PC News from N4G | Quake Zero

PC - Quake Zero - Quake Zero not actually in web-browser

Quake Zero has been billed as a free, browser-based game of Quake 3 Arena supported by advertising revenue, but those of you worried that it'll be written in Java or something can rest easy - id's Steve Nix tells Eurogamer it just uses the browser to get going.

"Well, it'll be launched from a web browser. It's not going to be written in Java or really running in the web browser." said Nix.
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Aug 4, 2007

Quake Zero Announced

PC News from N4G | Quake Zero

During today's Quake Con keynote the id folks announced that they have a team of developers working on a little pet project called Quake Zero.

QZ will be a free web-based version of Quake 3 multiplayer. Todd Hollenshead told Kotaku they decided to kick off this project for several reasons. First and foremost, id hated to see their game, once quite popular for online matches, losing its prominence in the online gaming scene, this will allow virtually anyone with a computer to play matches of their games.
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