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Platform Mac, Linux, Sega Saturn, N64, MS-DOS Publisher GT Interactive Developer id Software Release Date Jun 22, 1996

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Quake just got an official Horde Mode, in the year 2021

By Ana Diaz on Dec 03, 2021 12.03.21

New content comes to MachineGames’ modernized Quake

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Xbox Game Pass adds 3 Quake games, including the new remaster

By Nicole Carpenter on Aug 19, 2021 08.19.21

Plus a new Quake expansion pack

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Wolfenstein: The New Order developer releases new Quake episode

By Thomas Biery on Jun 24, 2016 06.24.16

MachineGames, developer of Wolfenstein: The New Order and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, just released a new episode of Quake in honor of the classic shooter's 20th anniversary. MachineGames has...

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Gaming is helping to keep the PC market alive, PC gaming panel says

By Samit Sarkar on Apr 11, 2014 04.11.14

During today's computer gaming panel at PAX East 2014, "The (Incredible) Future of PC Gaming," the topic at hand was — as you may have guessed — a contrarian viewpoint to the conventional wisdom...

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Burden: A tower defense game built on giants

By Tracey Lien on Mar 23, 2014 03.23.14

Burden, a tactical tower defense game that plays out on the bodies of colossi, will be available on Steam Early Access before May, according to developer PixelPickle Games. The Linux, Mac and...

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How the first FPS players fell out of their chairs

By Tracey Lien on Feb 02, 2014 02.02.14

It takes a lot for a first-person shooter to impress players today. Even the flashiest of shooters struggle to make an impact. Players have had more than two decades to familiarize themselves with...

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Quake Live standalone launcher available now

By Dave Tach on Jan 10, 2014 01.10.14

The standalone launcher for Quake Live is available now, according to a post on the Bethesda Blog. Developer Id Software announced last November that it would transition to a downloadable client...

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Why John Carmack 'frets a little bit' about hardware upgrades

By Dave Tach on Dec 10, 2013 12.10.13

Designing games that require powerful hardware can be a difficult decision, and contending with new hardware is a conundrum that id Software co-founder and Doom programmer John Carmack still...

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Quake Live going standalone, dropping Linux and Mac support

By Dave Tach on Nov 07, 2013 11.07.13

Quake Live will become a downloadable game by the end of this year, and the new client will drop native support for Linux and Mac platforms, according to a news post on the game's official forum. L...

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John and Brenda Romero together at UCSC games program

By Colin Campbell on Sep 17, 2013 09.17.13

UC Santa Cruz has hired Brenda Romero and John Romero to lead its new master's degree program in games and playable media. Veteran game designer Brenda Romero (formerly Brenda Brathwaite) came to...