Quake, the foundational 1996 first-person shooter from id Software, remains available across numerous platforms from PC to Nintendo Switch. The franchise has seen activity in recent years, including a free 30th anniversary campaign for PlayStation 5 developed by MachineGames and the Tremor map pack released after an extended development period. However, recent coverage has been dominated by Microsoft's significant restructuring of Xbox and its studios. id Software, which develops Doom and Quake, faced substantial layoffs as part of this reorganization, raising questions about the studio's standalone capability and future projects. While publishers confirmed the franchises themselves remain safe amid broader consolidation efforts toward major properties like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, reporting suggests the developer has been severely impacted. The potential shift from id's proprietary idTech engine to Unreal Engine for future titles has also generated discussion among observers concerned about preserving the series' technical legacy.
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An ambitious new demake is coming to the Commodore 64 as Kweepa aims to bring the iconic 3D shooter Quake to the Commodore 64 under the title Quake64. Completing a trilogy of id Software ports for the system, this project requires significant compromises to fit within the hardwar…
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Dawn of the Machine is out now. Ahead of this weekend’s Quakecon, it’s time to frag like it’s 1996! If you happen to own the PS5 or PS4 version of id Software’s iconic Quake , then good news: it’s just been updated with an all-new 19-level campaign, designed by MachineGames. Read…
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QuakeCon's opening ceremony came with a delightful surprise yesterday: the announcement and release of a brand new, free expansion for the original Quake game. This is for all platforms Quake has been released on - PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch. The screams of jubilation in th…
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Yep, it really was that long ago. Classic FPS Quake turned 30 years old as of late June and to mark the occasion its 2021 enhanced version has gotten a free expansion dubbed Dawn of the Machine. Developed by both Id Software and MachineGames, it's all about hunting down a Nightma…
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In 1996, id Software smashed through to another dimension – in one sense of the word, pioneering first-person shooters in the third dimension with the release of Quake, and in another, hurtling players feet-first into Quake’s otherworldly realm – a place beyond our reality where…
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New levels from MachineGames and archival development material have been added to the id Software classic in a free update.
To celebrate its 30th anniversary. QuakeCon has officially kicked off today in Texas, so we assumed we'd get at least one surprise reveal at some point over the next few days, and one has already arrived in the form of a brand-new episode for Quake ! The episode is known as "Dawn…
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Don't like AI? Then you're a domestic terrorist, apparently.
Many of you here may be too young to remember LAN parties, but those who were passionate about the PC gaming scene between the 1990s and the 2000s will surely recall those weekends spent dismantling your computer, monitor, and peripherals, packing them into boxes and travelling t…
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John Carmack, cofounder of id Software who left the pioneering game studio in 2013, offered his words of mourning for the layoffs at id...
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A clearer picture of how hard id Software has been hit by Microsoft's drastic Xbox restructuring is beginning to emerge, and it has been hit very hard indeed.
"I’m thinking of everyone at id today". One of the biggest news stories in gaming at the moment is Xbox's brutal restructuring . This is a process that has seen at least four studios depart the Microsoft-owned outfit, as Xbox's Asha Sharma announces plans to cut "3,200 roles" thr…
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Could Unreal Engine replace id Tech? It's more likely than you think.
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma could easily ruin Quake's legacy with a shift away from idTech to Unreal Engine 6.
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Doom and Quake developer id Software is reportedly facing "significant" layoffs
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier said that the company won't be reduced to only working on new Fallout and The Elder Scrolls game.
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Xbox have officially announced the scale of the mass layoffs and rejigging of their studio lineup which have loomed on the horizon for the past couple of weeks. While Double Fine, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, and Arkane all face futures outside of Xbox, the cuts a…
Microsoft has just announced a huge pivot in its gaming policies. And, with all the rumors that were surfacing online lately, a lot thought that games like Senua and State of Decay 3 would be canceled. Well, there is at least some good news. Senua and State of Decay 3 have not be…