Tag: ID-SOFTWARE

Buried way, way down at the bottom of an ID Software press release, there's some exciting news for Linux and Mac users who have been waiting to join the fray at Quakelive.com. This Tuesday's update will bring with it a number of fixes and improvements. Leaderboards will be returning, but the most noteworthy change is that the browser-based FPS will finally support all three major platforms. ...

A while back we shared the Flash version of Doom with you as a Time Waster. What could be better than Doom in your browser? How about single-page access to Doom, Heretic, and Hexen? Yep. All three demo games have been open sourced, and some heartless bastard decided it was a good idea to roll them into a single Flash-powered ball of awesome that we can play in our browsers instead of getting any ...

In case you were a little disappointed that we didn't score any invites for you the last time QuakeLive appeared on Downloadsquad (apart from those generously donated by reader Rocketfactor), I've got some good news for you. ID Software is ready to open up the beta to the public. No more codes, no more waiting. Just get yourself over to Quakelive.com tomorrow and register. The site will re-open ...

In case you're out of the loop on this one, let's bring you up to speed. ID Software has dusted off Quake and plans to release Quake Live, a completely free, browser-based FPS. Free? Yep. There will, of course, be in-game advertising to generate revenue, but I doubt too many fans of ID's classics will be upset about that. Their employers may not be thrilled, however. Goodbye, productivity! Quake ...