Tag: QUAKE

One day in the not-so-distant future, we'll all be playing plug-in free games thanks to technologies like HTML5 and WebGL. It all sounds good, but what about a demo? Ok, says Google. How about a little Quake 2 in your browser? They started off with Bytonic Software's Jake2, a Java port of the open source Quake engine. From there, they re-compiled the engine using the Google Web Toolkit ...

Those crazy cats over at Engadget get really excited about Android apps and gaming, so I wasn't surprised to see them gushing about this news: Quake 3 has been ported to Android! That's right, the end-all-be-all of early-00's first-person shooters, a game that used to require top-of-the-line PC hardware to play, now just requires a nice phone. Cool! There's video of Quake 3 in action on a ...

While you might not be able to play all the latest major release games on Linux, there are still plenty of excellent games that will work on the OS. I ran down 25 cross-platform titles a while back, many of which began as Linux-only games. Want an easy way to try out a whole slew of 'em? Take the Supreme SuperGamer distro for a spin. It's built on top of Vector Linux, a speedy little ...

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 ...

Here's a follow-up on our post about DOSBox. If you're looking for some free games to play on your new old-school emulated DOS system, check out Liberated Games. Liberated Games has a great list of games that are free to download from various computing eras. You will find the likes of the original top-down Grand Theft Auto, BMX Simulator, or even Quake III: Arena, and all for free. Some games are ...

Question: What could possibly be more exciting than fragging a crazed Strogg alien with a high-calibre rocket launcher whilst dodging incoming plasma fire in an off-world space station that's been possessed by Satan himself? Answer: Writing your own modifications for the above scenario. id Software has posted their Software Development Kit for Quake 4!  Casual gamers won't get much use out ...