Greg Stone, a designer at Nerve Software working on the Xbox360 conversion, has said the companies are working to bring demos of the game. It's not known whether they'll see release before or after the console launch of Quake Wars. Activision Underground is handling the PC-to-PS3 port of the game; both versions will include the PC features but also significantly refine the interface.
Activision has finally announced a release date for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 version of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. Both versions will be hitting retail stores on May 30th, 2008.
A blog on Splash Damage's website details plan for an upcoming patch. It will be the 1.5 patch and is slated for release later this month. It is currently in the QA stage, but being that publisher Activision doesn't want to support the patch, the release is subject to alteration. Link to blog.
Quake Live, previously known as Quake Zero, is a free-to-play web browser based online shooter of the cult franchise. The developer is offering beta invitations to any who want in on the multiplayer action, which is based off Quake III Arena. Not all entries will be accepted though so be quick.
In order to celebrate the release of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars on Xbox 360, Microsoft is planning to arrange an array of events on Xbox live where players will get a chance to play with memebrs of ID software, Splash Damage, and Nerve software.
Major Nelson has let us know that a demo for Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is now available on the Xbox Live marketplace. It's 849MB and is downloadable in all regions except Japan.
Quake Live is the "free and easily accessible browser-based" shooter title from Id Software that's based on Quake 3 Arena, announced last year. There's big prize money from the likes of Intel and Alienware too with id saying a raffle-winner, with special limited entry, could score a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe.
The latest issue of PC Zone mag got a hold of id's John Carmack where he talks more on the upcoming free-to-play Quake Live. He affirms the browser-based game will be ad-supported but that eventually id could have "some kind of a premium service," they just have to wait and see how things go.
Splash Damage founder Paul Wedgwood has reiterated the PS3 is "more of a challenge" to develop on, compared to the "easier" 360. He points out in his interview with Edge Online that console gamers crave the greater depth PC games offer. Consoles could be deep "but it isn't there", mainly as PC called it first.
It has been announced that id's QuakeCon 2009 will kick off on the 13th of August at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas. Access to the "world's ultimate video game festival and party" is free as always, and again hosts "North America's largest BYOC (Bring-Your-Own-Computer) LAN party". Sweet.
id Software's free web-based multiplayer game Quake Live is due to be released to the public via an open beta on Tuesday 24th February. Based heavily on Quake III, anyone who wants to play the game should head over to quakelive.com when it finally makes an appearance.
Pi Studios has nearly finished their work on bringing the classic shooter Quake 3 Arena to XBLA confirms id's John Carmack. The title was officially confirmed at QuakeCon 18 months ago, and teasingly leaked by the ESRB before that. Quizzed on the delay, Carmack just pointed out that "different things" happen.
Quake Live launched today, with over 113,000 registered users and 20,000 stuck in a queue upon signing up to the open beta service. All this has put pressure on id's servers, which are now offline due to the Content Delivery Network.
John Carmack of id Software has revealed they wanted to developer the free-to-play web browser shooter to show what the PC can do, and consoles can't. Triple-A projects tend to be "more console-centric, with the PC as a peer," but Quake Live can only be accomplished on desktops. Mac and Linux support on "priority list".
So impressed are id with response to Quake Live, with beta signups "50 percent higher" than expected, that they're pondering others for Live treatment. It's likely Wolfenstein Enemy Territory could be next says Todd Hollenshead. Quake Live is a free web-based version of id's 1999 release of Quake III Arena. US and UK among top players.
Okay so perhaps not 'every week', but it's going to run for at least six weeks which is like forever for us gamer types. It'll be bringing new and classic revivals to the free-to-play multiplayer shooter, with this "6 new maps in 6 weeks" blitz beginning today. Hidden Fortress starts us off (DreamCast's Quake III).
It has been decreed that Quake Live shall now receive updates only on Tuesdays, but this doesn't mean new stuff every week says id Software. The idea is to help fans "plan your play schedules", particularly if you're all about ladders and leagues. Incidentally they have "a fairly large update" coming tomorrow, which is Tuesday!
Both id's Rage and Splash Damage's Brink will be given their "first ever public" demonstrations during this year's QuakeCon which kicks off tomorrow. The games will be there for public consumption, or at least live gameplay footage will be - no touching! Brink is up first this Friday, with Rage following on Saturday (presumably not on PS3).
You just can't keep a cult classic shooter down, especially if it's got 'DOOM' in it. Nerve Software is behind the revival of DOOM 2 for XBLA; no price or date yet. In addition to online play a four-player split-screen mode will be included, and alongside the original games content will also be a new episode adventure. It originally released in 1994.
Todd Hollenshead has told QuakeCon'ers that there is to be no DOOM 4 announcement this year, but 2010's QuakeCon will be a whole other matter entirely. Fellow id man John Carmack revealed that Tech 5's continued progress has really helped with the games development, which is already being approached tightly. What, DOOM 3 wasn't?