Mike and Nick are reliving their teenage years thanks to the free update to QUAKE. Bethesda and id Software have brought the game into the modern age with high resolution graphics, controller support, and full internet play including cross platform multiplayer.
Last night we checked out a mod for Quake 2. Yes, that Quake 2. Called Co-Op Or Die the mod allows co-op play on a persistent world server for up to four players per instance. Along with the entire Quake 2 campaign, players can play various challenge maps created by the community. The whole thing is tied into the official Co-Op or Die website which allows chat, stats, and other info all integrated right in.
QuakeCon is going on right now in the heart of Texas, where id and Bethesda are hosting one of the biggest LAN parties in the United States. Also at QuakeCon? Lots of good games from the publisher and the developer, including a recent reboot of the classic Apogee game Rise of the Triad. Also on display is the upcoming re-release of DOOM 3. DOOM 3: BFG Edition features enhanced graphics, 3D support, and new levels of gameplay - which is what the latest trailer is all about.
We've run out of real adjectives to describe Splash Damage's upcoming 8 player co-op game Brink. We've used the words and phrases like - awesome, drool worthy, excellent, beautiful, amazing, and hot. We even made up a word called co-operidiculousistical. Basically I'm pretty sure we've exhausted the English language, so we're going to continue making up words to describe Brink, mostly because we're lazy, but partially because we think the game deserves it.
id's Quakecon is going on right now and out of the conference comes some pretty interesting RAGE news. First up is a version of the game is currently being planned for iPhone and iPads, a live tech demonstration showcasing id Tech 5 running on the iOS4 platform was given by John Carmack and the results are impressive. Full lighting and shadows, detailed megatextures and 60 FPS were just some of the features on display.
