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New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics
19 new maps continue the story from MachineGames' other campaign additions.
New free Quake campaign from MachineGames available now for the 30th Anniversary
Dawn of the Machine is available now
Surprise! The original Quake gets a free expansion on all platforms to celebrate its 30th birthday
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 (barring Epic Games Store and Gog) that Quake has been released on - PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch. The screams of jubilation in the audience watching the event were loud.
Quake gets a free new chapter promising "ferocious combat, labyrinthine level design, and nightmarish realms" to celebrate its 30th birthday
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 Nightmare Machine across new levels stocked with fresh enemies and weapons.
30 Years After Its Release, Quake Just Got Another Big Update, Along With Some New Merch From NIN
'Dawn of the Machine' is out now! A brand new episode of Quake has just been released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of id Software's FPS classic. Dawn of the Machine was announced yesterday at QuakeCon and is a free update for those who own the 2021 enhanced version of Quake. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Quake Gets Free New Campaign Co-Developed by MachineGames for Game's 30th Anniversary
The 2021 remaster of Quake has gotten a new 19-level campaign co-developed by MachineGames in honor of the FPS' 30th anniversary.
Quake Adds Free 30th Anniversary Campaign for All PS5 Players, Developed by MachineGames
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 the full article on pushsquare.com
Surprise! Quake Adds Free New Episode With 600G Xbox Achievements
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 of the Machine", and it features "19 all-new maps across a cohesive campaign" along with a new soundtrack and Deathmatch map. Here's how MachineGames describes it: Read the full article on purexbox.com
Review: Quake's 30th Anniversary "Dawn of the Machine" Episode Is an Ambitious Celebration of the Game's History
Decades on, the Quake community is as strong as ever. The original Quake remains a towering achievement in gaming history, a title that single-handedly altered the trajectory of the industry. This year marks its 30th anniversary, an occasion that prompts us to reflect on how its unique blend of nightmarish structures, grungy textures and twisting level designs continue to stir deep emotions decades later. Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
Celebrate 30 years of Quake with a brand-new episode, available today
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 kinetic combat and a moody eldritch setting took FPS players […]
Quake remaster ‘Dawn of the Machine’ update now available
Publisher Bethseda Softworks and developers id Software and Nightdive Studios have released a free update …
vkQuake 1.35.0 brings SDL3, Steam integration, support for the 2021 re-release and more
vkQuake is a special version of id Software's Quake using Vulkan, an advanced port that brings numerous enhancements and the latest release expands it further. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
"There Are A Hundred Things We Could Have Done Differently" - Quake's Creators Reflect On The "Grim Cost" Of The Classic FPS
"Having a media circus around us certainly didn’t help". id Software's influential first-person shooter, Quake, recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, and some members of the team have been reflecting back publicly on the game's difficult, multi-year development cycle and past mistakes that have only become much clearer with hindsight. If you've read about Quake's history before, you'll likely already know that its development took a significant toll on the studio, ultimately leading to John
John Carmack apologizes after Sandy Petersen says 'Quake ruined id Software,' and for once John Romero doesn't tell Sandy he's wrong
Three of the principals from the early days of id Software shared some faintly maudlin but ultimately uplifting reminiscences from those long-ago days.