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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.

Ars Technica / Samuel Axon

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New free Quake campaign from MachineGames available now for the 30th Anniversary

Dawn of the Machine is available now

VGC / Dave Aubrey

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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.

Eurogamer / Robert Purchese

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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.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren

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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

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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.

IGN / Cade Onder

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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

Push Square

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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

Pure Xbox

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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

Digital Foundry

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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 […]

PlayStation Blog / Parker Wilhelm (he/him)

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Quake: Dawn of the Machine – Available Today

The post Quake: Dawn of the Machine – Available Today appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Xbox Wire / Mike Nelson, XBOX Wire Editor

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Quake remaster ‘Dawn of the Machine’ update now available

Publisher Bethseda Softworks and developers id Software and Nightdive Studios have released a free update …

Gematsu / Sal Romano

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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.

GamingOnLinux / Liam Squires-Hand

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"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

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