Id Software’s annual shindig for fans of DOOM and Quake, gaming’s most underrated celebration of love, peace and rockets has been running every single year since 1996 when the first event kicked off at the Best Western Hotel in Texas many moons ago. With the world on lockdown, Id Software has had to face a hard truth and cancel the August event due to restrictions making it impossible to plan the weekend show.
Can the blueprint for first-person shooters ever change? Maybe! At least that’s what John Romero, he of the luscious locks and an architect responsible for defining the genre with his work on Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, thinks.
While PUBG and Fortnite may have cemented Batlle Royale as a mainstream genre, plenty of other challengers have stepped up to the plate to give the genre some new blood. One game that might be a perfect fit? Easily Id Software’s Quake Champions, whose signature take on quick action and gory results would provide a breath of fresh air in the genre. If Id Software were interested, that is.
Quake Champions might be free-to-play when it eventually launches properly, but it's going to cost you a little eextra if you want to start as early as next week.
News from E3: A new iconic character, a map, and a warm welcome back to a Quake $1 million Championship at QuakeCon.
It may have distinct heroes, but make no mistake, Quake Champions is still Quake, through and through.
Bethesda are hoping for an esports presence with Quake Champions, but in reality it on their shoulders whether it will see major success or not.
"We have the holy trinity: rocket launcher, railgun, lightning gun--we'll never mess with that," Quake Champions director Tim Willits says of the upcoming Quake Champions.
It would be naive to say climate change is not real — or that …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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