id Software Announces QuakeCon 2008 Details

by Chris Faylor, Apr 22, 2008 4:41pm PDT

Related Topics – id software, QuakeCon

Beloved developer id Software has announced that its annual celebration of debauchery and first-person shooting known as QuakeCon will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas from July 31 to August 3.

Registration for the free event's Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) area opens at 9PM ET on Wednesday, April 30 over at the QuakeCon site.

Those interested in obtaining centrally located hotel rooms can now register at the Hilton Anatole's custom QuakeCon reservation page, which offers the lower-than-normal rate of $137 a day.

While id has yet to detail any of its QuakeCon festivities, last year's event was a veritable explosion of news, including the revelation of Rage, the appearance of numerous id titles on Steam, confirmation of Quake 3 on Xbox Live Arcade, the first details of the Wolfenstein movie, and more.

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By: tomservo x Show Full Post

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Not going this year, but Shacknews is the most fun anyone will ever have at Quakecon.

Apr 22, 2008 5:20pm PDT

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Not going this year, but Shacknews is the most fun anyone will ever have at Quakecon. : tomservo
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- you'll go if pup and I go Mister! : PapaBoo
- You gotta go. : mrwolf710
- NoooOOOOoOoOOOOOOOOOO : genjuro
- What the HELL. You owe me :( : Normality
- tomservo, how the hell am I going to hug you if you don't come? I mean, seriously. : omnova
- What's wrong with you? I thought we bonded last year. : -efx-
- Well if servo isn't going to come, neither will I. : rosewood

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I'm there!

I sold my modded ps2, so I won't be bringing it; but I should still be able to bring my 360...

I *MIGHT* be able to bring rockband as well, depends on space in the car... i'll make someone ride on the roof :)

Apr 23, 2008 11:46am PDT

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I'm there! I sold my modded ps2, so I won't be bringing it; but I should still be able to bring my 360... : KillerSpaz
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- Oh, this is in regards to Melon's party.. not QuakeCon itself... I have a lot going on over the weekend s... : KillerSpaz

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QuakeCone Rates?

Apr 22, 2008 5:10pm PDT

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QuakeCone Rates? : Jonathan
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since they announced the dates last year right afterwards not very big news here

Apr 22, 2008 5:40pm PDT

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since they announced the dates last year right afterwards not very big news here : dignan
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  Well, we announced the date for REGISTRATION tonight. That's the new info. : noknyc
  - yea, i noticed that after posting. : dignan

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I hope they show off the new Wolfenstein game that's supposedly in development at Raven... maybe even sooner at e3, but playable at Quakecon :(

Apr 22, 2008 6:21pm PDT

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I hope they show off the new Wolfenstein game that's supposedly in development at Raven... maybe even soo... : snowwolf
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- Wow, you read my mind. I REALLY hope we get some substantial info about this release. I've been drooling ... : FACIALNATOR

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BREAKING NEWS: id Software decided to move the 2008 Quakecon to Denmark

I wish..

Apr 22, 2008 5:18pm PDT

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BREAKING NEWS: id Software decided to move the 2008 Quakecon to Denmark I wish.. : humbleone
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  They really should move it around. Texas is fucking Texas. Bring that shit to somewhere awesome like Ca... : the city
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    they're based in Dallas, it's been in dallas since it started... : AllYourBase
    - I'm aware of this, and voicing my concern for the shitty location =[ : the city
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      Actually, it was Garland, then Plano, then Dallas, then Mesquite 4x, then Dallas again, then Grapevine tw... : wendigo
      
      it's all Dallas to me : binaryc
  - Give us Texans something to go to that doesn't involve traveling halfway across the fucking country. : nurglich

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Korban, Benius....let's do this shit!

Apr 23, 2008 8:21am PDT

Korban, Benius....let's do this shit! : devnullgt

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Will there be a sCary sTeve's shugashack excursion to Denny's for shots of country gravy? Or is that totally 10 years ago...?

Apr 22, 2008 5:22pm PDT

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Will there be a sCary sTeve's shugashack excursion to Denny's for shots of country gravy? Or is that tota... : wurzle
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My heart still skip a bit everytime I read 'id' in a news headline. This feels good, really good.
More news about Rage can't come soon enough.

Apr 22, 2008 4:46pm PDT

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My heart still skip a bit everytime I read 'id' in a news headline. This feels good, really good. More n... : pillzer
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- I have that same experience... id software completes me. : theLephty
- I will never forget waiting for doom to be released...that night was freaking crazy...usenet was awesome.... : limabone-jlp
- John Carmack is my hero. : kaddar0
- Eh, same here... I saw the article and didn't even want to spoil it on the front page, just clicked to se... : zehh
- If only it was more often. : te[R]ror
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  I feel the same way. There is just something about id that brings me back to the early and mid 90s where... : jeffmace3917
  - Here here! :) : LoioshDwaggie

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By: David Craddock x Show Full Post

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It's good to be among such stalwart id devotees. I love that company - always have, always will. If they make it, I will play it.

Apr 22, 2008 5:39pm PDT

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It's good to be among such stalwart id devotees. I love that company - always have, always will. If the... : David Craddock
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- Pretty much. I just wish I didn't live half way across the world. : te[R]ror

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I hope they release some extensive Rage gameplay footage. I'm dying to find out what iD has done to expand beyond the basic shoot-everything-that-moves formula.

Apr 22, 2008 5:24pm PDT

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  - I agree on the Doom 3 thing. I enjoyed it thoroughly. : ifallible

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I've gone the past two years and seriously... this is what I look forward to now. I love quakecon. I'm so going. I'm building a new computer this week in preparation.

Apr 22, 2008 11:14pm PDT

I've gone the past two years and seriously... this is what I look forward to now. I love quakecon. I'm ... : cycopl

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Oh man. Me and Sebastian-TEC are totally road-tripping it down to QuakeCon from Seattle this year. It'll be glorious.

Apr 22, 2008 10:28pm PDT

Oh man. Me and Sebastian-TEC are totally road-tripping it down to QuakeCon from Seattle this year. It'll ... : famine101

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Tentative plans to co to QuakeCon2009!!!

Apr 22, 2008 9:18pm PDT

Tentative plans to co to QuakeCon2009!!! : Rice-Rocketeer

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ShackMeet @ QCon. Yes.

Apr 22, 2008 5:51pm PDT

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ShackMeet @ QCon. Yes. : geedeck
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Room booked. Not sure if I'm going but at least we have a room.

Apr 22, 2008 6:34pm PDT

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Room booked. Not sure if I'm going but at least we have a room. : mrwolf710
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  "I mean I'm not really hungry, but I would like to have reservations somewhere." : downrightevil
  - hehe. I'll go. I always go. I've only missed 2 ever. Both were on the years my kids were born. : mrwolf710

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Lets try this again...

http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=4781

Last year was fun. I just need to drink a bit less of that wonderful IntoTheFray Honey Brown.

Apr 22, 2008 7:37pm PDT

Lets try this again... http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=4781 Last year was fun. I ju... : themelon

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Anyone else catch "Modern Marvels" last night? The episode was titled, "90's Tech" and featured id Software, specifically in regards to the beginnings of the FPS genre.

Apr 22, 2008 5:08pm PDT

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  do they have it streamed online? linky linky? :( : Demius
  - Nope. This is all I could find on History Channel's website: http://www.history.com/shows.do?episodeId=... : MR 9000
- I want a Discovery Channel program hosted by John Carmack. That would be nerd heaven. Even more so than B... : zehh

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I can't believe that I never came when I lived in Tyler. I was in DFW about every other weekend and I've been shacking since the Quakeholio days. =(

Apr 22, 2008 7:12pm PDT

I can't believe that I never came when I lived in Tyler. I was in DFW about every other weekend and I've ... : zakazi

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lmao quake 3 on xlbla

Apr 22, 2008 5:46pm PDT

lmao quake 3 on xlbla : MrMojo

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Let's celebrate the id/quakecon love by joining tonight's ET:QW Shackbattle!
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16775772#itemanchor_16775772

Apr 22, 2008 5:26pm PDT

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Let's celebrate the id/quakecon love by joining tonight's ET:QW Shackbattle! http://www.shacknews.com/la... : noknyc
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- Thanks for posting that, I'm so there. : Dr_Tran

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I think we all have that feeling. It's a good thing.

Apr 22, 2008 5:02pm PDT

I think we all have that feeling. It's a good thing. : highlander

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