Quake Arena Arcade Finally Coming to XBLA on December 15

by Xav de Matos, Dec 10, 2010 6:00pm PST

Related Topics – Quake Arena Arcade, xbox 360

Shacknews has a long, detailed history with the Quake franchise, so the announcement of a multiplayer-only Quake title coming to the XBLA was understandability huge when it happened. Or at least I suspect it was, since the game was first announced for the XBLA back at QuakeCon 2007--before my time here.

Today, Bethesda announced that Quake Arena Arcade will finally arrive on the Xbox Live Arcade platform this coming Wednesday, December 15.

The game recently reappeared after its long hiatus from the Arcade spotlight in early October, when it appeared on the Australian classification ratings board website.

Sadly, the game has yet to be priced; however, we're going to go ahead and assume it's not nearly as cheap as it is to play a version of the game right now, in your browser for free. Or mostly free that is.

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By: Aeradin x Show Full Post

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Here's why I'm excited about this...

When everyone's scattered to all the different games on my friends list, I can sit on my ass, fire up a game of Quake 3, send out an invite, and immediately have major portions of my old clan back together, all with none of us getting up to swap discs.

Instant gratification is worth the price.

Dec 11, 2010 6:05am PST

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Here's why I'm excited about this... When everyone's scattered to all the different games on my friend... : Aeradin
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  In my opinion, anyone who uninstalled Quake 3 isn't truly a hardcore fan. : the archvile
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    Who said anything about uninstalling? It's still on my PC, and re-bought in my Steam account, and plugge... : Aeradin
    - And I was wearing my "Sigmund" Quake 3 hockey jersey. : Aeradin

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Quake Team Fortress all the way, most fun in the mid to late 90's I've ever had with FPS's, good 'ol college days ..

Also, who the fuck wants to play a twitch fps like Q3 with a gamepad? I'd rather fuck a horse. I guess I'm just part of that certain generation that will never fully enjoy fps without a mouse. I can bare it , but it's a bitch by comparison.

Dec 11, 2010 7:54pm PST

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Quake Team Fortress all the way, most fun in the mid to late 90's I've ever had with FPS's, good 'ol coll... : dozerking
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- Ahh Quake Team Fortress was the best, loved that game. Q3F was the closes experiance of recreating that b... : abjectblitz
- Rocket Aena is the ONLY way to play this...god i love that mod...and the MAPS!...ahhhh the maps... : _ToeNail

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By: OverZealousQuakeFan x Show Full Post

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Man, the HUD in those screenshots is awful :E

Also, mouse awesome lawl etc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHo4l-qmGHI

Dec 11, 2010 4:42am PST

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Man, the HUD in those screenshots is awful :E Also, mouse awesome lawl etc http://www.youtube.com/wat... : OverZealousQuakeFan
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  One of the best CPMA movies, everyone watch it :) Here comes Q3A to demonstrate exactly why and how mu... : kyrieee
  - Isnt it so, playing this game with a gamepad is the ultimate definition of being crippled. There is just ... : abjectblitz

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By: dantastic x Show Full Post

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quake arena ruined quake :(

Dec 10, 2010 9:11pm PST

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quake arena ruined quake :( : dantastic
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- Quake III Arena on release was epic are you kidding me? I bought that game for my Mac almost 11 years ago... : sebconn
- need a sequel to quake1 : verminer

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Q3 was awesome back in the old days. But they gotta stop milking it. This game is so out dated. I want something new and shiny. Not old and recycled. Quake 5 anyone ?

Dec 11, 2010 1:49pm PST

Q3 was awesome back in the old days. But they gotta stop milking it. This game is so out dated. I want so... : magicfucker

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You can play this for free in your internet browser...

Dec 10, 2010 7:41pm PST

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You can play this for free in your internet browser... : DeathStrikeVirus
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- But people will pay for it because it's on XBAWKZ. : TheIneffableBob
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  Yeah although it would be much more useful skipping the browser part because its just shoehorning the pic... : Johnnsen
  - The point was, that you can play this for free and can be played anywhere. : DeathStrikeVirus

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By: Igthuse x Show Full Post

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I'll miss rocket jumping, but I am excited to try this game.

Dec 11, 2010 11:50am PST

I'll miss rocket jumping, but I am excited to try this game. : Igthuse

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Quake 3 with a gamepad !!! :/

Dec 11, 2010 4:12am PST

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Quake 3 with a gamepad !!! :/ : hanged_man
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- ultrafail. Only PC gaming haters could be excited about this game. : samduhman

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By: Finchypoo x Show Full Post

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Can't wait to play that with a gamepad :-(

Dec 10, 2010 6:04pm PST

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Can't wait to play that with a gamepad :-( : Finchypoo
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By: humbleone x Show Full Post

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Not sure what to think of this.
It is rare that I play games on the PC lately - but even so.. if I were to buy this for the 360 I know I would not enjoy it nearly as much as I did on the PC.

However.. sitting in my couch playing against bots might be fun on some level. The question is if that fun is enough to justify a purchase.

Dec 10, 2010 6:19pm PST

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Not sure what to think of this. It is rare that I play games on the PC lately - but even so.. if I were : humbleone
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  I am assuming that bots is included for offline play? : humbleone
  - Bots came in the original Quake 3 Arena and Quake Live, so I'd hope they'd make it into Quake Arena Arcad... : the archvile

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