QuakeCon panels include Looking Glass retrospective, mods, Idle Thumbs

With QuakeCon almost upon us--August 2-5 in Dallas, Quakeamaniacs--we finally have the full lineup of panels of men talking about things. Along with the classic John Carmack keynote, QuakeCon 2012 will have a look back at Looking Glass Studios, the sorely-missed creator of Thief and System Shock, a live recording of the Idle Thumbs podcast with its classic lineup, and not one, but two panels about mods.

It's certainly an interesting lineup this year, with panel members from a wide range of studios and a heartening dose of PC love. There's still no mention of Doom 4, though. If you want to play games rather than hear clever people talk about them, Dishonored, Doom 3: BFG Edition and more will be on the show floor.

Look, here's the panel schedule:

Welcome and Annual Keynote with John Carmack

Thursday, August 2nd at 2:00pm

The Game of Making Games

Friday, August 3rd at 11.30am

• Jens Matthies, MachineGames

• Raphael Colantonio, Arkane Studios

• Ted Price, Insomniac Games

• Todd Howard, Bethesda Game Studios

• Moderated by Blair Herter, G4TV

Capture the Fan: Making Multiplayer Games That Last

Friday, August 3rd at 1pm

• Chet Faliszek, Valve Software

• Marty Stratton, id Software

• Max Hoberman, Certain Affinity

• Moderated by Kevin Kelly, Wizard World

Looking Back at Looking Glass

Friday, August 3rd at 2.30pm

• Austin Grossman

• Emil Pagliarulo, Bethesda Game Studios

• Tom Leonard, Valve Software

• Moderated by Harvey Smith, Arkane Studios

Talking Shop: Skyrim, Modding and Steam

Friday, August 3rd at 4pm

• Chet Faliszek, Valve Software

• Joel Burgess, Bethesda Game Studios

• Moderated by Nick Breckon, Bethesda Softworks

Virtual Insanity

Friday, August 3rd at 6pm

• John Carmack, id Software

• Michael Abrash, Valve Software

• Palmer Luckey, ModRetro

• Moderated by Todd Hollenshead, id Software

GameTrailers' Bonus Round

Saturday, August 4th at 11am

• Adam Sessler, Industry Veteran

• Harvey Smith, Arkane Studios

• Michael Pachter, Wedbush Securities

• Raphael Colantonio, Arkane Studios

• Moderated by Geoff Keighley, GameTrailers TV

Celebrating id Modding

Saturday, August 4th at 12.30pm

• Brendon Chung, Blendo Games

• Robert Duffy, id Software

• JP LeBreton, Double Fine

• Moderated by Justin Blankenship, Hit Detection

Idle Thumbs Podcast: Arena

Saturday, August 4th at 1.30pm

• Chris Remo, Double Fine

• Jake Rodkin, Telltale Games

• JP LeBreton, Double Fine

• Nick Breckon, Bethesda Softworks

• Steve Gaynor, The Fullbright Company

Hit the QuakeCon site for more information.