Version 1.1 of the QuakeRally mod has been released. The new version improves physics, a less punishing damage system, a change in the Wrong Way message and a bunch of other things.

A new version of the Quake 2 source mod BeefQuake, has been released. It has improved particles, motion blur and various other new features.

The first release of BeefQuake is up. BeefQuake is a Quake 2 source modification, adding such things like JPG screenshot support, cinematic files as textures, GeForce3 enhanced water-warp and several other things. Thanks for the reminder SlimJim.

The mrGLQuake page has news of a Quake 2 TV modification made possible thanks to the Quake 2 source code release. Though I don't see a download link anywhere yet, this allows people to use Quake 2 .cin video files as textures in the game.

A Quake2 source code release for the night too, Q2 v3.21 source code (The older source is in the /old/ dir) which you can grab here. Not much use for you unless you are a programmer, or an aspiring cheat hacker (aka scum).

With the release of the Quake2 source code John Carmack is getting spanked with the hate mail as you'd expect from people worried about cheating. He made a post on Slashdot last night saying the Mac code is coming, and also that "another old game's code" will be released soon. Also, Todd H at id Software has a .plan update about Q2 licensing for private use.

As a Christmas present (or whatever you wanna call it if you dont celebrate Christmas) John Carmack has decided to release the Quake2 source code to the net. You can grab the small little ZIP file from Fileshack or id's FTP . Have a look at the .plan update from The Carmack with the announcement:

The Quake 2 source code is now available for download, licensed under the GPL.

As with previous source code releases, the game data remains under the original copyright and license, and cannot be freely distributed. If you create a true total conversion, you can give (or sell) a complete package away, as long as you abide by the GPL source code license. If your projects use the original Quake 2 media, the media must come from a normal, purchased copy of the game.

I'm sure I will catch some flack about increased cheating after the source release, but there are plenty of Q2 cheats already out there, so you are already in the position of having to trust the other players to a degree. The problem is really only solvable by relying on the community to police itself, because it is a fundamentally unwinnable technical battle to make a completely cheat proof game of this type. Play with your friends.

If all these new games are too hip for you and you still dig Quake 2, you might like to know there's a new online Quake 2 tourney soon called Risen. The organizers hope to get some Quake 2 revival going on, although their league is currently invite only.

A new version of the Quake 3 log file analyser Q3 Log, has been released. The biggest change is the fact that it now supports Beta2 of Urban Terror, but there are some other changes too as seen here.

The Full Metal Jack site has been updated with a video showing off gameplay from this Quake 3 mod. It's a 24mb download, and in MPEG format. If you dont feel like downloading a movie there are 9 new screenshots too.

Whoah, there are actually people still working on Quake2 modifications? There is a trailer out for the 007 Quake2 mod on Fileplanet showing 6 minutes of DivX encoded footage.

The Quake2 revival tour! Here's a little piece hopefully discussing the 'return' of Quake2. I'm actually looking forward to the Quake1 CPL tournament speaking of this revival stuff.

A DM test of the Star Wars Quake TC has been released. This is a mod for Quake 2, and has been in development for a pretty long time. This DM test is a 25mb download and focuses "on the core design of the TC, namely force use, saber use, and weapon use together with player movement". Here are some screenshots of this bad boy

The question of course is, will this mod go the way of other "foxed" mods such as recently the Duke to Quake project ? LucasArts is usually incredibly protective of the Star Wars property.

An update for the 2.24 release of Gamespy for registered users on Fileplanet. A bug affecting the Quake2 server list has been fixed.

With the 1.27g privately released for mod makers, there have been a number of mod re-releases, and there will be more. The latest one is the Coliseum2 mod, which is like Lithium for Quake2. Over the weekend we had QBind, OSP Tourney and Reqieum. The Alliance CTF website has a new movie showing off new features from the 2.0 version that's coming out soon, compatible with 1.27g as well.
If you still need 1.17 for some servers and so you aren't using 1.27 yet, this program allows you to switch between the two. And lastly a mod that isn't yet but there are new pictures, Quake3 Rally featured on extreme-players.de.

Rocket Arena and Keygrip programmer crt has been interviewed on Machinima talking about his Keygrip editing program, of which a version for Quake3 will not happen any time soon as crt dedicates his time to Gamespy and Rocket Arena.

Machinima has the latest Quake2 engine movie, Hardly Workin'. Actually you don't really notice its the Q2 engine since everything has been changed. It's available as DivX, RealVideo or .DM2.

GameSpot is carrying a really interesting story about a VR Quake2 setup done by the guys at NCSA that will blow you away. We're talking a multi-million dollar investment into making Quake2 a reality. Check it out. Here is the homepage.

The guys at Quakeforever.com are hosting a new 1on1 Quake2 tournament which is scheduled to begin in about 2 weeks.

I'm pretty sure this is a first for the whole gaming scene. There have certainly been a number of people who have met through online gaming and eventually got married, but according to this page, well. This couple is going to get married IN a Quake2 game simultaneously with a real-life ceremony. They apparently met in real life fyi.

We're fortunate to share a very special event in the lives of BadBoyBubba, and db_High who will tie the knot of love on a Quake2 server at 7.00PM on Monday the 14th, which is Valentine's Day!We'll be coming live to you with this event. Stay with us as the first Quake2 wedding on the planet unfolds.