QuakeCon 2009 News

Rage Interview: id's Tim Willits and Matt Hooper

By Chris Faylor, Aug 20, 2009 2:17pm PDT

The first title out of famed Doom and Quake creator id to be simultaneously developed for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Mac, Rage almost immediatelyre-ignited the

"Hardcore competitive gamers don't / didn't buy games. Willits has previously mentioned that ..."

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Interview: id's CEO Talks Rage, Doom 4, Quake Live Subscriptions and Mysterious Women

By Chris Faylor, Aug 18, 2009 3:31pm PDT

All things considered, the interview was progressing normally. id CEO Todd Hollenshead and I were sitting across from each other in the QuakeCon...

"Rofl, just read the entire article and then started on the comments section to see you are ..."

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Rage Screenshots Fresh From QuakeCon

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 14, 2009 10:02am PDT

Hot off the QuakeCon presses are four new Rage screenshots, showing the stars of id software's PC, Xbox 360 and PS3-bound shooter--guns, cars, and...

"Someone knows nothing about id's history of releasing highly scalable games and engines."

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id Promises Doom 4 News at QuakeCon 2010

By Chris Faylor, Aug 13, 2009 2:57pm PDT

Those hoping id Software would today reveal more information about the next Doom entry are bound to be disappointed, as CEO Todd Hollenshead used...

"I first played Doom 3 when I was 15..and it was pretty awesome and scary. I recently started it ..."

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New Rage Trailer Debuts at QuakeCon

By Nick Breckon, Aug 13, 2009 2:15pm PDT

The 2009 QuakeCon convention is underway, and id Software has debuted a new Rage trailer during its opening day press conference. Check out the video below in streaming format, or

"OK, many, probably most of you are gaming on consoles now. There must be in your eyes some ..."

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Doom 2 Coming to Xbox Live Arcade

By Alice O'Connor and Chris Faylor, Aug 13, 2009 8:58am PDT

An Xbox Live Arcade version of id software's 1994 shooter Doom II: Hell on Earth is being shown on the floor at QuakeCon, expected to be officially...

"Yes. The level names were .gifs that you could replace though, but the name displayed on the ..."

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QuakeCon 2009 Schedule Released

By Chris Faylor, Aug 07, 2009 2:00pm PDT

With QuakeCon less than a week away, event organizer id has provided a schedule of the major happenings, including the first public showings of...

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id Ramps Up Rage Marketing as QuakeCon Nears

By Chris Faylor, Jul 13, 2009 9:18am PDT

It's been a while since we've heard anything new regarding id's post-apocalyptic shooter Rage, but recent events and some new media (below) suggest...

"It's the wrong vibe, that's why. The post-apoc stuff's fine; it's dime-a-dozen in games now. ..."

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