QuakeCon Keynote Returns in 2018! Registration and Schedule Details Announced
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Registration for BYOC is not live yet, but QuakeCon has put out some more details about their first full 4 day event.
READ MORE >Threading the Needle: The Making of Quake Team Fortress
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Setting aside pesky concerns such as college attendance, three Australian Quake players create a mod that evolves into a game arguably more popular than Quake itself.
READ MORE >"To play this game on 2020, take a look at FortressOne: https//www.fortressone.org/"
see all 9 commentsPSA: 'Rocket Jump' Book Now Available in EPUB and MOBI Formats for Mercury Subscribers
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Read the entirety of Rocket Jump: Quake and the Golden Age of First-Person Shooters on your computer, tablet, notebook, smartphone, and/or smart fridge!
READ MORE >"I can not sign in to my mercury page using Microsoft Edge, it will not let me type in the ..."
see all 9 commentsLetter From the Editor: This is Shacknews
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Please take a look at this message to our readers from the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Shacknews.
READ MORE >"I was going to sign up yesterday, but i don't carry my wallet and was thwarted by lack of paypal."
see all 41 commentsRocket Jump: Quake and the Golden Age of First-Person Shooters
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Based on interviews with the developers, Rocket Jump explores the making of the Quake franchise, the culture that simultaneously shaped and fractured creator id Software, and other developers whose creativity defined an era.
READ MORE >"Most of it was sourced from months of interviews. David did so many interviews."
see all 133 commentsQuake Champions Finally Patches Rocket Launcher Latency, Update Available Now
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Time to get your gib on, Shackers!
READ MORE >Jan Paul van Waveren, programmer for over three generations of id Software tech, has passed away
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id co-founder John Carmack described van Waveren as 'the best developer I ever worked with.'
READ MORE >"Didn't he make the Omicron bots originally? I can't remember."
see all 12 commentsQuakeCon 2006 Coverage
The official QuakeCon website has been updated with tournament results. Techfear takes a look at the event's exhibitors and sponsors. Gamernode has...
READ MORE >Quake 3 Source Code Released
As expected, the full source code for Quake 3 is now available. The source code, available under the GPL license, can be compiled under Windows,...
READ MORE >"Yes, for the sake of Linux and Mac, GTK had a GUI that only a programmer could love. On the plus ..."
see all 104 commentsNew Generations Arena
DOOM 3 is all the rage right now (we're starting to add early mods on FileShack) but that doesn't mean there wont be any updates for Quake 3 mods....
READ MORE >"that would be awesome, it's always been a dream of mine to play Quake 3 with only four people"
see all 13 commentsNew Urban Terror Release
The final version of Urban Terror has been released, ending the development of the mod on the Quake 3 engine with v3.4. You can download either a...
READ MORE >Urban Terror 3.3 Released
Silicon Ice Development has released version 3.3 of the Urban Terror mod, which is the last release for the Quake 3 engine. As we reported last...
READ MORE >Painkeep Arena Q&A
HomeLAN Fed has a new Q&A with Robert Waring, asking the Team Evolve team leader about the 3.0 release of Painkeep Arena mod for Quake 3. JCal asks...
READ MORE >Urban Terror Goes Stand-Alone
PlanetQuake3.net is reporting that the Quake 3 mod Urban Terror will become a stand-alone game. The mod will be ported to the Wolfenstein: Enemy...
READ MORE >Urban Terror 3.0
As noted on the mod's official website, version 3.0 of the Urban Terror mod for Quake 3 Arena is now out. Version 3.0 features a new Bomb/Defuse...
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