The Making of Quake, Part 4: Aftershocks
The release of Quake marks id's greatest success yet, and ushers in the biggest changes to its internal culture.
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The release of Quake marks id's greatest success yet, and ushers in the biggest changes to its internal culture.
As a popular metal band records a moody soundtrack for Quake, id's developers race toward a summer 1996 release while one co-founder plans his exit.
Learning the ins and outs of their most advanced game engine yet, id Software's developers follow their muses to create Quake's four distinct episodes.
Following the release of Doom 2, id Software wrestles with bleeding-edge technology and internal strife over what type of game to make next.
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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.
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id sister company Bethesda's celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of Quake's launch with some thoughts from id techno-wizard John Carmack, and by digging up a documentary about the launch of QuakeWorld.