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Post by trog @ 04:47pm 01/08/08 | 11 Comments

While I was hoping to extend my US trip to include QuakeCon this year, alas, it was not to be. Fortunately ShackNews are there in force and are covering the hell out of it. Here's a roundup of their coverage so far for all those hanging on for the latest from id Software:

Rage Extended Trailer
Doom 4 multiplayer to be better than Doom 3's
Nick previews Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein extended trailer released
John Carmack talks iPhone
Quake Live name change due to domain squatter
Wolfenstein Live not likely
Quake Arena 2 depends on Quake Live success
Rage Engine nearly complete
Compression uglies up Rage on Xbox 360
Carmack denies falling out with Activision

Still might be a bit of life yet in the Quake brand depending on the success of the free Quake Live (despite Raven's best attempts to flatten the series). Rage sort of looks intriguing as well. I'm personally looking forward to Doom 4 (I know, it will be dark hahaha!!11), especially if there's some actual focus on making a decent multiplayer game. Co-op?

Tags: quakecon / doom 4 / wolfenstein / rage / carmack

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Dazhel
Posted 05:37pm 01/8/08

Doom 4 multiplayer to be better than Doom 3's

Because it surely couldn't be worse.

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ccl
Posted 05:51pm 01/8/08

"It's a rollercoaster ride with Apple always. They make nice when they want me to come make a keynote there," he said, adding that when he speaks honestly about the company, he often makes their "shit list.""

"[Doom 4 multiplayer] will not be as good of a multiplayer as Quake Live is, but it should still be good, and we will intend it to be better than Doom 3 or Quake 4 multiplayer," said Carmack."

"Just recently we did the third round.. and said okay, everybody make your final offer. In addition to Activision and EA, we talked to THQ and Sega. There were pros and cons to every publisher.. In the end it came down to the heavy weights, Activision and EA."

Technical wizardy aside, I like him because he is one of the few developers to talk candidly.

last edited by ccl at 17:51:13 01/Aug/08

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ctd
Posted 06:01pm 01/8/08

Doom 4 multiplayer to be better than Doom 3's

Yeah that 8 player went off lulz.

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Haklin
Posted 06:19pm 01/8/08

Man the extended Rage trailer makes me wet.

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Suxsuxsux
Posted 06:35pm 01/8/08

The racing part of Rage reminds we a lot of the old Powerslide game

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The GuVna
Posted 06:48pm 01/8/08

Quake Arena 2 depends on Quake Live success

Gonna be all down to how well the user rankings / match maker service works. Hope it does, Quake V Arena would be rad. Plus has the potentional to have a really awesome Quake Logo attached to it :D

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