Recent News for QUAKE II Mission Pack: The Reckoning

• Carmack remembers Quake on 15th anniversary - 23^rd June 2011
  Yesterday tolled the fifteenth anniversary of the launch of Quake, id Software's seminal 3D first-person shooter. Celebrating the event, id's sister company Bethesda has dug up Quake treasures to share with the world. John Carmack, id co-founder and technical wizard, offered a few thoughts on Quake. He recalls struggles with developing the 3D engine, the novelty of free mouse movement, online mult...
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• Quake Expo celebrates Quake's 15th anniversary - 20^th June 2011
  Fifteen years ago, the site which would become Shacknews was eagerly awaiting the June 22, 1996, launch of id Software's Quake. Now, fans of the seminal FPS around the world have joined together to celebrate its latest anniversary with a whole host of virtual festivities. Quake and Quake Live The fan-organised Quake Expo 2011 kicked off on Sunday and runs until June 25. At virtual 'booths' you'll ...
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• QuakeCon 2010 Steam Sale Concludes with... QUAKE - 15^th August 2010
  As QuakeCon 2010 rolls into its last day, Steam presents the final edition of the QuakeCon Steam Sale. Today, save 75% off QUAKE titles! Since the QUAKE titles are not available in Germany, German customers can pick up The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition for 75% off today only. This is also your last chance to pick up the QuakeCon 2010 Pack and save mpre than 70% off a h...
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• Quake 2 Ported to HTML5 with Multiplayer - 2^nd April 2010
  Our own Arctic Fox spotted Google Code-hosted port of id Software's legendary first-person shooter Quake 2 to HTML5, which contains numerous enhancements over HTML 4.01 and is largely regarded as the biggest competitor to Adobe's Flash platform. HTML5 is currently supported in Google's own Chrome web browser and Apple's Safari browser. HTML5 is also useful for streaming video. YouTube has an open ...
• Legendary id Software games now on Steam - 4^th August 2007
  id Software brings you some of the most popular game franchises in history via Steam. Starting today, you may download full versions of the complete DOOM series and QUAKE I - III, including mission packs, as well as id's pioneering PC side-scroller, Commander Keen and vintage favorites Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, Heretic, and HeXen. The line-up of legendary id games and packages includes: id...
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