PC

Steam Honours Quakecon With Weekend Sale

Starting today, Steam is celebrating id and Bethesda’s Quakecon with deals on their games. Sales will change daily from now until August 8. Today’s deals include discounted games, free-to-play Brink, and in-game specials for TF2.


August 4, 2011
PC

Team Fortress 2 Secretly Teams Up With Fallout, Quake & Elder Scrolls

The latest update to multiplayer shooter brought with it a few secret surprises, in the form of unique items inspired by those used in games like Quake, Fallout, RAGE and Brink.


PC

How To Make The Doom 4 We All Want And Need

For a time, years, whenever a person talked about a first-person shooter they called it a Doom Clone. Such was the power, the influence of one of the first, first-person shooters, the proto-FPS.


In Real Life

Forget Quake, It’s Cake Team Arena Time

In celebration of this weekend’s QuakeCon and the 20th anniversary of id Software, id and Bethesda sent me the most hideous cake I’ve ever had sitting on my coffee table, and I shop at the Publix bakery.


August 1, 2011
In Real Life

Doom Creator: “If Anything… Violent Games Reduce Aggression And Violence”

Kotaku AU

John Carmack is currently working on RAGE, a game that, from what we’ve seen, will feature a fair amount of violence. His resume, which includes legendary games like Doom and Quake, hasn’t exactly been short of violence either – so when he speaks up about the impact of said violence, it’s probably worth listening. Especially in the wake of the Oslo shootings.


July 1, 2011
News

How Rage Reflects Id’s Lengthy Legacy

Back in 1992, id Software released Wolfenstein 3D, a title that ushered in an entirely new genre and showed developers and gamers just how immersive and visceral a video game could be. Two decades later comes Rage.


June 21, 2011
Retro

Before They Were Famous: Id Software

Time for another “before they were famous” here on Total Recall. Last time we looked at Bungie, creators of the Halo franchise. This time? We’re looking at id Software, the team behind Wolfenstein, Doom and Quake.


May 4, 2011
PC

This Is What It Will Take To Play Duke Nukem Forever On PC

Gearbox Software, the developer controlling the reins of Duke Nukem Forever, revealed the official minimum specs required to play the game on a PC today. That’s an important milestone that lets us know Duke Nukem Forever is one step closer to actual release and it helps us answer the question “Can my PC handle that much Duke?”


February 16, 2011
PC

Odd Quake Controller Made Of Mouse, Keyboard, Masking Tape

In 2006, before Kinect and maybe even before Wii, gamer Niel de la Rouviere decided to make a motion-controller for Quake III. He says he was bored; I say that Niel de la Rouviere, armed with masking tape, was efficient.


December 29, 2010
PC

See 100% Of Quake In Under An Hour

Blazing your way through the original Quake from 1996 in less than 60 minutes might not impress hardened speed run enthusiasts, but what about doing so while also nailing 100% completion in Quake on its hardest difficulty?