- 'Thank you so much for the best weekend ever': The id Software gang got together at QuakeCon, and it sure looks like everyone had a great time - 10 August 2026
The recently concluded QuakeCon was a big one, marking the 30th anniversary of the game that started it all and, more notably, bringing id Software co-founders Adrian Carmack, John Carmack, Tom Hall, and John Romero together for the first time in a very long time... Read more.
- Trent Reznor on Doom: 'In some ways I felt a parallel with what I was trying to do with music' - 7 August 2026
very Quake-themed QuakeCon kicked off today, with John Romero and current id studio co-director Marty Stratton speaking on a panel celebrating the shooter's 30th anniversary. A new 19-level Quake episode was announced and released during the panel, which also featured a brief livestreamed appearance from Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor... Read more.
- 30 years after it 'ruined id Software,' Quake gets another big update while the studio once again grapples with adversity - 6 August 2026
Just a smidge over 30 years after its original release date, Quake just got a big update. MachineGames has added a new chapter to id Software's landmark 1996 successor to the Doom games, dubbed Dawn of the Machine... Read more.
- 30th Anniversary Update - 6 August 2026
Update as of 9.15.2026Players can now be reported by highlighting their name on the scoreboard and selecting Report PlayerFixed startup crash when using Vulkan renderer on Intel GPUsCheats can now be used by the lobby host when playing cooperative matches in a private lobbyAdded extra cheats in Dawn of the Machine for granting upgrades, Bloody Nightmare, New Game+, the Super Axe, and the Bloody Shotgun/Super ShotgunFixed missing shaders when running in Direct3D 11 mode. Note: Any workarounds that you may have applied to get around this problem can now be removed. We still recommend using Vulkan if at all possible, as Direct3D 11 is unsupported and may cause other issuesGOG and Epic Game Store are both updated to include Dawn of the MachineDawn of the Machine QuakeC source has been released for modders on GitHub here To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Quake, we have collaborated with M…
- "I know how devastating it is, and my heart's with all of you": Doom's John Romero responds to id Software reportedly losing half their team - 7 July 2026
Xbox aren't closing or selling off Doom developers id Software as part of their latest business teardown , but they are reportedly laying off around half the studio, with swinging cuts aimed at id's legendary technology team in particular. Even as out-going staff fulminate about the situation, studio co-founder John Romero has urged all concerned to preserve "code, assets, stories" and other historical artefacts that risk being wiped away during the restructure. Read more
- John Carmack apologizes after Sandy Petersen says 'Quake ruined id Software,' and for once John Romero doesn't tell Sandy he's wrong - 24 June 2026
The 30 th anniversary of Quake recently passed by—June 22, 2026 was the day—and of course there were acknowledgements, salutes, and celebrations a-plenty, as you'd expect for such a groundbreaking, influential, and enduring game. But it also got a couple of the driving forces behind it reflecting on those days rather more deeply, and as sometimes happens when youthful memories come to the surface, they got pretty deep into their feelings ... Read more.
- Quake gets a new trademark filing, but don't get your hopes up for a reboot - 9 March 2026
A new Quake trademark filing has been spotted out in the wild, with ZeniMax Media retying down the iconic five-letter word mark for another decade or so. Doom has recently been en vogue, but, let's be real here, has it ever not been? Nonetheless, thanks to id Software's rebooted series, the Slayer's escapades have jetted to new heights. This latest documentation could very well indicate that id's pioneering 3D shooter could be in line for similar treatment, but for now I'm not convinced. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: I wish I'd had this hot-rodded 12MB 3dfx Voodoo card to play Quake in 1997 You can build your own FPS bundle right now for less than $2 a game After 25 years, Quake's oldest speedrun record has just been broken
- Quake is now Steam Deck Verified! - 6 January 2026
Quake is now Steam Deck Verified and Handheld Optimized on ROG Xbox Ally devices. Surrender is not an option.
- Quake modders banded together to release the third Brutalist Map Jam, with two campaigns' worth of FPS goodness in 'a megalithic community project more than a year in the making' - 4 January 2026
t some point, fan retoolings of classic games are just whole new games in their own right. In 1996, Quake released with 32 levels and 6 deathmatch maps. Today, Quake Brutalist Jam 3 released with a ludicrous 77 maps tributing both id's classic shooter and brutalism, an architectural style defined by moody harshness and concrete... Read more.
- Quake's third Brutalist Jam now has a whopping 75 maps, and its organiser is working on a hub to stitch them all together: 'this is going to be an insane challenge' - 21 December 2025
For the last four years, the hottest mapping event in the retro FPS scene has been the Quake Brutalist Jam. Here, mapmakers enthralled by id Software's 1996 shooter have gathered to honour architecture's moodiest style, constructing levels designed to evoke its austere, concrete minimalism... Read more.
- I wish I'd had this hot-rodded 12MB 3dfx Voodoo card to play Quake in 1997 - 30 September 2025
I thought my first-gen 3dfx Voodoo card was amazing when it came out, with its smooth action in GLQuake at 640 x 480, but this new hot rod shows just how much untapped potential was available in this early 3D graphics card tech. It adds an extra texture mapping unit to the card, while tripling the memory from 4MB to 12MB, resulting in a huge increase in frame rates - I only wish I'd had this card back in 1997. While these early 3D cards are now retro tech curiosities, with a tiny amount of rendering power compared to the best GPU designs of today, there's a thriving hobbyist community dedicated to getting the most out of them. We've seen a homemade 64MB 3dfx Voodoo4 4500 card, giving it twice as much memory as the original version, for example, and I also particularly loved Anthony Zxclxiv's recreated 3dfx Voodoo5 6000 , providing access to the company's massive swansong graphics card t…
- Wily FPS modders remake the original Quake from memory alone - imagine if triple-A remasters worked this way - 26 August 2025
A Quake modding group have just polished off a game jam in which they challenged themselves to recreate every singleplayer map in id Software's 1996 FPS from memory alone. That is, they were forbidden from replaying the original game before they started. As Slipseer user iLike80sRock puts it, "if somehow id1 was wiped off of all computers in the world, do we collectively remember the maps well enough to recreate them?" Read more
- John Carmack celebrates Quake's induction in the Videogame Hall of Fame: 'We threw everything we had at it, and it was really a little bit more than we could chew at the time… it was rough' - 17 June 2025
Last month saw Quake inducted into the World Videogame Hall of Fame, and it's about time: as PCG's Andy Chalk observed "you've had Halo in there since 2017, and not Quake? What? What are we even doing here?" That's Quake fans for you... Read more.
- Quake finally makes it into the World Videogame Hall of Fame - 9 May 2025
My first thought upon learning that Quake had been inducted into the World Videogame Hall of Fame was that it was very weird Quake wasn't already in the World Videogame Hall of Fame. I mean, you've had Halo in there since 2017, and not Quake? What? What are we even doing here? It's the sort of thing that has the potential to start fistfights in sketchy sports bars—or heated arguments on social media, at least. But never mind, it's all water under the bridge now, as Quake was one of four HoF inductees for 2025... Read more.
- Gordon Freeman joins a retro pandimensional deathmatch in crossover mod Quake Champions Classic - 20 March 2025
Quake Champions was meant to be the game to revive the classic arena shooter. The pitch was old-school bunny-hopping and rocket-jumping arena deathmatching with just a little bit of Hero Shooter spice. Unfortunately, while it has a small but dedicated following, it never quite caught on as much as it could have... Read more.
- You can build your own FPS bundle right now for less than $2 a game - 8 February 2025
First-person shooters are one of the genres that's come to define gaming on PC. Between the rip-roaring action of a good gunfight, social interactions of an MMO, or the long-term decision-making of a strategy game, playing on our computers has been characterized by some key experiences. Prey , Titanfall 2, and Doom Eternal always come to my mind when I think of FPS games, as they're easily some of the best. If you want more shooters, then, this new Fanatical Bundle encourages you to choose only what you want, and you can grab each game for less than $2. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: QuakeCon sale gives you up to 85% off these essential FPS games The best PC Game Pass deal is back, just ahead of Starfield Snag a slept-on immersive sim as a free game with Prime Gaming, quick
- Duake lets you play Quake as the Doomguy - 7 October 2024
"Run through the Quake campaign as Doomguy," reads the Duake description . "Simple as that!" Well there's a little more to it, but sometimes a mod just speaks for itself. In fact, given the long history of mods for both games, I'm surprised this wasn't made sooner... Read more.
- After 25 years, Quake's oldest speedrun record has just been broken - 29 August 2024
Between Resident Evil, GTA, Half-Life, Doom, and all the other games ripe for speedrunning, when it comes to new records, they often involve the discovery of a hidden glitch, or a super-complex exploit, that transforms the entire route. But this time we have something very different. More than 25 years since it was first set, the oldest speedrunning record for id Software's epochal FPS game Quake has just been beaten, cementing a new best time that until now was believed impossible. And the secret? There is no secret. Quake's hardest record has been defeated using sheer skill and determination. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Save up to 85% on Bethesda's best in huge QuakeCon Steam sale New Quake game may be possible following cryptic teaser Quake just got a whole-new campaign, officially endorsed by Bethesda
- Save up to 85% on Bethesda's best in huge QuakeCon Steam sale - 9 August 2024
Bethesda is a game developer and publisher that's grown considerably over the years, so when it runs a QuakeCon sale like the one currently on the go, it's something to pay attention to. Not only is it cutting the prices of its own, Bethesda-developed games like Fallout 4, Skyrim, and other Elder Scrolls titles, but the likes of Doom, Wolfenstein, and Dishonored are all included too with plenty more to pick from. With up to 85% off, it's a great time to fill in the gaps in your Steam library and grab some cheaper, brilliant games. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Quake game may be possible following cryptic teaser Quake just got a whole-new campaign, officially endorsed by Bethesda QuakeCon sale gives you up to 85% off these essential FPS games
- The Immortal Lock is a gnarly new Quake map that's meatier than some entire FPS campaigns—literally and figuratively - 18 July 2024
Exploring eldritch hell-dungeons is par for the course in Quake, but this is the first time the dungeon itself has said "I want to feel you inside me. " Just how far will Quake's hero go on a first date? Welcome to The Immortal Lock , likely the largest, fleshiest Quake map ever made, and essentially a whole action-horror game in a single contiguous space. Over a year and a half in the making, it's a harrowing 3-5 hour experience, potentially much longer depending on how much secret meat you want to strip from its bones and how frequently you die... Read more.
