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Surprise! The original Quake gets a free expansion on all platforms to celebrate its 30th birthday
QuakeCon's opening ceremony came with a delightful surprise yesterday: the announcement and release of a brand new, free expansion for the original Quake game. This is for all platforms Quake has been released on - PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch. The screams of jubilation in the audience watching the event were loud . Read more
Quake gets a free new chapter promising "ferocious combat, labyrinthine level design, and nightmarish realms" to celebrate its 30th birthday
Yep, it really was that long ago. Classic FPS Quake turned 30 years old as of late June and to mark the occasion its 2021 enhanced version has gotten a free expansion dubbed Dawn of the Machine. Developed by both Id Software and MachineGames, it's all about hunting down a Nightmare Machine across new levels stocked with fresh enemies and weapons. Read more
EA CEO Andrew Wilson's 2026 pay may have been much larger than previously thought
Earlier this month EA CEO Andrew Wilson's 2026 fiscal year pay package drew a lot of attention , due to how large it was, frankly. Well, it turns out he may have actually taken home more money than previously thought. Read more
More Zelda movie cast members reported, including Sam Neill and the actor playing Ganondorf
The film's main villain will be played by Young Rock's Uli Latukefu
30 Years After Its Release, Quake Just Got Another Big Update, Along With Some New Merch From NIN
'Dawn of the Machine' is out now! A brand new episode of Quake has just been released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of id Software's FPS classic. Dawn of the Machine was announced yesterday at QuakeCon and is a free update for those who own the 2021 enhanced version of Quake. Read the full article on timeextension.com
"There's a huge amount to be learned" - how the pioneering years of gaming are being preserved for a new generation in a corner of south London
Wander the winding track to London's Kingston University over the next week and you'll find a little pocket of gaming history awaiting there. The Archive of Retro Computing (ARC) is free to explore and features over 65 retro personal computers and gaming consoles, some familiar and others considerably less so. It's an exhibit stretching from the mid-70s and the advent of video game cartridges to significantly more modern gaming consoles, charting the history of personal computing across an incredibly rich three decades. Read more
How to watch the GTA 6 extended look: Netflix streaming release date and times
Everything you need to know to get ready to tune into the Netflix GTA 6 extended look
First Print GAME BOY Pokémon Games Just Sold For $2,000,000
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LG responds to gaming monitor adware criticisms
LG has responded to the controversy surrounding the LG Monitor App Installer, which saw some users receive pop-up adware within Windows for programs such as McAfee.
Unity records "best quarter in history" following continued success of Vector AI
Unity CEO Matt Bromberg described the company's latest financial results as the "best quarter in its history as a public company." Read more
Nintendo Highlights Multiple Major Third-Party Releases For Switch 2 In 2026 And Beyond
Final Fantasy, The Duskbloods and more. Apart from Nintendo reconfirming release windows for multiple upcoming first-party titles, its latest financial update has also shared another look at the third-party titles releasing in the next half of the year and "beyond". With titles such as Final Fantasy XIV Online and Lies of P now available, there are all sorts of other games to look forward to including titles such as 007 First Light , Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 , The Duskbloods , Final Fantasy VII Revelation and Resident Evil Veronica . Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Sam Neill will reportedly star in the forthcoming The Legend of Zelda film
It'll be among the late actor's final screen performances.
Octopath Traveler Dev Not Ready To Announce A Third Major Entry Yet, But Is Aware Of High Expectations
"If we're going to do it, we're going to push the limits". The Octopath Traveler series hit its 8th anniversary in July, and Team Asano recently addressed the future of these HD-2D role-playing games during a chat with Japanese website Dengeki Online . After releasing the prequel title Octopath Traveler 0 last year, the developer is well aware of the excitement for " Octopath Traveler III " (even though nothing has been officially announced at this point) and realises there are already incredibly high expectations from the fanbase. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Lies Of P Switch 2 Update Adds New Handheld Graphics Option And Fixes Other Issues
Quick fix. Lies of P: Complete Edition arrived on the Switch 2 this week, and if you've read our review, you'll know there were some performance issues in this build of the game. Fortunately, the teams at Neowiz and Round8 Studio have already rolled out the patch, which should improve the overall experience on Nintendo's platform. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Splatoon Raiders Version 1.1.1 Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Dive in. Following its recent launch, the new first-party Switch 2 exclusive Splatoon Raiders has now received a new update. This patch bumps the game up to Version 1.1.1 and focuses on fixes. You can now also release a tank's limiter without holding down the A Button. Along with this are "several other adjustments" to improve the overall gameplay experience. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
How to craft an engagement ring in Fields of Mistria
Oh no, when I said he was "endgame" I didn't realize marriage was also very endgame content.
Quake Free Update Celebrates 30 Years With A Brand-New Episode, Includes New Campaign, 19 Maps And More
MachineGames is back with 'Dawn of the Machine'. To celebrate three decades of the first-person shooter Quake , MachineGames and id Software have teamed up once again to release a brand-new episode. It's called ' Dawn of the Machine ' and is available on all platforms, including the Switch (and Switch 2 via backwards compatibility). Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Following its excellent Lord of the Rings cards, Magic: The Gathering's new Hobbit set is a bit of a second breakfast
It's nice to have, but it's more of the same.
Trent Reznor on Doom: 'In some ways I felt a parallel with what I was trying to do with music'
A new range of Nine Inch Nails Quake merch is out.
Ex Dragon Age boss warns devs against listening to player feedback for solutions: "They're not developers"
"They know they don't like something, but the solution they may come up with may not be the best"
30 years after it 'ruined id Software,' Quake gets another big update while the studio once again grapples with adversity
New levels from MachineGames and archival development material have been added to the id Software classic in a free update.
Devolver Digital wants to get off the stock market, because 'the ongoing challenge of delivering growth in line with market expectations' just isn't worth the headaches
Devolver went public in 2021 and it's not working out.
Diablo 4's newest class barely made a splash with Lord of Hatred, but it's shaping up to be king of the next season
Warlocks finally get their time in the spotlight.
Arise Dark Lord is an action-RTS hybrid styled like a Lord of the Rings map where you raise an army of the undead to kill all humans
What do we want? The ability to be evil in video games! How do we want it? Designed in a way that's mechanically enriching! That's what I'm hoping Arise Dark Lord will be, anyway, a Frankensteinian mish mash of action, real-time strategy , tower defence and base building where you are an evil overlord who rules over a nefarious army and wants to kill all humans. Read more