Quake Live public beta coming Feb. 24
by Randy Nelson 
{ Feb 20th 2009 at 2:00PM }
Quake Live is ad-supported, with levels containing prominently placed billboards. The game is currently a Windows-only affair, with id promising that Mac and Linux versions are in the works. While everyone is welcome to join the open beta, we're betting on the registration servers having a little trouble come next Tuesday. F5 keys at the ready!
[Via Big Download]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
McWeen @ Feb 20th 2009 2:05PM
Well there goes my free time.
Dr Jeckyl and Mr ESC. @ Feb 20th 2009 2:06PM
I think this is the equivalent of WOW for Id fans.
Poor stick arena is going to be so lonely after this.
Dr Jeckyl and Mr ESC. @ Feb 20th 2009 2:06PM
Your Killing Spree is sponsored by McDonalds,Loving it.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Feb 20th 2009 2:20PM
guess I know where I'll be Tuesday.
NukeAssault @ Feb 20th 2009 2:23PM
I got accepted into it a few days ago. Its not bad... i mean it is Quake... in your browser and its free!
colorsinmono @ Feb 20th 2009 2:27PM
its so fun, having played my frist CTF match in years brought back some memories, this is what i do when i dont quite have the time to 360/PC but JUSt enouhg time to FFA DM and get a few rails in.
finding out i could still rocket to plasma climb was such a thrill haha
rohan @ Feb 20th 2009 2:32PM
i actually got a beta key for this but cannot use it since i have a mac T____T
xtrmlybad @ Feb 20th 2009 2:41PM
Amazing game. I've had the beta for a couple of months now, and it's a blast and really simple to get into the game. I have always said Quake is the supreme Deathmatch game, bar none.
Wubbytoes @ Feb 20th 2009 2:41PM
Awesome, I want some other crappy players to play against. I'm sick of getting killed instantly by the people I play against now in the beta.
Nadril @ Feb 20th 2009 2:43PM
I got in the beta a few weeks ago and it's a lot of fun. It will be nice having some other bad players to go up against though. Like Wubbytoes I'm getting rocked too D:
Paulmichael @ Feb 20th 2009 2:56PM
Been in the beta since January 6th. It's evolved into quite a marvelous feat! :)
Trunks @ Feb 20th 2009 2:56PM
I've been in the beta for a while now, and I gotta say, it's lovely. If you were ever a quake 3 fan, you'll feel like it's an improvement, most definitely.
Neuromancer @ Feb 20th 2009 3:07PM
Anyone know if you can do closed/private matches?
Tatsuyame @ Feb 20th 2009 3:36PM
Been in the beta for a LONG while, and still haven't found a way to do it. Perhaps I'm just missing the obvious.
Quick search of the beta forums comes up with this: (11/2008)
"We do plan to offer customized servers eventually. We are not discussing when that feature will be available, or exactly what will be included. But here are a number of things we are pretty sure to offer:
- private servers, protected by a password (or similar mechanism)
- friends only server / invitation only games
- customized settings. this includes (not limited to): fraglimit, timelimit, max clients, map selection, all the various damage and respawn settings
Again, we are not giving any timeline on this. But we want to make sure you all know what things we are working on."
Neuromancer @ Feb 20th 2009 3:37PM
Cool thanks, I want to play people in my office and lunch and I don't want to get wiped out by randoms. Really hope they implement this.
Sir Buzz Killington( The Artist formerly known as Jakka) @ Feb 20th 2009 3:32PM
Been into beta for weeks, played maybe twice, but right now I'm becoming more and more desperate as my fps on Team Fortress 2 drops with every update.
CaramelZappa @ Feb 20th 2009 3:32PM
Why does it have to launch the same day as the TF2 scout update? Choices, choices.
mbbleach @ Feb 20th 2009 3:35PM
actualy ive played it and im not really a fan
it wasnt realy that fun for me
CaramelZappa @ Feb 20th 2009 3:38PM
So those of you that have been in the beta, how does it work? Do you have to download a browser plugin, or a whole new program, or does it just work like magic in the browser?
infernus @ Feb 20th 2009 3:57PM
You download their little installer for a browser plugin, and it will update your game with maps, etc. It will also install Punkbuster in the background, which is annoying as I try to keep my active processes to a minimum, and it seems to mess up (for me at least) a lot. Can't even play any games atm.
CaramelZappa @ Feb 20th 2009 4:00PM
Thanks for the info. What browsers do the plugin support?
Wubbytoes @ Feb 20th 2009 4:23PM
Firefox and Internet Explorer for sure, not sure about anything else.
CH3BURASHKA @ Feb 20th 2009 4:30PM
A split second glance at the image made me think that a new 3D Thundercats game was coming out. Sadly, I was disappointed.
heyo007 @ Feb 20th 2009 6:29PM
Capcom vs Thundercats = awesome.
Throw some Silverhawks into the mix and that'd be a game I buy on release day.
On topic: Gonna have to check this out. I loved me some Quake III Arena deathmatching back in the day.
phinnvr6 @ Feb 20th 2009 5:30PM
Awesome I haven't played Q3A in years, with this and Killzone 2 next week I'll be in FPS gaming heaven for months and months to come
AndyS @ Feb 20th 2009 6:49PM
I just got my beta invite today after signing up months ago. Must be one last batch of testers being added before it opens up.
And I'm leaving town this weekend.
I played Q3 for probably thousands of hours back when it came out, so I'm excited. Too bad they don't have RA3 like this :)
AndyS @ Feb 20th 2009 8:01PM
I just played my first games in probably 5 or 6 years. After spending awhile setting up my binds to what I used to use, it just felt like going home...
Reminds me that shooters don't have to be overly complicated to be fun.
alu @ Feb 23rd 2009 4:08PM
no ra3 but there is Clan Arena gametype. it's the closest we can get for now.
this is pretty much all i play lately.. however you have 200H/200armor and rail only does 80dmg, so it's a little different.
ripslymemc @ Feb 21st 2009 1:29AM
yes...YES....YES!....YES!!!!!....YESYESYESYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I never had the chance to play quake, it was already cemented in video game history and pop culture by the time I got into video games. I got the chance to play the original quake a while back, and there IS a reason why it's still being talked about years after it was released. I saw some promo for this and I was so excited. They better bring back the stuff that made the original Quake so good.
that being said....THREE MORE DAYS UNTIL IT COMES OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!