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QuakeCon 2004 or Bust - Including Quake IV? 41

Posted by simoniker from the in-my-boots dept.
viperstyx writes "'Pack the car, buy the airline ticket, or get a new pair of walking shoes - just do whatever it takes to be at QuakeCon 2004. The 9th annual QuakeCon video game festival and tournament storms into town August 12-15 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.' Thats right, it's official [and yes, its called Gaylord]. Registration for this year's 3000 persion BYOC (bring your own computer) LAN party (1000 people bigger than last year) opens April 14 at 9pm EST! I wonder if they'll need two BFGs this year?" Also worth noting is the fact that the Raven-developed Quake IV may be showcased this year, according to hints from id's Todd Hollenshead at last year's QuakeCon.
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QuakeCon 2004 or Bust - Including Quake IV?

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  • Quake 4 (Score:5, Funny)

    by elasticwings ( 758452 ) on Wednesday March 17, 2004 @07:04PM (#8593952)
    So is Quake 4 coming out before or after Duke Nukem Forever?

  • The Gaylord.. (Score:5, Informative)

    by irc.goatse.cx troll ( 593289 ) on Wednesday March 17, 2004 @07:10PM (#8594025) Journal
    This is the same location as this years Cyberathlete Professional Leauge [thecpl.com].

    Looks like a great place, some pictures are here [thecpl.com]

  • I wonder... (Score:4, Funny)

    by Jorkapp ( 684095 ) <jorkapp@@@hotmail...com> on Wednesday March 17, 2004 @07:29PM (#8594207)
    How many of the people at the LAN party just sit there and browse /. ?
  • Does anyone else think these topics are getting too granular? Why isn't just Games good enough for a topic category anymore?

  • Sigh (Score:2)

    by saden1 ( 581102 )
    Few years ago I would have gotten excited but alas I have gotten old and bored with the repetitiveness of it all.

  • Screenshots. (Score:5, Funny)

    by irokitt ( 663593 ) <archimandrites-iaurNO@SPAMyahoo.com> on Wednesday March 17, 2004 @08:05PM (#8594449)
    Raven Games has some "screenshots" on their website [ravengames.com]. Makes for interesting viewing.

    I'm waiting for some real news concerning Quake IV, especially as to whether it's going to be a tournament game like Quake III or will return to the earlier storylines from Quake I or Quake II. My bet is on a continuation of the Quake II storyline, but maybe it's just wishful thinking.

    • Where have you been? (Score:1, Informative)

      by Anonymous Coward
      They announced that it would be a continuation of Q2's story about a year ago.
      • Quake II had a storyline?
        • Quake II had a storyline?
          Boy meets BFG.
          Boy loves BFG.
          Boy loses BFG.
          Boy does rocket jump to prove love for BFG.
          Boy and BFG live happily ever after.

          And who says sequels arent as good as the original?
        • Quake II had a storyline?

          It actually had. The story was in a .txt file in the directory where you had installed it. Apart from that, it wasn't in the game or mentioned in the package you got when you bought it.
          I bet only a few people actually noticed and read this file ...

      • Thats disappointing - since they're already making Doom3 their story-driven SP game, I was hoping that Q4 would be a nice sequel to Q3 Arena.

        I guess they've given up and let UT2k4 take over the genre.

    • Re:Screenshots. (Score:3, Informative)

      by Jorkapp ( 684095 )
      In an email I read from John Carmack (paraphrased):

      Quake IV will be a Doom3 Engine game with a storyline like that in Quake II.

      Aside from that, I've heard little else of Q4.
    • I think what's more hilarious than the link to "screenshots" is that mods have labeled this "Interesting." LMAO!
  • I did not know such a thing [gepower.com] existed. Anyone have any better shots of the "GE Show Power?"
  • Guy 1 : "Hey guys wanna go to a hugeass LAN party?"
    Guy 2 : "Sure, whats the name of the place?"
    Guy 1 : "Gaylord."
    Guy 2 : "What the hell?!"

    You could try it on your siblings, parents or even random gamers you meet online, the possibilities are endless!

  • do I get free tickets?
  • I remember very fondly playing LAN games of Quake back in high school during my C++ class, while the teacher read to us out of a For Dummies book and sounded confused.

    Then Quake 2 came out; it had some cool mods, and better graphics, but Quake 2 fundamentally was Quake. Same weapons, exact same gameplay.

    Then Quake 3 came out; it was, well... Quake 2, which was just Quake. Same weapons, exact same gameplay, slightly better graphics.

    I don't mean to troll, but is there really even a point to Quake 4? The ga
    • Eh, what the hell.. I'll bite on this one.

      Quake 2 DID feel considerably like Quake 1 (with a completely different weapon balance and an actual mission structure), but I can't see Q3 as being anything like the first two. In my estimation, it was a bit more like Doom with the faster pacing and plasma rifle.

      Quake 4.. well, we don't know anything about how the game itself will shape up. I can't really say that Quake's dead considering there're still a whole lot of people playing Q3 online. As late as last sum
      • Quake(world) was: Brown
        Quake II was: Fast moving, slow firing
        Quake III is: Slower moving, faster firing

        There is a world of difference in the "feel" of the movement in all 3 games, but as with so many things, it depends on how close up you get. Seen from a distance - yep - they're all pretty much the same idea, but then that's no bad thing either - large numbers of Quake fans including me *do* just want the same gameplay with up to date graphics.

        I'm not too fussed on the storyline thing, although I d
    • Well the point to the Quake series is to sell the engines. And to have people have some fun with some mindless neverending deathmatching. But Quake gets released to demo the new engine, and to make a few bucks at the same time.

      But gamewise anyone must admin the games suck. It's a general problem with ID. Take for instance Return to castle Wolfenstein. Nice game in the beginning but the difficulty ramps up quickly so after walking through the first levels you come to a point where you get stuck. The storyli
  • ....IMO.

    The prospect of sitting around a bunch of teenage kids who haven't quite mastered the art of deoderant, and having an investment of mine sitting around while I go for a smoke.

    Nah, I'd rather sit at home and find a good dedicated Internet server, and play in my underwear. No lugging things aronud, no fighting with a busted ntework config at the party.

    Sure, there was the social aspect of LAN parties, but sausagefests I would rather not bother with.

    Besides, I lust for more FPSes with games that hav
  • the sound of the gaylord texan resort. dosen't seem like it would fit does it?
  • Quake 3 feels like quake 2 and quake1? and quake4 will bt the same? I dont think so.
    Guys please, this is a computer experts popular site, saying "doom looks like any fps" does NOT exactly show expertise but exactly the opposite. I mean, have you played? UT 2004? or Call of duty or battlefield? or Tribes 2? or (heaven forbid) halo? FPS have evolved A LOT. Ok, you still look for someone to shot and do so, but Heres a small brief of things you can do in FPS today that werent possible "back when we played in

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