It also received a free-to-play port for compatible web browsers on August 6, 2010, titled Quake Live. The game was also ported to the Xbox 360 (ported by Pi and published by Bethesda on Decemas Quake Arena Arcade), adding numerous visual improvements (as well as new content, including some from the expansion) and a revamped single-player campaign.īoth the game and its expansion were later published digitally (by id themselves) via Steam on August 3, 2007. Both versions support split-screen multiplayer for up to four players. The PS2 version was notable for a revamped single-player mode and new game modes.
The DC version was notable for natively supporting the platform's keyboard and mouse peripherals and for being the first to support online cross-platform multiplayer. The game's complete source code was later released as open source on Augunder the GNU General Public License.Īlong with numerous official patches, an official expansion ( Quake III: Team Arena, released on December 18, 2000), and two compilations ( Ultimate Quake and Quake III: Gold, both released on September 26, 2001), the game was ported to the Dreamcast (ported by Raster and published by Sega on October 22, 2000) and the PlayStation 2 (ported by Bullfrog and published by EA on Maas Quake III Revolution). Other new features to the series include various visual improvements (including scripted "shader" textures, curved surfaces, and multi-mesh vertex animation), networking improvements (using a "snapshot" system and delta encoding for faster bandwidth), modding improvements (including a "virtual machine" system to minimize risk of mods crashing the entire game), and the addition of advanced AI bots (each with their own personalized "bot chatter"). The game's soundtrack is composed by both Sonic Mayhem and Bill Leeb (founder of Front Line Assembly). Some characters from previous id games (including the protagonists of Doom, Quake, and Quake II) are also included as playable combatants. While the game has the same fast-paced gameplay style of its predecessors, it has a new visual style and an overhauled multiplayer-focused weapon roster. It takes place in the Arena Eternal, a chaotic dimension created by mysterious "Arena Masters" (known as the elusive race of Vadrigar) for their own amusement. The sequel to Quake II (and the first to use the new id Tech 3 engine), Quake III Arena is focused solely on multiplayer combat (and is the first to have no traditional single-player campaign). A limited open beta was released on April 24, 1999. Quake III Arena is a sci-fi dark-fantasy multiplayer-focused first-person shooter developed and published by Activision for the PC, Mac, and Linux on December 2, 1999.
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