From VE3D (I'm mainly interested in the first part for the time being)
John Carmack Livelog from Quakecon 05:05 pm - Robert 'Apache' Howarth - Games: Action (15 comments)
PC.IGN has a guy at QuakeCon live blogging John Carmack's keynote address.
The highlight thus far is that they are remaking Quake 3 Arena with the new Tech 5 engine and will be releasing it for free. This will all be done by id's new 2nd development team. That's some warm up!
7:02: The final goal is to make a full Quake id Tech 5 title, but obviously that will take a ton of time to develop. Quake Zero is all about taking Quake 3, improving it a bit, fixing a few things, and then releasing it as a free download for all gamers. It'll run at 60hrtz on all machines, and focuses on tournaments, community building, ect.
They also announced a new game (best described as an autodueler) called Rage.
Carmack described the design as "50% run-n-gun, with a significant aspect of driving and action." Also, the game is said to have a full adventure component, as players can earn money from races and put it towards building up their vehicles.
id: Could they be any cooler???
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