Quake in a browser? Huh?
id has announced the upcoming beta for Quake Live, an online FPS that will be COMPLETELY AD SUPPORTED and played in a normal browser. It remains to be seen if the heart-thumping action of Quake will translate to this platform… but given id’s track record, I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt. (And, of course, my longtime love affair with Quake III Arena continues…)
Two of the International Front team members designed and produced the beta for the last Quake game (Quake Wars)… and we can’t wait to see what id does next. I’m particularly interested in seeing the monetization scheme.. does “ad supported” mean in-game advertising? Roadblocks that popup in between rounds of gamplay? Will the UI be ringed with ads?
Read the id Software press release
Sign up for the beta on their temporary site
Image courtesy id Software
/Ron