QuakeCon 2021 may showcase a ‘revitalized’ Quake

After 4 years, we could have one other Quake recreation on the horizon. After writer Bethesda posted the schedule for the upcoming QuakeCon, of us observed one thing attention-grabbing in regards to the “Let’s speak Quake” section occurring on August 20. Clicking on the morning section introduced up an outline that talked about a “revitalized version” of Quake.

The reference was spotted by XboxEra late final night time. Bethesda has since eliminated the point out of a revitalized Quake, with the textual content now studying: “Quake is again, on this particular stream John Linneman from Digital Foundry talks to Jerk Gustafsson of MachineGames in regards to the title’s iconic legacy and what it meant to each of them.” The unique message included the road: “The pair may also focus on the extra content material Machine Video games have contributed to this revitalized version.”

Earlier than Quake followers get their hopes up too excessive, this message may imply something. A revitalized model of Quake may allude to a console port of 2017’s Quake Champions, the final recreation within the collection. However MachineGames does have a hand within the undertaking, and the developer was behind extremely well-liked reboot of Wolfenstein. Might a single-player Quake be as soon as once more within the making? If there was any developer with the expertise to convey a single-player targeted Quake again, MachineGames would simply have my vote. Nevertheless, because the crew is at present engaged on an Indiana Jones game, its contributions to Quake could also be minimal at finest.

The final Quake recreation with a marketing campaign was Quake 4, developed by RavenSoft and id Software program, and launched in 2005.

Going again to Stroggos?

Hypothesis apart, we gained’t know for positive till the section begins throughout QuakeCon 2021 subsequent week. The occasion will begin on August 19 with a pre-show at midday ET. You may take a look at the schedule, which is now reside. There will likely be a ton of occasions, masking video games like Fallout 76, The Elder Scrolls On-line, Doom, and, sure, Quake Champions. The present will proceed via Saturday earlier than ending at 9 PM PT.