To celebrate 20 years of Quake, we’re pleased to announce this year’s official tournaments to be held August 4-7, 2016 in Dallas, TX in the Wedgwood Ballroom at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Players from around the globe will once again come together to compete for their share of $25,000 cash in the QUAKEWORLD 2on2 Team Deathmatch Open and the Quake Live masters will be invited back to battle for t…
We have released a minor update to fix an issue with remote console on the client and the server. There are no other fixes in today's update. Because this is a version number bump, servers will be required to upgrade, and old servers will shortly fall off the master server list. Thank you and have a great weekend!
We've just released an update to both the client and the server today. Servers and clients will both need to update as the changes are not compatible between versions, and older servers will be de-listed from the server list. Here's the list of changes: Client - set bot_minplayers to 0 in training to prevent bots from showing up in crash course - don't play sounds that are outside of the player…
We've released a minor update to fix 2 of the major sources of crashes in the dedicated server. The client and server are both now 1064. We've noticed a larger frequency of crashes on the x64 dedicated server binaries compared to the x86. We highly recommend try switching to the x86 server, and see how that affects stability. A larger bugfix update is in the works to fix the crop of small issue…
Today marks a new beginning for Quake Live. Last year we expanded our platform to Steam, and today we have retired our old launcher and services in favor of integrating a robust array of Steamworks alternatives. We are now fully utilizing Steam for Friends, Chat, Lobbies, Voice Chat, Server Browser, Statistics, Achievements, Anti-cheat, Trading Cards, and Workshop. Steamworks Overview Steam acc…
Four new arenas! Two new announcers! Five new medals! Starting weapon changes and more! Today's update brings us some new content and important fixes, read what's new below! New Arenas Added: Elder Deep from within the bowels of the Nameless City lies Elder, a nostalgic Quake 1 inspired arena. This small and simple dreary place is home to more than just it's combatants, for Elder beings lie dor…
Quake Live's holiday content is now online. This year, we are running Holiday FreezeTag servers running the ever-popular Winter's Edge on FreezeTag, and the other Quake 2 classic, Warehouse on InstaFreeze. Silent Night also makes its return for the fourth straight year, providing large-scale CTF action on the converted tundra of Distant Screams. Both servers are now available worldwide, and can…
Happy Holidays Quakers, Cyber Monday deals begin today and last throughout the week! Whether you are new to Quake Live or a veteran looking to extend your current subscription, now is the perfect time to buy. We are now offering 50% Off the annual Pro subscription! Offer ends Tuesday, December 9th at 10am PST. QUAKE LIVE Update 22 is now online. This update features Steam Trading Cards, 9 new a…
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