To kick off QuakeCon 2023, Bethesda and ID Software program have launched a remaster of Quake II.
Full with visible enhancements, a brand new enlargement, multiplayer, and the Nintendo 64 model of Quake II bundled in, this remaster is accessible now on Xbox One and Collection S | X, Nintendo Swap, PC, and each PS4 and PS5. It is also out there via each Xbox and PC Recreation Move and is playable through Xbox Cloud Gaming.
This shadow drop mirrors that of Quake 1’s remaster which hit Xbox, Swap, and PC, and was introduced at QuakeCon and launched the identical day in 2021. QuakeCon, one of many world’s largest LAN events, has been round since 1996.
The bring-your-own-controller occasion has all the time been a hotbed for enviornment shooter-style multiplayer, nevertheless it’s additionally perched virtually precisely midway between summer time occasions like E3 or Summer season Recreation Fest and the vacation purchasing season, making it ripe for ID and Bethesda to point out off what they have been engaged on earlier than their video games hit retailer cabinets. For instance, leads from ID Software program took the stage in 2018 to disclose prolonged gameplay for DOOM Everlasting.
Some followers anticipated the remaster since quite a few clues hinted in direction of its existence. In June, IGN reported on a list for ‘Quake II Enhanced’ on a South Korean rankings board, which was initially noticed by Gematsu, in June. Extra lately, dependable online game business leaker, billbil-kun, predicted the announcement, even nailing the sport’s launch time and USD $9.99 value level.
This is not only a remastered model of the beloved 1997 FPS. Along with a totally remastered model of the unique sport and its Nintendo 64 port from the identical 12 months, this remaster additionally contains 28 new marketing campaign ranges and one new Deathmatch map developed by MachineGames, the studio behind the latest Wolfenstein video games and the upcoming untitled Indiana Jones sport.
QuakeCon is not the one occasion on Bethesda and Xbox Recreation Studios’ calendar this month. Gamescom, the world’s largest gaming conference, kicks off on August 23. Microsoft has confirmed that it’ll have a presence on the Cologne, Germany-based conference with plans to point out off new gameplay from Starfield, Forza Motorsport, and extra.
Charlie Wacholz is a contract author at IGN.