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ID Software makes another push for Quake Live beta testers
by Lee Mathews Feb 4th 2009 at 10:00AM
Free? Yep.
There will, of course, be in-game advertising to generate revenue, but I doubt too many fans of ID's classics will be upset about that. Their employers may not be thrilled, however. Goodbye, productivity!
Quake Live currently runs on Windows, and while it's played in your browser there will be an offline bot mode available for practice purposes. Mac and Linux users will have to wait and see if they'll be able to get in on the action.
Registering for the beta won't guarantee you a spot. If you aren't the patient type, you can always do a quick Google search and see who's got some invites to share. The full release of Quake Live will happen this August at QuakeCon in Dallas.
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RocketFactor said 10:24AM on 2-04-2009
Its great i've been in the beta for a while, got some invites left if there are any die hard quake fans out there wanting to get in.
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Jonathan said 10:50AM on 2-04-2009
I'd love an invite!! I miss pulling Quake all-nighters!
willouj at gmail dott com
Thanks!
DICK said 2:05PM on 2-04-2009
I would love you forever if you gave me an invite.
nellie77 (at) aol (dott) com
Quake was the reason I paid for a gold subsciption to Mplayer, which started my foray into online gaming. I think my favorite map was House of Chthon. If you got up top with the rocket launcher, you could time everyone's spawn and truly dominate. It was a pretty cheap move though. But it was always a great feeling to see someone running down the narrow lane up top and blowing them to smithereens with a perfectly timed rocket from across the map.
This eventually led to me discovering the original Team Fortress, which I played for days at a time.
Long live +mlook!!!
RocketFactor said 11:07AM on 2-04-2009
invite sent to : willouj at gmail dott com
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Ubernoober said 11:19AM on 2-04-2009
Hey RocketFactor, I'd really like an invite if you have any more floating around. Love quake!woot!
bbal219 at hotmail
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RocketFactor said 11:38AM on 2-04-2009
another sent to bbal219 at hotmail
6 invites left
Dave said 11:50AM on 2-04-2009
Wouldn't mind one. GMail "speedyb". :)
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RocketFactor said 11:53AM on 2-04-2009
Sent to speedyb
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matt said 12:01PM on 2-04-2009
ohh, fire me one too please.
matthome at magma dot ca
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RocketFactor said 4:08PM on 2-04-2009
Sent
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Ross said 12:15PM on 2-04-2009
would love an invite as well :)
rossgilmore at gmail
really appreciate it!
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RocketFactor said 4:08PM on 2-04-2009
Sent
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bruce said 12:20PM on 2-04-2009
I'd love an invite too mate! bruce_thompson at rush dot edu
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RocketFactor said 4:09PM on 2-04-2009
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I'llBecomeTheSea said 12:25PM on 2-04-2009
I'd love an invite:
stephenmwalls at gmail dot com
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ravi said 12:54PM on 2-04-2009
hey i would love an invite too
boogotti at gmail dot com
thanks
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johnwokc said 1:51PM on 2-04-2009
I guess its a second or third push? QuakeLive was the main event at quakecon, way back in August. I guess it died down if they are having to look for beta testers again.
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Walub said 2:05PM on 2-04-2009
Ohh ohh anymore invites? I have been really wanting to get in on this since I heard about it. I have been on the list for quite some time but still not id love.
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Walub said 2:08PM on 2-04-2009
oops forgot email
wallyk at gmail dot com
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Lee Mathews said 2:19PM on 2-04-2009
I've pinged ID for you guys, and hopefully we'll have some invites for you soon!
Stay tuned!
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