Quake News
August2022
News Quake's Fourth Major Update Adds Classic Capture The Flag Mod
The iconic mod is back as a free update
QuakeCon is taking place this weekend, and as part of this id Software has shared some announcements for its games. At the very beginning of the day one live stream id Sofware's Marty Stratton, revealed Threewave Capture The Flag mod would be returning to the updated version of Quake, the console versions of...
June2022
News Unreleased Quake Prototype For Game Boy Advance Discovered
From the programmer of DOOM SNES
A bit like DOOM, id Software's first-person shooter Quake has been ported officially (and unofficially) to just about every platform under the sun that's capable of running 3D natively. Did you know though there was also a version in development for Nintendo's 32-bit handheld the Game Boy Advance? In 2002, Randy...
April2022
News Quake Update Adds New Horde Mode Levels And Accessibility Options
High Contrast, Read Chat Out Loud and more
Quake led to a significant amount of buzz when it dropped on Switch and other systems, and was certainly a retro highlight of 2021. It wasn't just the classic game thrown onto modern hardware, but rather it has various improvements and entirely new content to dive into; it's often cheaper than a takeaway...
News Bethesda Sale Kicks Off On Switch eShop, Up To 67% Off Doom, Skyrim, Wolfenstein
And don't forget Quake
Bethesda has launched a Switch eShop sale of all its titles, with discounts of 50% being the minimum while Doom Eternal (and its Deluxe Edition, which includes both DLC packs) both get a chunky 67% sliced off their full price. In real money, that brings the base game down to $19.79 and the Deluxe Edition to $29.69. Elsewhere,...
December2021
Download it today
The enhanced version of Quake is easily one of the retro highlights of 2021, and it just keeps getting better - with Bethesda and its developers rolling out the second major update for all platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. The highlights of 'Update 2' are Horde Mode - made by the team at MachineGames (Wolfenstein II: The...
October2021
News Quake On Switch Now Supports Mouse And Keyboard Controls
Part of the "first major update"
One of the standout releases on the Nintendo Switch this year has been the enhanced version of the original Quake title, celebrating 25 years of id Software's first-person arena shooter. The game got its "first major update" for the Switch and multiple other platforms last week, but one thing you might have missed...
News Quake Receives Its "First Major Update" For Nintendo Switch
Improvements, bug fixes and more
The enhanced version of Quake was released on the Nintendo Switch back in August, and now a few months later the game has received its very first "major update" for all platforms. It includes improvements to the controls, maps, online multiplayer, bots, and a lot of bug fixes. Here are the full patch notes, courtesy...
August2021
Nintendo Download 26th August (North America)
No More Heroes 3! Baldo! Spelunky 1 & 2!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: No More Heroes 3 (Grasshopper...
News Limited Run Games Announces Quake Physical Edition For Nintendo Switch
Pre-orders go live next week
Stop right there - if you haven't already picked up a copy of Quake from the Switch eShop, you might want to hold out for the physical copy instead. Following on from the big announcement earlier on, Limited Run Games has revealed it'll be opening pre-orders next week on 27th August for a standard, deluxe and ultimate...
News The Quake Remaster Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch
Cross-platform, gyro controls, new content, mods and more!
While Bethesda's QuakeCon got off to a slightly rough start in its live stream, the big news from its opening is confirmed - Quake is out now on Nintendo Switch after a listing dropped earlier today. We've checked the UK and US eShop where it costs $9.99USD / £7.99. (We've posted the Xbox...
