Proof that Quake 4 is still alive... a screenshot and a brief story line:

Earth is under siege by an alien race. The Strogg are cybernetic warriors--a
mechanical frame and decaying body parts stabilized by flesh consumed in a
systematic annihilation of other species and civilizations. In a desperate
attempt to survive a Strogg attack on Earth, an armada of Earth's finest
warriors is sent to take the battle to the Strogg home planet. Earth's initial
assault force is nearly annihilated immediately, but one marine manages to
infiltrate the base, bring down their planetary defense systems, and kill the
Strogg's collective brain and leader--the Makron. Earth assumed the destruction
of the Makron would end it all, but it didn't.



That's where QUAKE II leaves off and QUAKE 4 begins.



The Strogg are quickly regrouping. However, with the Strogg’s planetary defenses
still destroyed, Earth's forces can deliver a full and final assault. This time,
you're not alone. You are Matthew Kane, an elite member of Rhino Squad, and part
of Earth’s next invasion wave. An army of soldiers are fighting with you and an
arsenal of weapons and vehicles are at your disposal in this heroic and epic
battle between worlds.

edited on Apr. 16, 2005 08:39 am by foyleman

Quake III Arena was one of the biggest multiplayer or the biggest MP game in history. It seemed like overnight there were several thousand game servers. Everyone was wanting to map and mod for Q3A.
Naturally I am interested in Q4. But for them to not expand on the Arena release is sheer folly.
I still load up Q3A occasionally when I get to missing Sarge, Biker, Hunter, Phobos etc.

I would expect the Arena version to come out after the this version. They need to break it up for multiple releases.... for the money.

foyleman writes...

That's right ............... SOF3!


edited on Apr. 16, 2005 12:10 pm by betabri

Just looking at that screenshot makes me think, 'how the hell is my PC gonna run that?!' That truly looks amazing.
It also looks strangly famillier......

EDIT:- I found another screenshot



edited on Apr. 16, 2005 01:26 pm by adwamslayer