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id Software might want to brace for some rage over “Rage”.

John Carmack, co-founder and technical wizard of the developer, says the company doesn’t plan to support dedicated servers for the multiplayer component of “Rage,” id’s upcoming new action game.

“It’s not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we don’t think we will have dedicated servers,” he says.

Infinity Ward made the same decision for “Modern Warfare 2” and has been facing a massive backlash among its fans. The inevitable online petition has gathered over 183,000 signatures and even the developer has acknowledged the backlash.

“Modern Warfare 2” will use a matchmaking setup powered by IWNET for online play. It’s too early to say what Rage will use, but Carmack indicated he believed the servers are something of a remnant of the early days of PC gaming.

That said, he realizes the affinity many PC gamers have for them – and is glad “Rage” won’t be leading the charge away from them.

“The great thing is we won’t have to be a pioneer on that,” he says. “We’ll see how it works out for everyone else.”

Rage, meanwhile, appears to be on track for a 2010 release. But you might want to find a comfortable chair as you wait for the next “Doom” game.

“It’s looking realistic,” says Carmack. “We are on a crunch right now to do presentations for console first party manufacturers, so things are cooking along well for ‘Rage’. ‘Doom 4’ is obviously a bit further out.”

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Id Software is looking for beta testers for Quake Live. This is teh version of Quake that will rock your browser. I know I'm interested in checking it out. I love the quake engine and I can't wait to see what their doing with it.

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You can now enjoy your game of Quake on the Nintendo DS. Right now, you can get a prerelease version as it nears completion. The post found states that it supports total conversion and mods as long as they "respect the tiny memory size". However, networking has been removed. Still a great conversion though.

Official Website: quake.drunkencoders.com

The id Software Website now offers a new version 1.4 beta patch for QUAKE 4, introducing several fixes and new features, including Q4TV.

Some changes include:

* Q4TV: games can be broadcasted live to clients connected as spectators. See README_Q4TV_broadcasting.txt for documentation

* the multiplayer game now resides in q4mp/. The game will automatically
reload to fs_game q4mp when starting a multiplayer server or connecting to one.

* builtin HTTP server for autodownload. You have the option to serve the
files directly to the clients connecting to your server (in addition to
the seperate download server option from previous releases)
See README_builting_downloads.txt for documentation

Two more weeks to get your maps in for the Quake 4 MODSCON . You could win a $100 American Express gift card. That's like free money. However, no one is getting it until we have some entries.

Get a map together and submit it. At this point.... good or bad, your chances of winning are up there. 

Quake 4 Fortress is a mod for Quake 4 that is nearing the end of internal testing. They are just now accepting application from international applicants of those who want to help with the testing of this great mod. Once this group of test succeed and the final touches are put on the mod, it will be opened up to the public. They have a hopeful goal of September for it's release.

Check out their website for details, applications, videos and much more.

Quake 4 Mods for Dummies picks up from the installation of the game. You will learn to setup and use the different tools for making custom maps. Detailed steps on creating custom textures and making your map for any available game mode are explained. You will see how to create your own scripts and re-skin characters. Even the last chapter is dedicated to 10 great mods already available. These mods are broken down so you can better understand how they were created and possibly implement similar changes into your own modification.

Along with including all of the necessary tools on a CD with the book, all example maps and materials are included too. You can pick up from anywhere in the book, load up the material being discussed and learn to make your custom Quake 4 content.

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