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Wow, This Quake Clone Is Smaller Than A Word Doc
14.9.2021
Games today are massive, taking up dozens of gigabytes. Some recent bigger games, like Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, cracked 250GB in total. That’s too big. But a new free mini-shooter out today, Q1K3, is a blast and only needs 13KB of JavaScript. It’s also part of a contest dedicated to devs...
More Tips Than You Probably Need For The Quake Remaster
4.9.2021
We were all a little surprised just how quickly the recent Quake remaster came about, going from rumors and ESRB sightings to available on PSN and Steam in no time flat. Now, many people are playin’ id Software’s landmark 1996 first-person shooter for the first time. Welcome!Read more
Wild What You Can Make With Doom Technology These Days
30.8.2021
Doom changed everything in 1993, and the tech behind Doom would go on to power countless mods, fan games, and full commercial releases. However, as always, time marches forward and what was once cutting edge becomes yesterday’s news. Yet, right now in 2021, a small group of devs is toiling away...
Vyšla vylepšená verze ikonické střílečky Quake
20.8.2021
Surprise: Legendary FPS Quake Just Got Remastered On Every Platform
19.8.2021
All the leaks and rumors were true: A new and hopefully improved version of the legendary id Software first-person-shooter Quake came out today on multiple platforms, including the Switch. This new release features modestly enhanced graphics, crossplay support, the original two expansion packs,...
Ancient ‘90s Code From Quake Still Controls Lights In Half-Life: Alyx
16.6.2021
Reddit user CrazyGiaky noticed something interesting about the flickering lights in Half-Life Alyx. When compared next to flickering lights in the original Half-Life game, the two seemed to sync up. It seemed like Valve was still using the same bit of code to control these lights 22 years later....
Graven Looks Great, But Right Now It’s A Bit Boring
28.5.2021
Graven is the latest game from resurrected publisher 3D Realms. Like its recent releases Ion Fury and Wrath, Graven is a throwback to 1990s PC first-person shooters, this time being a spiritual successor to Hexen and Heretic. It’s a visual delight to run around the world of Graven, kicking bad guys...
I Finally Played Quake 4 Last Week And Have Already Forgotten Most Of It
9.4.2021
Quake 4 has essentially been forgotten in 2021, and most folks are fine with that. Even id itself seems willing to let it rot away in some forgotten morgue, with the official Quake collection on Steam omitting Quake 4 entirely. But I was curious. Was Quake 4 really that bad? And if so, what went...
Dusk Makes My Head Bang And My Knees Shake
26.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re going old school and grooving to the creepy, heavy soundscapes of modern retro-shooter Dusk.Read more
Nine Inch Nails’ Ambient, Droning Quake Soundtrack Massages My Brain
15.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, lull yourself into productivity with the sound of nightmares. (Hmm, I’ma keep workshopping that.)Read more
Kupředu levá! Česká akce HROT je jako Quake v kulisách tvrdého socialismu
7.2.2021
Retro střílečka HROT sice vzniká v amatérských podmínkách a podle toho taky vypadá, přesto si s ní lze užít spoustu zábavy. Vedle přímočaré hratelnosti inspirované klasickými střílečkami z poloviny devadesát let pobaví především nápaditým využitím dobře známých kulis z naší minulosti
Stablecoins Provide Cover as Global Risks and Uncertainty Quake
30.4.2020
Stablecoin demand and issuance sees such a dramatic surge in 2020, that the Bitcoin market cap may not stay the largest for much longer
John Carmack: Tvůrce legend Wolfenstein 3D, Doom a Quake změnil pohled na počítačové hry
24.12.2019
John Carmack, průkopník na poli počítačových her, pracoval na legendárních titulech jako Wolfenstein 3D, Doom a Quake. Tato trojka přispěla k obrovské popularizaci žánru „first-person shooter“ her, ale také určila směr, kterým se jejich další vývoj bude ubírat.
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Nadšenec přeprogramoval Quake 2 s podporou ray tracingu a ukázal, jak běží na GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
22.1.2019
Her s podporou ray tracingu, který zvládnou nové grafické karty řady GeForce RTX od Nvidie, je zatím velmi pomálu. Pokud ale nechcete čekat na nejnovější herní pecky, můžete si ray tracing vyzkoušet i na staré hře Quake 2.
Nadšenec Christoph Schied spolu s dalšími programátory vytvořil speciální