Quakecon 2010?
polycounter lvl 18
Anyone know whats going on? Supposed to happen in August, and it's almost July registration hasnt happened and folks planning to fly in would need to know early, im lucky cause I'd just have to jump in a car and drive over but I'm sure more out of state folks and game companies would like a little more time..
anyone know the info?
Strange, wonder if it's going to happen.
anyone know the info?
Strange, wonder if it's going to happen.
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Spark
http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/06/23/quakecon-2010-to-have-premium-registration-option-for-byoc-area/
It's been while since id Software officially announced their plans for QuakeCon 2010. The free LAN-gaming event is still scheduled to happen on August 12-15 in Dallas but the site still has not started registration for the event. However a recent post by a QuakeCon organizer indicates that there may be a big change coming when registration begins.
According to the forum post, while QuakeCon 2010 will still be free to attend, including being able to set up in the Bring Your Own Computer area, "we're going to have a premium registration option for the BYOC" for a portion of the available seats. There are no details in the forum posts on how much this option will cost but it does state, "it's impossible that the new option will 'crowd out' the free seats." We have emailed id Software's owners Bethesda Softworks to get more info on this new QuakeCon 2010 registration option and also when registration for this year's event will actually begin.
http://bethblog.com/index.php/2010/07/01/quakecon-registration-changes/
First, if you’ve never been to QuakeCon, joining us this year couldn’t be easier – all you have to do is show up. Bring your gaming rig if you’d like to hook up and play with the nearly 3,000 other gamers in the LAN party, or just spend your days taking in the sights and sounds of the pro tournaments, exhibit hall, special events, speakers and entertainment. There is literally something for everyone that enjoys video games and it’s all free thanks to id, Bethesda, our volunteers and sponsors.
[ if you bring a laptop and the power goes down, as it did last year. we'll still have the laptop LAN active in the back area
Spark
http://news.quakecon.org/post/881677083
I'm mostly looking forward to Richard Garriot and John Carmack talking about rockets and space travel.
This seems like one to not be missed. I hope to meet some more polycounters out there again this year
In all seriousness, this whole media black out they have with Rage is really not helping. ATM it looks like a really basic shooter, with the most basic of RPGish elements, but all in all a generic shooter with a pretty world... I'm hoping not TBH, this games taken far too long to be another Wolfenstein turd...
Can´t say I agree, games probably more then any type of entertainment media is always overexposed.
Yes it´s a new IP and they need to capture every consumer they can, but the game could very well be a year away still and RAGE has already been shown on countless occasions.
Wouldn´t mind a peek at Doom4 like Hollenshead promised last q-con though.
Let's see how is the final gameplay. For what i saw in past videos, the AI was very poor also. I'm bored of games with stupid enemies.
The expectations for games are pretty high nowadays.
That's what I'm waiting for. That, and Quake Live competitions.
pretty kicks ass schedule on Friday
11:00 AM - Grand Ballroom - “Building Blockbusters” panel
* Jason West - Respawn Entertainment
* Tim Willits - id Software
* Todd Howard - Bethesda Game Studios
* Vince Zampella - Respawn Entertainment
1:00 PM - Cortez Room - “Building Immersive Worlds and Stories” panel
2:00 PM - Grand Ballroom - “Special RAGE Presentation”
4:00 PM - Cortez Room - “Let There Be Sound” panel
5:00 PM - Cortez Room - “The Art of the Game” panel
http://news.quakecon.org/post/881677083
http://www.splashdamage.com/content/brink-be-playable-quakecon-2010
I think a few Splash Damage senior folks will be giving talks, too, if I remember right.