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Quake IV No-Show To Distress Hardcore At QuakeCon
Thanks to CNN Money for its discussion of the games industry's drive to woo the most committed videogame players, as the article explains: "Hardcore gamers only make up between 20-25 percent of the industry's annual software sales, but the buzz enthusiasts create can turn a moderate hit into a monster." The piece discusses "mecca for the hardcore" QuakeCon, but reveals that "This year, most fans were hoping to get their first glimpse of 'Quake 4,' which is being developed (under id's supervision) by Raven Software. Unfortunately, they're going to have to keep waiting. id CEO Todd Hollenshead said there are no plans to show the game at this year's QuakeCon." According to Hollenshead: "We've been happy with what [Raven has] done, but it's too early to show... When we show the game, we want it to be something that's really impressive for the people who have been waiting for it."
It has always bugged me that people write Id without the capital I, apparently for no better reason that that's how it's written in the company logo.
It looks especially bad when it's used at the beginning of a sentence.
When I wrote for gaming sites a few years ago I decided to get the correct 'spelling' straight from the horse's mouth so I checked with John Carmack.
He writes it Id so as far as I'm concerned that's how it's written.
On a similar note, a point of trivia: The manufacturer of GeForce graphics cards spells the company name nVIDIA (small 'n') in the logo, but web/magazine editors are asked to use NVIDIA (all caps) in articles. Why? Who knows. I think it makes more sense to spell it with the small 'n' because at least that gives some clue as to how the word is pronounced, ie: enn-vid-ee-aa
Id isn't making this game Ravin is, they are getting Ids help, but essentially they are taking the DOOM3 engine, and making their own game. Anyways to the parents Quake 4 isn't going to be like Quake 3, it should be close to Quake 2. Singleplayer game with simple storyline. And many mods of multiplayer actions, hopefully coop also (crosses fingers).