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Quake 3 Source Code to be Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the way-better-than-any-textbook dept.

fwice writes "QuakeCon has just kicked off and at the end of the keynote speech, John Carmack made an announcement saying that the Quake 3 sourcecode will be released shortly. "

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  1. Now... by iignotus · · Score: 5, Funny

    We can finally have Quake 3 on linux!

    Oh, wait...

    1. Re:Now... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      or at least ported for mac osx86 intel

      and really see how fast it is ..

  2. All right! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now maybe someone will finally put it to use in a real game.

  3. Re:This is great by Irashtar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Indeed, they deserve a 21 railgun salute, but who would waste that much shooting at the roof of the map?

  4. Re:This is the reason by Vampyre_Dark · · Score: 0, Funny

    Even if I don't like the actual game

    A fool and his money are soon parted?

  5. In other news. by jotux · · Score: 5, Funny

    3D realms just announced they are about to start writing the source code for Duke Nukem Forever.

  6. Re:Let the race to port this begin... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    as long as they port it to text mode I'll be happy.

    ttyquake

    some screens for the lazy
    screen shot

  7. Give me Quake III on DEC Alpha or give me death! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Alpha Troll hath sp0ken!

  8. Dopefish lives. by ikkonoishi · · Score: 2, Funny

    They can't release it.

    Dopefish ate it.

  9. Re:Let the race to port this begin... by pchan- · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally, I get to use my natural smoothing and antialiasing feature. A game that looks better with my glasses off than with me wearing them.

  10. Re:This is great by The+Evil+Couch · · Score: 2, Funny

    wholly untrue. I know that slimeball lawyer is making those claims, but he's full of shit. there's nothing but smooth skin underneath those pixelated squares

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