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Quake 4 Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the games-people-play dept.

Crusader writes "id Software has released the Linux client and server for Quake 4. There's a FAQ page with installation instructions, notes, and download links."

13 of 392 comments (clear)

  1. Wait by temojen · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've been living under a rock... is Quake 4 out yet for other OSs?

    1. Re:Wait by SkjeggApe · · Score: 5, Funny
      God, I hate when games for linux are only available two full days after their windows counterpart. If linux is EVER going to be a viable gaming platform, we need to demand that it's available at the same time as for windows..

      Ahhhhh, one day I'll be able to make a statement like that with a straight face....

      great job, id!!!!!

  2. Quake 3 install troll by Mad+Merlin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does this mean that the copy and paste troll about installing Quake 3 in Linux vs Windows will have to find a new troll to copy and paste?

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    1. Re:Quake 3 install troll by Vorondil28 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hey, shutup! I have to type that out every time!

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  3. Now if only.. by inkdesign · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...these things started happening the day a game is released.

  4. YESSSS!! by Ride+Jib · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can finally get rid of my Windows partition!!

    1. Re:YESSSS!! by Darius+Jedburgh · · Score: 3, Funny

      I bet you say that every time anyone releasse a game for Linux.

  5. 4 ALREADY!? :( by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I just purchased Quake 3... damn!

  6. id software... by imboboage0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just because you were (and I say still are) a great innovator in the world of gaming (namely FPS), doesn't mean your site can't be slashdotted.

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  7. Sinister Voiceover by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quake 4 Linux Version! IMPRESSIVE!

    Requires Windows Version! HUMILIATION!

    1. Re:Sinister Voiceover by NCG_Mike · · Score: 2, Funny

      MacOS X Version: DENIED!

  8. In Other News... by OneByteOff · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jack Thompson today publically voiced his opinion against Linux and against Quake in all shapes and forms... quoted specifically he said :

    "Any group of people who advocate giving a Penguin a helmet and a rocket launcher are a bunch of sick fucks..."

    News at 10!

  9. Re:Full review and screen shots by jonabbey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, yeah, optimization, performance, blah blah blah. In Quake 4, your weapons come with _flashlights_ attached! That's got to be the biggest improvement over Doom 3, right there.

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