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QuakeCon 2009 relocates

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Jun 29, 2009 4:15 pm PT

Annual id Software-centric expo will return to 2004, 2005 venue Gaylord Texan on August 13-16; registration now open.

Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media's acquisition of id Software last Wednesday may not have been the biggest business combination the gaming industry has seen, but it was certainly one of the more shocking. Today, id Software announced far more expected news, revealing details for its long-running annual confab, QuakeCon.

Just two of the many fine individuals to be found at QuakeCon.

Of primary note, QuakeCon will see a change of venue in 2009, with id Software saying that this year's event will return to the Gaylord Texan, the site of QuakeCons 2004 and 2005 located approximately 20 miles north of Dallas, Texas. According to id, those who had previously made hotel accommodations at the Hilton Anatole Hotel--better known as the site of QuakeCons 2006-2008--have had their reservations automatically canceled.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will span the four-day period from August 13-16. As in years past, QuakeCon 2009 will feature the BYOC LAN party--the largest of its kind in North America--which allows up to 3,000 gamers to bring their own gaming rigs and synch up at the event. The expo also features pro tournaments and booths from a number of hardware and software manufacturers.

Id Software also said that it will be offering "exclusive looks" at two of its upcoming titles, Wolfenstein and Rage. As part of id's QuakeCon 2008 keynote address, president Todd Hollenshead (re-) announced Doom 4. Id programming icon John Carmack also used the occasion to offer new details on the Mesquite, Texas-based studio's upcoming postapocalyptic action game, Rage.

Registration for the event is available through id Software's official event Web site. For more from John Carmack, check out GameSpot's in-depth interview from last week.

41 Comments

  • devoid27

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 5:57 am PT

    Nah man. If they release Doom 4, its going to be multi platform just like all the other big blockbusters 'Need for speed' , or 'Call of Duty'

  • devoid27

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 5:55 am PT

    Doom 3? Hope its better then frikkin doom 3. Doom online sucked. They should really work on it to pull it out.

  • Glade_Gnarr

    Posted Jul 1, 2009 4:32 pm PT

    Thanks to Activision, a Starcraft 2 LAN party won't be happening at Blizcon, unlike this one.

  • Excedra

    Posted Jul 1, 2009 3:39 am PT

    Is Doom 4 for pc and 360 only?

  • snake289

    Posted Jul 1, 2009 12:40 am PT

    Doom 4!

  • StegrShmil

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 3:53 pm PT

    DOOOM, hope its as good as Doom3

  • Hevon_V48

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 3:43 pm PT

    be simple:

    rage, doom 4, quake 5,... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • imaidiot

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 3:09 pm PT

    signing up now. Good thing its just a short drive over there.

  • Sins-of-Mosin

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 2:14 pm PT

    Wake me up when something actually happens.

  • RussianRAGE

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 1:30 pm PT

    Doom 4!

    LET ME DIE HAPPY!!!!

  • fiskefyren

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 1:22 pm PT

    @ Bakutakamine
    keep dreaming mate xD
    its not like that would ever happen! i mean... that it wouldnt suck.

  • Bakutakamine

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 8:12 am PT

    hopefully their new games don't suck

  • metalkid9

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 7:48 am PT

    cant wait for rage, doom4, and quake5

  • mj311937

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 7:16 am PT

    Awesome! I live about twenty minutes from that place so i'll probably go.

  • DPhunkT

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 6:30 am PT

    I hope John Romero will be there. So many people don't like him, but I do.

  • Excedra

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 3:00 am PT

    ok

  • pakhair

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 2:23 am PT

    I hope we hear something about DOOM 4............

  • CTR360

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 1:09 am PT

    rage doom4 hell yes

  • FallenOneX

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 12:31 am PT

    Since I have to live in Texas, I might as well see if I can make it.

  • irongobbo

    Posted Jun 29, 2009 9:34 pm PT

    haHA! Got my PC slot reserved when regestration first opened! Caint wait to go, allways lots of free swag, and with no enterance fee, why not?

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