It's a very quirky and critically divisive Nintendo Switch game, so it's a bit surprising to see a follow-up. Nintendo has quietly announced Everybody 1-2-Switch!, a sequel to one of the oddest launch titles for Nintendo Switch.ġ-2-Switch! was a Nintendo Switch launch title that served as a tech demo of sorts for the Joy-Con controllers, with players completing minigames based on direction from actors in live-action clips. It will follow Quake 4, released in 2005, which was handled by Heretic/ Hexen developer Raven Software. ![]() Quake Champions is slated to arrive in 2017, and with the Large Scale Tech Test starting May 12, the game appears close to hitting retail. Of course, the technology was in its infancy at the time partially due to the dependence on quirky dial-up modems, but Quake’s huge multiplayer success opened the doors to other games following down the online path, including Quake II and Quake III Arena. While players could battle each other in both multiplayer and campaign maps on a network, they could also play strangers online. ![]() Quake’s didn’t find huge success in the single-player campaign, but in its multiplayer capability. Its invasion is the result of humans tampering with teleportation technology. Players take on the role of Ranger in “Operation Counterstrike” to take down an alien code-named Quake (aka, Shub-Niggurath). The first Quake hit the PC gaming scene in June 1996,and was one of the first titles to rely on polygons instead of traditional, flat sprites. The three maps introduced so far indicate that id Software will be heavy-handed in the Cthulhu-inspired gothic environmental design. It incorporates the multiplayer characters from Quake, Quake II, and Quake III Arena while introducing new “Champions” to the Quake mythos. The Champions roster includes Ranger, Galena, Scalebearer, Slash, Nyx, Clutch, and Anarki.īethesda’s Quake Champions is a multiplayer-only game for the PC that carries the torch passed on by Quake III Arena/ Quake Live. ![]() The map list still consists of Blood Covenant, Ruins of Sarnath, and Burial Chamber. The Large Scale Tech Test will be the first time Bethesda throws open the Quake Champions doors to any willing PC gamer, so expect some initial delays.Ĭontent-wise, there doesn’t appear to be anything new in regard to maps and Champions heading into the Large Scale Tech Test. Throughout the closed beta process that began on April 6, Bethesda sent out additional access codes to hopeful PC gamers each week.
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