Consoles finally get Quake Wars

by: John - posted: 4/18/2008 12:53:00 PM

Finally, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars will be heading to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on May 30th. Sean really liked the game on the PC and I played the console version for a bit a while ago and it wasn't bad. Of course if that doesn't convince you to pick up the game, you have to check out the great commercial that Chuck posted yesterday for the game.

ID SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES SHIP DATE FOR ENEMY TERRITORY: QUAKE WARS™ FOR NEXT-GEN CONSOLES

Santa Monica, CA – April 18, 2008 – The battle for Earth will be waged on retail shelves as id Software and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today confirmed that Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars™ for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system will begin shipping to North American retailers on May 27, 2008 and arriving on European and Australian store shelves on May 30, 2008.

Based on the critically-acclaimed game from id Software and Splash Damage for Windows® PC that won more than forty E3, Editor’s Choice and Game of the Year awards, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars pits the armies of Earth’s Global Defense Force (GDF) against the invading alien menace, the Strogg. Set within the expansive QUAKE® universe in the year 2065, this ultimate team and mission-based multiplayer warfare game offers consoler gamers distinct classes, vehicles and weapons to choose from, giving players countless ways to join the battle. Players work as a team to defeat the enemy and achieve objectives either online against other players or battle offline with surprisingly lifelike AI. Across multi-mission campaigns, players earn experience and promotions while stats are recorded globally for players to track their rank and prestige in the community at www.enemyterritory.com.

Nerve Software, the Dallas-based independent developer responsible for Return to Castle Wolfenstein Multiplayer for the PC, Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War for Xbox and DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil for the PC and Xbox, created the Xbox 360 version of the game with Activision’s Underground developer, handling PLAYSTATION 3 duties.

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is powered by id Software’s revolutionary MegaTexture rendering technology, delivering amazingly-detailed, massive battlefields located in desert, arctic and tropical environments that feature realistic terrain, lighting, special effects and atmospheric conditions, giving console gamers the ultimate environment for objective-based, online team action.

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars has been rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB. For more information about Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars, please visit: www.enemyterritory.com.