Looks like Apple is really standing behind its product and letting people know just how great it really is. Not only does it play music, take photos, have applications, make phone calls and it will shred at video games as well. The iPhone is the hottest piece of technology out right now and at QuakeCon 2008, Carmack (id Software co-founder) let everyone know just how great it is and what it could spell for the handheld market.
While Carmack sees graphics memory as a potential limiting factor on the iPhone, he’s stoked about the intuitiveness of the iPhone SDK. He also described the handset’s hardware as equivalent to that of the Sega Dreamcast living room console, and almost on par with Sony’s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft’s original Xbox.
When it comes to portable gaming systems, the iPhone is ‘more powerful than a Nintendo DS and PSP combined,’ he added. Apple’s revenue sharing deal that offers developers 70 percent of the sale price was also cited as a plus.
That is a pretty fierce claim that a small phone has the power of a console, but after playing around with my iPhone it can easily be believed. Carmack didn’t hold back and really let people know his stance on how great the Apple product is, perhaps a money hat was a flying or maybe just cheap gin, who knows?
We just got a press release from Activision letting us know that Quake Wars: Enemy Territory for the PC has gone gold. Giddy up. The console versions are still in development.
The ultimate online team and objective-based multiplayer experience is locked and loaded! id Software™ and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars™ for Windows® PC has gone gold and will be available in retail outlets in Europe and Australia on September 28, 2007 and on North American store shelves beginning October 2, 2007. Developed by Splash Damage, the prequel to the futuristic wars in the QUAKE II storyline pits the armies of Earth’s Global Defense Force (GDF) against the invading alien Strogg in the multiplayer action shooter that transports players to the front lines in the battle for Earth.
Get ready for some awesome multiplayer Quake Wars on PC in October.
iD Software sent out a press release to confirm the release dates for it’s new hit title, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars.
You can expect to play this game in Europe on September 28th and in the US on October 2nd.
Offering the ultimate in objective-based multiplayer action either online or offline with bots, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is set within the expansive QUAKE® universe in the year 2065. Gamers choose to play as the human GDF or alien Strogg in one of five unique character classes. Employing an arsenal of weapons, vehicles and deployable armaments, players engage in an action-packed test of skill and coordinated teamwork through a series of combat objectives. Persistent character growth and achievements reward players for teamwork, while clearly defined mission and class objectives guide new players to meaningful contributions on the battlefield.
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is also being developed for the Xbox 360 and PS3, but no release date has been set for the console ports of the game.
Here’s a two part walkthrough of iD’s new engine, Tech 5, by it’s creator, John Carmack. There’s also a video exploring all the cool features of Tech 5.
I’m betting iD is going to make a butt-load from licensing this engine for all platforms.
Rage will be the latest software title coming from iD who gave us a little title called Quake and the mind behind the game will be headed by John Carmack who help bring us another small game called Doom. Gameindustrybiz reports that they have also added a second dev team consisting of about 20 or so people to work and finish the title. What consoles will be included in this are not yet clear, but expect tons of content from us here at Loot Ninja to keep you updated.
That’s right Mac fans, you’ll get your chance to frag away with both of Epic’s non-console versions here. No longer will you need to use Boot Camp to switch over to Windows.
Mark Rein confirmed the news during Game Head, which airs late Friday nights on SpikeTV. Rein enthusiastically announces in the video:
And don’t forget, we’re also doing Macintosh. Yes, Gears is coming to the Mac and so is UT.
This is great news for anyone thinking that Mac can’t compete in gaming. With most major games now being released simultaneously for Windows and Mac, and John Carmack developing a crazy new game engine on the Mac, there’s little holding anyone back from switching.
At yesterday’s Apple WWDC (that’s Worldwide Developer Conference for the lay person), id Software’s John Carmack demoed the new game engine he’s been working on, dubbed id Tech 5.
Looks pretty damn cool. As per Carmack, more will be shown at E3 on the specific game being developed on this engine for Mac, PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. Sounds like a plan to me.
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Rage will be the latest software title coming from iD who gave us a little title called Quake and the mind behind the game will be headed by John Carmack who help bring us another small game called Doom. 
