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Quake II

Platforms

PC

Initial release Dec. 9, 1997

Developers

id Software

Genres

Shooter

Publishers

Activision

Franchise Quake

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A black and white illustration of a small vintage-era sci-fi rocket blasting into space and leaving a cloud of fumes behind it.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Rockets

Explosive stuff.

Nov. 6, 2025 Robert Purchese

A cartoonish illustration of a black-clad burglar creeping up on a laptop.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Thefts

Pinched from elsewhere.

Oct. 1, 2025 Robert Purchese

Five of the Best: Power-ups

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Power-ups

What do you pick?

Sept. 11, 2025 Robert Purchese

A screenshot from Quake 2 made to look like it's being played in a dream-like environment.

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Inside Muse, Microsoft's gen-AI game tool everyone hates - what's really going on and why is it being marketed at Xbox fans?

If Muse isn't creating games, then what is it creating - and how should we respond?

April 16, 2025 Chris Tapsell

Quake 2 screenshot showing first-person view of player aiming machine gun at a charging robot with bald head

News

Microsoft unveils Quake 2 "inspired" AI-created demo, but it's practically unplayable

"I don't know what this s*** is but it ain't Quake."

April 7, 2025 Ed Nightingale

Artwork of Jango Fett shooting laser pistols in the air from Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

News

18 titles heading to Prime Gaming in December, including Star Wars: Bounty Hunter and Dredge

Plus, Quake 2! Planet of Lana! More!

Dec. 2, 2024 Matt Wales

Two DualShock 4 controllers.

Feature

Eurogamer 25 | How playing together has changed since 1999

From Quake to Fortnite.

Sept. 8, 2024 Christian Donlan

Master Chief stands in front of a large orange.

Feature

Eurogamer 25 | The 25 games that made Eurogamer

Orange-tinted glasses.

Sept. 5, 2024 Tom Phillips

A ridiculous photograph of two middle-aged people sitting in a park and getting very excited about whatever it is they're looking at on a laptop.

Feature

Don't diss patch notes - they're more exciting than we're willing to admit

Bullet-point lust.

June 25, 2024 Robert Purchese

Quake 2's rumoured remaster is out now on Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC

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Quake 2's rumoured remaster is out now on Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC

Includes three expansions and Quake 2 64.

Aug. 10, 2023 Matt Wales

Leaked Quake 2 remaster reportedly getting a QuakeCon reveal next week

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Leaked Quake 2 remaster reportedly getting a QuakeCon reveal next week

For PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch.

Aug. 3, 2023 Matt Wales

id Software consolidating Steam games to lessen confusion

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id Software consolidating Steam games to lessen confusion

Far from doomed.

Aug. 11, 2022 Ed Nightingale

Meet the UK's first professional gamer, Quake legend Sujoy Roy

Podcast

Meet the UK's first professional gamer, Quake legend Sujoy Roy

In the very first episode of One-to-one.

Nov. 8, 2021 Robert Purchese

Bethesda confirms all-digital QuakeCon 2021

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Bethesda confirms all-digital QuakeCon 2021

Coming in August.

July 16, 2021 Tom Phillips

Quake free to download if you log in to the Bethesda launcher this weekend

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Quake free to download if you log in to the Bethesda launcher this weekend

And Quake 2 is going free, too.

Aug. 8, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole

Five of the Best: Cheat Codes

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Five of the Best: Cheat Codes

God.

July 13, 2020 Robert Purchese

Five of the Best: Jumps

Feature

Five of the Best: Jumps

Getting some air.

April 24, 2020 Robert Purchese

This year's 25th anniversary QuakeCon is cancelled due to coronavirus

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This year's 25th anniversary QuakeCon is cancelled due to coronavirus

"Gathering is the last thing any of us should be doing right now".

March 31, 2020 Matt Wales

Five of the Best: Health pick-ups

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Five of the Best: Health pick-ups

HP source.

Sept. 24, 2019 Robert Purchese

John Carmack to get this year's BAFTA Fellowship award

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John Carmack to get this year's BAFTA Fellowship award

C++ for acceptance speech.

March 24, 2016 Robert Purchese

Todd Hollenshead and his hair leave id Software after 17 years

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Todd Hollenshead and his hair leave id Software after 17 years

That salon time.

June 27, 2013 Robert Purchese

Happy 15th birthday Quake 2 (I love you)

News

Happy 15th birthday Quake 2 (I love you)

Look at floor, jump, fire rocket.

Dec. 7, 2012 Robert Purchese

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

News

John Carmack recounts Quake

Seminal shooter 15 today.

June 23, 2011 Wesley Yin-Poole

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

News

John Carmack's vision for the next Quake

"We could do something pretty grand."

June 17, 2011 Wesley Yin-Poole

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

Review

Quake 2

Rail that monkey

April 3, 2008 Martin Taylor

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