Quake® Rocks Mobile Gaming
id software’s seminal 3D shooter makes the leap to new 3D enabled handsets.
Austin, TX (PRWEB) June 27, 2005 -- The mobile gaming world is going to shake
when the legendary QUAKE hits handsets later this year. Thanks to an agreement
announced today between id Software and publisher Pulse Interactive, the
blockbuster first person action shooter created by id Software™ is rolling onto
a new generation of 3D-enabled mobile handsets
QUAKE is legendary in the
videogame world. Originally created for the PC in 1996, the game set new
standards with its sophisticated 3D graphics, fast, intense gameplay and
innovative online multiplayer capabilities. It created millions of fans globally
and made the first-person shooter game genre one of the most popular in the
world.
“QUAKE Mobile takes all of the action, game play, and atmosphere
of the groundbreaking original and puts it right in the palm of your hands,”
said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. “QUAKE pushes the envelope of today’s
mobile handsets, and offers gamers a fun and addictive on-the-go entertainment
experience. We’re already looking forward to the first mobile
deathmatch.”
Already garnering attention from critics and fans alike,
QUAKE Mobile has been awarded 'Best Mobile Game' in Gamespot's E3 2005 Editor's
Choice Awards, with the editors of Gamespot Mobile declaring themselves,
“...shocked and awed by the quality of QUAKE Mobile.”
“Forget miniature
golf and puzzle games, QUAKE is going to take mobile gaming to a whole new
level,” said Paul Trowe, president, Pulse Interactive., “QUAKE will not only
satisfy hardcore players, but also create a whole new generation of fans around
the world.”
QUAKE Mobile is in development by Bare Naked Productions for
a new generation of mobile phone handsets which feature dedicated 3D graphics
hardware. This new advancement allows the phone to display complex 3D
environments and objects, representing a huge leap forward from the current
generation of cell phones. A faithful conversion of the PC original, QUAKE
Mobile offers players all of the action, speed and memorable characters and
combat that took the gaming world by storm in 1996.
The first 3D-enabled
mobile phones will hit the market this summer, with QUAKE Mobile available as an
embedded game on the first of these handsets to be released by a Korean
manufacturer in July.
About Pulse Interactive
Pulse Interactive is a
3rd party developer and publisher of branded and original games for the
interactive mobile entertainment industry. The company has a developer network
of over 50 worldwide developers including: id Software, Mr.Goodliving, Kuju,
GenPlay, Bryo, Infinite Lives, and others. Pulse is focused entirely on the
highest quality applications, ensuring that all of the company's releases are
best of breed and push the boundaries of mobile entertainment. Pulse has built a
diversified catalogue of content which includes 3D hardware accelerated games
like QUAKE, traditional 2D and 3D mobile games and advanced Location Based
Games.
About id Software
id – Freud's primal part of the human psyche
and one of the hottest game shops on Earth – has been rocking the gaming world
from Mesquite, Texas since 1991. As a renowned leader in the industry, id
Software forged such frenetic titles as Wolfenstein 3D®, DOOM®, DOOM II®, QUAKE®
QUAKE II®, QUAKE III Arena®, and Return to Castle Wolfenstein®. With intense
graphics and mind-blowing action, id’s games have helped redefine the modern
video game, continually setting industry standards for technology and gameplay.
And, in keeping with tradition, id Software has amplified the world of
adrenaline pumping 3-D gaming with the release of their latest action title,
DOOM 3®. id Software’s advanced DOOM 3 engine is leading the next revolution in
3-D interactive games. Check out more about id Software at www.idsoftware.com.
Contacts:
Pulse
Interactive
Paul Trowe
President
T: +1 512 244-1717
id
Software
Susan Yin/Wendy Zaas
Rogers & Cowan
(310) 854-8145/(310)
854-8148
Brian Baglow
Indoctrimat Ltd.
M: +44 (0) 7747
792247
© 2005 Id Software, Inc. All rights reserved. QUAKE and ID are
registered trademarks of Id Software, Inc. in the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office and/or some other countries.
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