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Rumor: id Software Might Revive ‘Quake’
Take this rumor with the appropriate amount of salt, for it has not been confirmed in any way by id Software or Bethesda.
Earlier this week, the Internet stumbled upon multiple job listings (spotted by Gamenesia) on Bethesda’s parent company ZeniMax Media’s website that might be hinting at id Software’s next big project. They’re currently looking for talented game programmers who fancy the idea of working “as a part of a development team on legendary id game properties like DOOM and QUAKE.”
id Software is looking for a Senior Physics & Simulation Programmer to work as part of a development team on legendary id game properties like DOOM and QUAKE, developing physics and simulation technology for the game industry’s most advanced engine technology. This position requires engaging in a proactive, high energy development environment on our core technology team.
Seeing as one of those two legendary properties was just rebooted to considerable acclaim, that leaves us with Quake. The series has been on an extended hiatus since the release of Enemy Territory back in 2007.
I’d say we’re long overdue for another Quake, and I’m not just saying that because I’m eager to see what the Stroggification process looks like on our fancy new hardware. I bet it’s super gross, you guys.
I seriously doubt we’ll hear anything from a possible sequel/reboot, assuming it even exists, at E3 next month. Still, it’s fun to think about.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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