

Battles are accompanied by gunfire sounds, screams of pain, and large explosions. Players traverse through maze-like medieval environments and use shotguns, nail guns, and grenade launchers to kill various enemies (e.g., zombies, demonic forces, scorpions, humans) in frenetic run-and-gun combat.

The description of the rating reads, “ This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of a soldier that travels through time to stop an evil force from destroying humanity. Furthermore, the game has been rated M for Mature. The title is a simple “Quake” with no mention of anything else, so this does look like a remastered release of the game. Now, however, it appears that we are getting more in on the scene, as Quake has been rated by the ESRB. The pair will also discuss the additional content Machine Games have contributed to this revitalized edition.” Shortly afterward, this description was removed from the website, giving out a hefty spoiler for all those eager enough to check the announcement quickly.

When it first went live, Xbo圎ra spotted that the announcement initially stated, “ Quake is back, in this special stream John Linneman from Digital Foundry talks to Jerk Gustafsson of Machine Games about the title’s iconic legacy and what it meant to both of them. Quakecon 2021 was announced late last week and is scheduled to happen from 19-21 August. Quake is an iconic arena-based first-person shooter whose 2021 revival seems on course according to what we’ve heard in recent times.
