As the popularity of Quake Live continues to surge onwards and upwards, so too does its community gain momentum as veterans, would-be champions and professional gamers alike join in to compete against one another in an online spectacle that has probably not been seen since the likes of Tribes and Quake 3 Arena back in its heyday.

The first ever international players association in E-Sports for Quake Live has been established called the AGP, or The Association of Gaming Professionals, and they p…  More

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I'll be promoting a new segment of a show that I very much enjoy called Live on Three that's hosted by djWHEAT.



A lot of you may recognize the name of Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham, whom you might've caught at last year's BlizzCon and Blizzard World Wide Invitational events. Others might know him from his commentary of pro-gaming. I remember this guy back from when he used to host "Weapon of Choice" for the Guild Wars community. Needless to say, Marcus holds nothing back when it comes to discussing t…  More

Google has announced its venture into game-based advertising via its official blog. 

 

The games that they’re targeting happen to be web-based games like the ones playable on InstantAction, and ‘social games’ like Google’s own Lively. Even the venerated Quake Live would fall under the definition of a ‘web game’. 

 

Participating games will be able to display video advertisements, images and text ads in order to earn revenue. Sounds like a great opportunity for many indie and Flash ga…  More