According to John Carmack, id’s Xbox Live Arcade rendition ofQuake Arenahas been put to bed. The information was relayed to an audience at this year’s QuakeCon, and thunderous applause was not the response. Carmack outlined that all is not lost for another utilization ofQuakeif their browser basedQuake Livecatches on and performs well with users. Carmack cited the reason for the cancellation was publisher unresponsiveness.
…right now the publishers aren’t all that interested in a multiplayer-focused game on [XBLA], and they’re probably right. Quake for this coming year is Quake Live.
I haven’t got into the beta for the browser-basedQuake Live, but I have a feeling that the game will be just as populated with excessively skilled players as older Quake games, thus making a good experience for me impossible. It’s interesting that Carmack cites unwillingness on the publisher side for a “multiplayer-focused” XBLA game. I guessUnoandTexas Hold’emgot pushed out of the door at just the right time.
[viaEurogamer]
