Quake Live open beta coming soon.

How soon? Real soon. Like, Feb 24th soon.

In case you don't know, Quake Live is basically just Quake 3: Arena that runs in a browser. Well, sort of. You have to download the client, and it uses your browser as an interface to launch the matches. Since it's basically just Quake 3, it should be able to run great on just about any machine, even some of the old clunkers out there. Still, you may want to check the specs just to make sure.

I've been in the closed beta for a few weeks now, and it's pretty fun. It's weird because I keep having flashbacks to old Quake 3 maps. While the maps for Quake Live are similar, they are also slightly different. The jump pads look different and the layouts are tweaked a bit. Overall, though, it plays just like good old Quake 3.

Quake Live is completely free and the open beta is just what it means. A beta that is open to the public. Servers that I saw were available in Virginia, Washington state, Texas, New York, Chicago, and California. Which is good, because it means that you'll be able to find servers with good pings pretty much no matter where you live. So, go ahead, create an account and get fragging!

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