As you all know (or should) Quake 4 is in development by Raven Software. The next installment in the Quake series will be somewhat of a revolutionary step as it will be using the very same technology that was used by John Carmack and Co in Doom 3. Same lighting, shadows, physics etc.
Until recently not a lot has been disclosed about the game, leaving people to wonder if it was even still in development. Well some details on the games story line have been released along with an old but updated screenshot. Here's some words from the publisher:
Earth is under siege by an alien race. The Strogg are cybernetic warriors--a mechanical frame and decaying body parts stabilized by flesh consumed in a systematic annihilation of other species and civilizations. In a desperate attempt to survive a Strogg attack on Earth, an armada of Earth's finest warriors is sent to take the battle to the Strogg home planet. Earth's initial assault force is nearly annihilated immediately, but one marine manages to infiltrate the base, bring down their planetary defence systems, and kill the Strogg's collective brain and leader--the Makron. Earth assumed the destruction of the Makron would end it all, but it didn't.
That's where Quake II leaves off and Quake 4 begins.
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