Quake Champions received a new trailer at Bethesda’s E3 press conference tonight.
The new trailer focused on different champions that players can take control of in the game, and the various skills each chmpaion brings to the table.
More features are being added to the game, according to one developer, who said the team is committed to building a proper esport with the game. More information is expected to come out during QuakeCon, which takes place in August.
The game is still in early access, but the game will be free to play for everyone this week, from June 10 through June 17, before the game officially launches.
Quake Champions is the first game in the main franchise since Quake 4, which was released in 2005. Quake Champions was first announced at E3 in 2016, and has been in early access since then.
Quake Champions is available to play on Windows PC.
Quake Champions hasn't launched fully just yet, but that hasn't stopped publisher Bethesda from running a series of beta tests, as well as launching it on Steam in early access. However, that early access version costs $30 in the US, despite the final game being free-to-play.
Now, Bethesda has announced that the game is free from now until June 18, and it will remain free for you if you download it before that date. Champions will return to $30 on June 17 until its final release date, so make sure not to miss out.
Announced last summer, Quake Champions is a class-based first-person shooter. It's in development for PC only, though developer Id Software has said a console release is not ruled out. Elsewhere in Bethesda's E3 2018 conference, the company announced new Prey and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus DLC. For more check out our roundup of all the Bethesda press conference news.
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Quake Champions is available to play for free during a special trial period ahead of release.
An early version of the game can be downloaded and played for the next week for no cost by visiting the Quake website.
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Quake Champions is focusing on esports, and Bethesda said it has new competitions planned for QuakeCon and DreamHack Winter.
Quake Champions was revealed at Bethesda's E3 2016 press conference. It spend a year in closed beta, amassing a crew of familiar faces like Wolfenstein's BJ Blazkowicz along the way. Quake Champions left closed beta and entered Early Access on August 17, 2017.
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