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May 27, 1997


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Carmack's Ferrari Made 'Internet-Ready'

id Renews Business Contract

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Industrial Spy Pleads Guilty

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Kasparov Demands Quess for Round 3
Fox Licenses Quake 2 Engine


Quake LogoTEEVEETOWN, CA (BeKaye) - In what the entertainment industry is calling a stunning move, a Fox press release dated May 22, 1997, states that Fox has decided to license id Software's Quake 2 engine for use in some of the shows of its fall TV lineup.

An anonymous Fox insider stated that "Pacific Palisades" will be the first series to receive the Quake 2 treatment. "Watching Palisades is boring, what with all the lame acting and two dimensional characters. Real 3-D characters should make the show a lot more palatable. Besides, id has demonstrated with Quake that it can build a much stronger and believable plot than most script writers on Fox can."

FoxAlthough the terms of the deal between Fox and id have not been announced, rumors persist that included in the multi-million dollar deal is Christina Applegate (from the canceled series "Married with Children"). Though neither confirming nor denying the rumors, John Carmack acknowledged that Applegate would make a fine model for future Quake entities:

"Christina represents the essence of a polygonal character: great skin, but nothing inside."