Quake 4 isn't just an Xbox 360 launch title and one of the biggest PC games of the year. It's also the latest chapter in the blockbuster franchise that established the 3D shooter as we know it today. However, Quake 4 is the first game in the series that isn't being designed directly by id Software. Development duties went to Raven Software, the company responsible for the Star Trek: Elite Force and Soldier of Fortune games, as well as the last two Star Wars: Jedi Knight games. Combine Raven's reputation with id's cutting-edge graphics technology, and you know why Quake 4 is an action game on everyone's list this year. In this first chapter of our designer diary series for Quake 4, two members of the development team describe how they named the various characters in the game. Names may sound like little things, but clearly a lot of thought went into them.
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Designer Diary #1 - The Characters of Quake 4
