When it comes to deathmatch-oriented open source FPS games based on the multitudinous engine offspring of Quake (1-2-III), a plethora of choice exists: Warsow, Alien Arena, World of Padman and Trepidation to name but a few. Out of these, the highly-enhanced, DarkPlaces–based Nexuiz has always been a favourite of mine.

This particular open source, GPL-licensed shooter was first released in 2005 and has since seen a vast amount of updates and improvements, including the addition of particle effects, bump mapping, modern shaders and a smoother netcode. The game also comes bundled with NetRadiant, the team’s own fork of GtkRadiant 1.5. Overall, Nexuiz has been downloaded by more than “4 million unique usersâ€.

Now, here’s the news: Alientrap Entertainment have allowed another company, IllFonic, to adapt and revise the game for launching as a downloadable FPS, on the consoles:

IllFonic have also negotiated a license with LordHavoc, the developer of the DarkPlaces engine. According to IllFonic’s Kedhrin Gonzalez, shared PC/console multiplayer is not in the cards, nor are mouse or keyboard support. Alientrap Entertainment’s Lee Vermeulen also clarifies that

It certainly is a most titillating idea to think that a Quake 1 -based derivative should see a release on the very latest generation of video gaming consoles; the fourteen long years that have gone past since the original 1996 launch of Quake certainly speak for its age-defying durability, even if DarkPlaces is a rather massive overhaul of the original codebase.

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