Aspyr Media will Release Quake 4 for the Mac Very Soon

According to a note we received from Aspyr, "Quake 4 for Mac" has been finishing up development in Aspyr Studios and should be nearly done when you read this." Unfortunately it is still shown as a pre-order on Aspyr's Web site.

Quake 4 will be the first Aspyr game to ship as "universal" in the box so the game will run natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. According to Aspyr's note, now that they have had time to develop and test on Intel iMacs, they are well on the way to having their major 2006 titles (like Call of Duty 2) all ship with universal binaries in the box. They have been very impressed with the performance of the Intel iMacs for games, Quake 4 and Doom 3 run extremely well. Yesterday, we showed that Doom 3 runs very well on a 2 GHz iMac Core Duo.

The story line of Quake 4 is:

Immediately following a lone Marine's successful mission to bring down the Strogg defenses and defeat their leader, the Makron (story and events from QUAKE II), the Strogg are quickly regrouping and constructing a new and more powerful Makron.

You are Matthew Kane, a member of the elite Rhino Squad, which is leading the next wave of Earth's invasion. The invasion force is massive and the Strogg defense is substantial. After
an epic battle, and thanks to the work of you and Rhino Squad, the fleet is finally able to secure an LZ for a massive command ship. (Think Sci-Fi D-Day invasion.)

Quake 4 also has a multi-player online version.

Quake 4 will be available for $49.99 through Aspyr's Web site and video game retailers. [Bill Fox]