If you are a fan of Quake, you can now play it online and multi-player in your browser for free with the Quake Live Open Beta:

Quakelive.com

There is a quick tour available on the site, or this video shows you what the training tutorial looks like inside the game:

If you think about it, this is also a nice demonstration of progress. Back in 1996 when Quake first appeared (and in subsequent versions like QII, etc.), you had to go to a fair amount of trouble hardware-wise to play the game with any kind of decent frame rate. Hardware has now advanced to the point where you play it in a browser.

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UPDATE: An interview with the creators of Quake Live discussing “its conception, technical specifics, and iPhone plans”: Building Quake Live: Carmack Speaks

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