Quakeweek
July 30, 1997


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Exclusive LAN Party for 'L33t' Gamers Only

MNM Creations Announces the SpouseBot

id Software Scraps Quake 2 Due to Copyright Violations

Quakeguy to Star in Upcoming Barney Episode

New Client-Side Bot Discovered in Quakeworld

Quake Website 'Pirated' From Former Host

Pauly Shore Joins id

Microsoft Announces MS Gun 98

id Drops OpenGL, Embraces Direct3D

l33t d00dz Software Licenses Quake Engine
Unreal Ad Campaign Sparks New Controversy


Unreal Animated GIF 1THE INTERNET (crash) - Following Myscha the Sled Dog's accusations of id Software copying many of Epic Megagames's 'original' ideas, the Unreal advertising campaign has recently come under fire for clearly demonstrating a strong similarity to id's successful use of animated GIF files to hype the upcoming Quake 2.

Unreal Animated GIF 2As the GIF's included in this article show, the creative source of these files--even at first glance--is obviously clear, though the creator of the GIF's has cleverly worded the key phrases to more accurately reflect Epic's current progress.

id Software could not be reached for comment as they were apparently too busy laughing to respond to Epic's vengeful plagiarism.