Quake 2 is now free in the Bethesda launcher; soon too Quake 3

Written by: Chris Watson

August 12, 2020

Updated on August 12, 2020

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Bethesda finally enables the free download of its classic FPS following the QuakeCon charity campaign and confirms the Quake 3 giveaway date.

This past weekend the so-called QuakeCon at Home was held, the online event that replaced the traditional face-to-face QuakeCon due to the global coronavirus crisis; Along with the event, Bethesda ran a charity campaign to raise funds for various NGOs, achieving great success and exceeding, to date, $ 30,000 in donations. As a token of appreciation, the company responsible for sagas such as Fallout or The Elder Scrolls announced several gifts for the community, among them, the possibility of downloading for free and forever two of its most classic FPS such as Quake 2 and Quake 3 Arena through its own launcher, although for some reason its free downloads were not enabled; until now.

Download Quake 2 for free now; soon Quake 3

This was recently announced by the company through its usual communication channels, confirming the dates on which both video games will be available for free through its own PC platform. So much so, that today, August 12, 2020, we can get the first of the two gifts, since Quake 2 is already available for free and ready for installation.

THANK YOU! The total is in, and you raised over $ 30,000 during #QuakeCon at Home for @NAACP_LDF, @DirectRelief, @TrevorProject, and @UNICEF!

As a thank you, we’ll be unlocking Quake II on 8/12 and Quake III on 8/17, free for 72 hours each on the Bethesda net Launcher. pic.twitter.com/dfNM6F1qaH

– Bethesda (@bethesda) August 10, 2020

On the other hand, it will not be until next August 17, 2020 when we can get hold of Quake 3 Arena at no cost, thus enabling the possibility of getting two authentic first person shooter classics for our Bethesda accounts on PC.

Recall that during QuakeCon at Home, news was presented for the company’s own titles such as Doom Eternal, Fallout 76 or The Elder Scrolls Online, in addition to offering the possibility of unlocking all the Quake Champions champions by playing a game during this past weekend. week.