This year’s QuakeCon will be an online event once again, much to the chagrin of LAN party enthusiasts everywhere.
On Wednesday, ZeniMax Media announced that QuakeCon 2022 be held from Aug. 18 through Aug. 20, 2022, but will not return as an in-person event.
“Like you, we’re disappointed to not return to Dallas this year,” ZeniMax Media’s statement reads on Twitter. “An event this size requires months of planning, and in this case, we had to make decisions when there was still too much uncertainty to commit to successfully executing an in-person QuakeCon.”
It’s a bummer for fans on multiple fronts. Historically, fans of Doom, Elder Scrolls, and (of course) Quake attend QuakeCon for its massive Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) LAN parties. It’s been going on since 1996, with professional Quake tournaments being the draw for attendees. In more recent years, it’s also an event for Bethesda to reveal games like Doom Eternal.
This year's QuakeCon will once again be a digital-only event, August 18-20, 2022. pic.twitter.com/UxJTuZDTYJ
— QuakeCon (@QuakeCon) April 13, 2022
The good news is QuakeCon 2023 will probably ditch the online-only format.
“We’re committed to returning with our full in-person festival in 2023 and already look forward to reconnecting with friends, a massive BYOC packed with your latest custom PC creations, our wild contests, and tons of great new games and hardware for attendees to try out,” ZeniMax Media’s statement concludes.
QuakeCon 2022 will be particularly interesting since it could be where we see more of Starfield.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
