Some games and franchises have become almost synonymous with gaming as a whole, or at least certain parts of it. Half-Life stands for technological advancement, and Doom carries weight among shooters, but neither would truly be possible without the advent of Quake, a series that singlehandedly revolutionized first-person and 3D games.
The last Quake game to launch was Quake Champions, a free-to-play online shooter released into early access in 2017. Its development was completed by 2022, and since then, we haven't heard much of the series compared to its id Software brethren, Doom and Wolfenstein (outside of remasters). Neither of the latter would have been possible without Quake, nor would much of the first-person shooter ecosystem, and its absence from mainstream gaming is a tragic story of how you can start a trend that ends up overshadowing you.
