Quake Live to become standalone game without Linux and Mac support

The classic FPS Quake 3, which was ported to run on web browsers as Quake Live a few years ago, is going standalone again… The classic FPS Quake 3, which was ported to run on web browsers as Quake Live a few years ago, is going standalone again. “Over the past few years, browser support for plugins such as Quake Live have dropped off significantly, causing problems for plugins to operate in a consistent and working manner,” the announcement reads. “With the recent announcement of Google Chrome’s roadmap to turning off plugin support and the upcoming changes in Firefox, it seems that now is the time to make the transition.” Underneath the retro 3D graphics lies one of the deepest FPSes ever made The sad news here is that owing to its move away from browsers, the game will lose its platform agnosticism. The move to being a standalone game is going to happen towards the end of the year, so if you want, you can still hop on to Quake Live and play a few rounds with your friends if you want.