QUAKE LIVE ‘Premium’ and ‘Pro’ Packages Now Available

August 9, 2010 (Sydney, Australia) – id Software LLC, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced that ‘Premium’ and ‘Pro’ subscriptions are available for QUAKE LIVE™. QUAKE LIVE, a free-to-play first person shooter that can be played in a web browser, now offers players the ability to enhance their current free-to-play experience.

The Premium Subscription, which can be purchased for US$1.99 per month, billed annually, includes:

· Access to 20 QUAKE LIVE Premium only maps at launch with more to come. Premium maps are a combination of brand new maps and frequently requested community favourites from previous QUAKE games such as Aerowalk, Theater of Pain, Japanese Castles, and Realm of Steel Rats;

· An all new ‘Freeze Tag’ game mode;

· Exclusive premium level awards;

· Create your own clan and join up to five separate clans;

· Custom QUAKE LIVE profile wallpaper; and

· Match statistics stored for six months.

The Pro Subscription, which can be purchased for US$3.99 per month, billed annually, includes all of the premium subscription features as well as:

· The ability to start your own game server, specify a server location, determine the game mode and invite who you want to join you;

· With the Pro Subscription, you can invite three friends with Standard level memberships to play with you in any Premium level map;

· Exclusive pro awards;

· Create your own clan and join up to ten separate clans; and

· Match statistics stored for 12 months.

The QUAKE LIVE ‘Standard’ version is still free to play and includes friend lists, access to one clan, matchmaking, and stats tracking delivered through a web browser with over 40 arenas and five game modes.

To create a QUAKE LIVE account and for more information please visit: http://www.quakelive.com.