Quakecon

During his Quakecon keynote last week, Id co-founder John Carmack revealed that only those with sizeable Xbox 360 hard drives will be able to install the game when it is released in October. "On the 360 we don't have a partial install option," he said. "It's all or nothing, which is kind of unfortunate. It means you have to install 21-22GB of stuff, which takes a long time, but if you've got it and you play it on the 360 that's the only way to go."

Back in April, Id's Tim Willits told us John Carmack was hoping to release Doom 3's source code when Rage is released, saying: "His philosophy of maintaining that type of connection with the community hasn't changed." Parent company Zenimax has since given its permission for the source code to be released, and Carmack said during his Quakecon keynote last night that, while it still needed a polish and the approval of Id's legal department, it will be made available some time after Rage is released in October.

A post on the Quakecon website reveals that its ageing forums have become the latest videogame website to be hacked. "In recent days, a hacker carried out an unlawful intrusion of the old forums.quakecon.org site, compromising usernames and passwords," the statement reads. It goes on to sound an increasingly familiar refrain, advising affected users who use the same login details elsewhere to change their passwords.

Opening as usual with a keynote address given by Id co-founder John Carmack, this year's QuakeCon will see the first public presentations of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Prey 2. Rage, the Id shooter set for release in October, will be playable on the show floor, design director Matt Hooper will host a special presentation of the game. QuakeCon 2011 will run from August 4th to 7th at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, and entry is free. To register, click the source link below.