Quake Live for Mac arrives on August 18

It was announced way back in May, that the Mac and Linux editions of Quake Live are rapidly approaching release. This game is a web-based version of id’s first-person shooter, instead of a separate executable. Live can be accessed as a beta through the WQuake III Arena, playable through browser software Windows versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer.

And now it looks like id Software is at last ready to deliver on its promise of providing quality browser-based fragging to Mac users. Speaking at this past week’s QuakeCon 2009, id CEO Todd Hollenshead said Quake Live is about to emerge for Mac and Linux platforms on August 18.

Web-based re-creation of the game was 1999 classic Quake III Arena, went into public beta for Windows in February, with promises of coming to the Mac and Linux in due time. Executive producer Marty Stratton said in May that internal testing on those versions had begun, and that support for the Mac was a top priority.

Firefox will be the default browser for Mac users, the only other supported browser is Internet Explorer 7 or 8. Hardware specs are not yet available, but the PC specs recommend a 2GHz or better Intel processor and an Nvidia NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series, ATI Radeon X1800 series, so you can read between the lines.

Quake Live is free for all players, you just need to register an account to play. But when that’s all that stands between you and some rocket launcher action, it’s hardly even worth noting.

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