Happy birthday QUAKE, as id Software's shooter was first released 17 years ago today on June 22, 1996. In recalling this I'm struck by how it came out on the cusp of all sorts of changes: It was an MS-DOS game, most of us were online using modems at the time, and no graphics cards featured 3D hardware acceleration. But within less than a year, a hardware accelerated version and a Windows version was released, and it wasn't long after that most of us were able to leave the screech of modems behind. Seems fair to say that QUAKE helped usher in a modern game era in more ways than one (it took a lot of restraint to avoid using the term "shook up" in there).

R.I.P.: Ex-Rooster Teeth contributor found dead in West Vancouver.

Modern Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	Parking Hooligan 2. Rolling Ghosts.
Links:	From the Racetrack to the Buggy. Thanks nin.
Science:	Mysterious Voynich manuscript has 'genuine message'. Thanks brother19. Some of what the Sun spits out violently returns to its surface. Smoke Alarm Distinguishes Actual Fire from Burning Food.
Media:	Nintendo at E3- Abridged Version. Weird.