See Fallout, Doom, and lots of computers in these QuakeCon show photos
This Doom chainsaw replica is just begging to slice through that gawking Revenant back there.
The Vault Boy forgives you for letting hundreds of his friends get eaten by radroaches in Fallout Shelter.
This looks like the same huge, interactive Mr. Handy that Bethesda had at E3. It tells jokes and everything!
Here are the beginnings of QuakeCon's massive "bring your own computer" LAN party. They say you could turn off all the lamps and monitors and still find your way by the LED case lighting
Sleeping bags, luggage, and a desktop tower. Just the essentials.
The Hilton Anatole becomes an air-conditioned ecosystem all its own in the sweltering Dallas summer, and this is the point of no return.
Alienware has a huge, glowing green truck parked on the show floor because of course it does.
Good lord, that's enough Bawls Guarana to kill a herd of elephants. Still, better than the shame of being the first person to fall asleep at a LAN party.
This Doom cosplayer is either about to obliterate someone with a plasma blast or throw one hell of a dance party.
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QuakeCon's yearly celebration of all-night deathmatch sessions, impractical-yet-cool cool case mods, and exclusive game announcements has begun. GR+'s David Houghton is on the ground in Dallas, Texas to check things out, and while things are just getting started at the Hilton Anatole, you can already get a feel for what's about to go down from these early pictures he sent back.
The obvious stars of the show are Fallout 4, which will have an attendees-only demo from game director Todd Howard, and the new Doom. Considering that lineup and these pictures, the 20th year of QuakeCon may be its strongest yet - even if John Carmack isn't there to regale viewers with his traditional keynote speech / mental journey through optimistic techno jargon.
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