<s>
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
arena	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
that	O
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
launched	O
via	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
plug-in	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-launched	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
previously	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
subscription	O
options	O
offering	O
additional	O
arenas	O
,	O
game	O
types	O
and	O
game	B-Application
server	I-Application
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
players	O
attempting	O
to	O
kill	O
more	O
of	O
their	O
opponents	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
player	O
or	O
team	O
in	O
a	O
given	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
(	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Team	O
Arena	O
)	O
available	O
only	O
through	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Skill-based	O
matchmaking	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
metagame	O
engine	O
"	O
developed	O
by	O
GaimTheory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
QuakeCon	O
2008	O
keynote	O
speech	O
,	O
John	O
Carmack	O
stated	O
that	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
allow	O
user-made	O
modifications	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
have	O
hired	O
successful	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
mod	O
authors	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
with	O
their	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
maps	O
are	O
based	O
heavily	O
on	O
originals	O
from	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
Team	O
Arena	O
and	O
popular	O
user-made	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
at	O
QuakeCon	O
2007	O
,	O
id	O
Software	O
publicly	O
announced	O
their	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
free	O
browser-based	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
game	O
titled	O
Quake	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
officially	O
renamed	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
domain	O
squatting	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
late	O
2008	O
and	O
early	O
2009	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
in	O
an	O
invitation-only	O
closed	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
progressed	O
from	O
closed	O
beta	O
to	O
open	O
beta	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
an	O
increased	O
amount	O
of	O
traffic	O
on	O
the	O
web	B-Application
server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
exited	O
its	O
closed	O
beta	O
stage	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
funded	O
partially	O
by	O
in-game	O
and	O
website-based	O
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
's	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
carry	O
the	O
project	O
...	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
gonna	O
be	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
for	O
the	O
foreseeable	O
future	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plan	O
is	O
to	O
completely	O
integrate	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
start	O
and	O
manage	O
private	O
games	O
directly	O
through	O
QUAKE	B-Application
LIVE	I-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
friends	O
,	O
awareness	O
and	O
notification	O
features	O
we	O
have	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ability	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
cornerstone	O
of	O
a	O
QUAKE	B-Application
LIVE	I-Application
Premium	O
Service	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
offered	O
for	O
a	O
small	O
monthly	O
fee	O
(	O
likely	O
less	O
than	O
$5	O
per	O
month	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
planned	O
deprecation	O
of	O
NPAPI	B-Protocol
browser	B-Application
plug-ins	B-Application
by	O
major	O
browsers	B-Application
,	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
began	O
to	O
phase	O
out	O
its	O
browser	B-Application
version	O
and	O
began	O
migrating	O
to	O
a	O
standalone	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
change	O
necessitated	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
support	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
saw	O
what	O
was	O
its	O
biggest	O
update	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
update	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
also	O
switched	O
from	O
its	O
own	O
in-house	O
account	O
system	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
Steamworks	O
API	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
tighter	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
ecosystem	O
and	O
client	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
renowned	O
for	O
its	O
extensive	O
use	O
in	O
professional	O
electronic	O
sports	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
has	O
seen	O
inclusion	O
in	O
many	O
tournaments	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
major	O
event	O
currently	O
holding	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
competitions	O
is	O
QuakeCon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
competitions	O
and	O
organizations	O
have	O
held	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
events	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.8/10	O
score	O
and	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
may	O
be	O
a	O
10-year-old	O
shooter	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
rush	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
