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joystiq.com - 2/25/2009

Carmack: Quake Live on Mac, Linux 'high on my priority list'

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Don't worry Mac and Linux gamers: Though the public beta of Quake Live that opened its doors yesterday only supports Windows, id Software's John Carmack tells Joystiq that "it's pretty high on my priority list to have the Mac and Linux support." To that end, an external contractor is ...

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