Wolfenstein: The New Order and New Colossus developer MachineGames obviously loves shooters. But even within the studio there’s a circle of devs whose love transcends the norm: The Quake Club. This crew of creatives are responsible for fresh expansions bundled into the recent Nightdive remasters of Quake and now Quake 2. There’s a long history here: for one of MachineGames’ founders, Jerk Gustafsson, Quake 2 is linked to his career in game development.
“The whole reason I got into the industry at all—as for many, I’m sure, is I didn’t even buy my first computer until 1996, when came out,” he says. “I
