Quake series
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first-person shooter series
gaming convention
multiplayer-focused Quake update
video game
video game series
The Quake series is a landmark first-person shooter franchise by id Software, known for its fast-paced multiplayer action, influential 3D graphics and modding community, and dark, gothic sci-fi settings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quake universe | 3 |
| Quake series canonical | 2 |
| Quake franchise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11250112 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Quake series Context triple: [Quake, series, Quake series]
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A.
Quake
Quake is a Marvel Comics superhero, also known as Daisy Johnson, who possesses powerful seismic (earthquake-generating) abilities and frequently works with S.H.I.E.L.D.
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B.
Quake
Quake is a landmark first-person shooter video game known for its pioneering fully 3D graphics, fast-paced multiplayer, and influential modding community.
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C.
Quake 4
Quake 4 is a sci-fi first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software and id Software, continuing the Strogg-focused narrative of the Quake series.
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D.
Quake II
Quake II is a 1997 first-person shooter video game known for its fast-paced sci-fi combat, influential multiplayer, and advanced 3D graphics engine.
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E.
Quake Live
Quake Live is a free-to-play, browser-based adaptation of the classic arena shooter Quake III Arena, focused on fast-paced multiplayer combat and competitive play.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Quake series Target entity description: The Quake series is a landmark first-person shooter franchise by id Software, known for its fast-paced multiplayer action, influential 3D graphics and modding community, and dark, gothic sci-fi settings.
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A.
Quake
Quake is a landmark first-person shooter video game known for its pioneering fully 3D graphics, fast-paced multiplayer, and influential modding community.
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B.
Quake
Quake is a Marvel Comics superhero, also known as Daisy Johnson, who possesses powerful seismic (earthquake-generating) abilities and frequently works with S.H.I.E.L.D.
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C.
Quake 4
Quake 4 is a sci-fi first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software and id Software, continuing the Strogg-focused narrative of the Quake series.
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D.
Quake II
Quake II is a 1997 first-person shooter video game known for its fast-paced sci-fi combat, influential multiplayer, and advanced 3D graphics engine.
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E.
Quake Live
Quake Live is a free-to-play, browser-based adaptation of the classic arena shooter Quake III Arena, focused on fast-paced multiplayer combat and competitive play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (107)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
first-person shooter series
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gaming convention ⓘ multiplayer-focused Quake update ⓘ video game ⓘ video game ⓘ video game ⓘ video game ⓘ video game ⓘ video game ⓘ video game series ⓘ |
| coDeveloper | id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| developer |
Raven Software
NERFINISHED
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Saber Interactive NERFINISHED ⓘ id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | digital distribution ⓘ |
| engine |
Quake engine
NERFINISHED
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id Tech 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ id Tech 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ id Tech 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineIntroduced |
Quake engine
NERFINISHED
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id Tech 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ id Tech 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineUsed | id Tech 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature | improved network code ⓘ |
| firstRelease | Quake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
Quake series
NERFINISHED
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online multiplayer ⓘ |
| genre |
arena first-person shooter
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first-person shooter ⓘ first-person shooter ⓘ first-person shooter ⓘ first-person shooter ⓘ multiplayer first-person shooter ⓘ |
| hasEvent | QuakeCon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGameMode |
capture the flag
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deathmatch ⓘ multiplayer ⓘ single-player ⓘ team deathmatch ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Quake 4
NERFINISHED
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Quake Champions NERFINISHED ⓘ Quake II NERFINISHED ⓘ Quake III Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Quake Live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
arena shooters
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competitive esports ⓘ online multiplayer FPS design ⓘ |
| notableFor |
client-server multiplayer architecture
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deathmatch gameplay ⓘ early 3D graphics ⓘ fast-paced multiplayer gameplay ⓘ gothic and dark sci-fi aesthetics ⓘ modding community ⓘ online multiplayer via TCP/IP ⓘ true 3D polygonal environments ⓘ |
| notableMod |
QuakeWorld
NERFINISHED
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Team Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ Threewave CTF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Microsoft
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ZeniMax Media NERFINISHED ⓘ id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Linux
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MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintendo Switch ⓘ PC NERFINISHED ⓘ PlayStation NERFINISHED ⓘ PlayStation 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ PlayStation 4 ⓘ PlayStation 5 ⓘ Sega Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox ⓘ Xbox 360 NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Activision
NERFINISHED
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Activision NERFINISHED ⓘ Activision NERFINISHED ⓘ Activision NERFINISHED ⓘ Bethesda Softworks NERFINISHED ⓘ Bethesda Softworks NERFINISHED ⓘ GT Interactive NERFINISHED ⓘ GT Interactive NERFINISHED ⓘ Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ Zenimax Media NERFINISHED ⓘ id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1996
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1997 ⓘ 1999 ⓘ 2005 ⓘ 2010 ⓘ 2017 ⓘ |
| setting |
dark fantasy
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gothic horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| supports |
custom maps
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total conversions ⓘ user-created mods ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Quake series Description of subject: The Quake series is a landmark first-person shooter franchise by id Software, known for its fast-paced multiplayer action, influential 3D graphics and modding community, and dark, gothic sci-fi settings.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quake universe