Editing QuakeCon (section)

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{{Infobox convention
| name               = QuakeCon
| logo               = QuakeCon logo.svg
| status             = Active
| genre              = [[Video game]] ([[LAN party]])
| frequency          = Annually
| venue              = [[Gaylord Texan]]
| location           = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]
| coordinates        = 
| country            = United States
| years_active       = {{age|1996|8|15}}
| first              = {{Start date and years ago|1996|8|15}}
| last               = {{Start date and years ago|2024|8|8}}<ref name="quakecon-2024-announcement"/>
| next               = 
| attendance         = 
| organizer          = [[ZeniMax Media]]
| filing             = Corporate
| website            = {{URL|quakecon.org}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''QuakeCon''' is a yearly convention held by [[ZeniMax Media]] to celebrate and promote the major franchises of [[id Software]] and other studios owned by ZeniMax. It includes a large, paid, bring-your-own-computer ([[BYOC]]) [[LAN party]] event with a competitive tournament held every year in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], USA. The event, which is named after id Software's game ''[[Quake (video game)|Quake]]'', sees thousands of [[video game player|gamer]]s from all over the world attend every year to celebrate the company's gaming dynasty.

The event is highly dependent on volunteers to cover many aspects of the organization of the event. QuakeCon has historically had a reputation as the "[[Woodstock (music festival)|Woodstock]] of gaming", and a week of "peace, love, and rockets!".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5946799/a-closer-look-at-the-woodstock-of-video-games|title=A Closer Look at the "Woodstock" of Video Games|author=Luke Plunkett|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Kotaku|date=September 27, 2012 |access-date=December 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.gameagent.com/peace-love-and-rockets-inside-quakecon-the-woodstock-of-gaming/|title=Peace, Love and Rockets: Inside QuakeCon|work=The GameAgent Blog|access-date=December 20, 2014|archive-date=November 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110053326/http://blog.gameagent.com/peace-love-and-rockets-inside-quakecon-the-woodstock-of-gaming/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The 25th QuakeCon event had been planned for August 2020 in Dallas, Texas, but due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]], was canceled by Bethesda Softworks and id Software on March 31, citing difficulties in planning with vendors and exhibitors at this stage.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/quakecon-25-called-off-over-covid-19-concerns | title = QuakeCon 25 called off over COVID-19 concerns| first = Alissa | last = McAloon | date = March 31, 2020 | access-date = March 31, 2020 | work = [[Gamasutra]] }}</ref> An online QuakeCon was announced in June 2020 to replace the live show in August 2020.<ref>{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Wales|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-06-25-bethesda-and-id-software-announce-online-quakecon-for-august|title=Bethesda and id Software announce online QuakeCon for August|website=eurogamer.net|date=June 25, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020}}</ref> The 2021<ref>{{cite tweet |author=QuakeCon |author-link=QuakeCon |user=QuakeCon |number=1425825160347590660 |date=August 12, 2021 |title=#QuakeCon starts August 19! Join us online for three days packed with livestreams, tournaments, giveaways and more! Check out the full streaming schedule and more details: https://beth.games/3iFxCTx |language=en |access-date=August 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908083619/https://twitter.com/QuakeCon/status/1425825160347590660 |archive-date=September 8, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> and 2022<ref>{{cite tweet |author=QuakeCon |author-link=QuakeCon |user=QuakeCon |number=1560311379600363520 |date=August 18, 2022 |title=It's time for #QuakeCon 2022! Tune in now to https://t.co/APayJiljBo for our welcome address with @idSoftware Studio Director Marty Stratton! https://t.co/CnoEtR7Jck |language=en |access-date=December 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818192109/https://twitter.com/QuakeCon/status/1560311379600363520 |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> events were also held online. The return to a live event took place on August 10–13, 2023 in [[Grapevine, Texas]].<ref name="quakecon-2023-announcement">{{cite web |url=https://quakecon.bethesda.net/en/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814041542/https://quakecon.bethesda.net/en/ |title=QuakeCon 2023 Returns to Its Roots, Reuniting Fans with a Modern Upgrade to the Classic BYOC |archive-date=August 14, 2023 |publisher=QuakeCon |access-date=August 14, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>