As an exciting start to QuakeCon 2014, we’re pleased to announce that The Elder Scrolls Online is arriving on Steam. Beginning later today, both The Elder Scrolls Online Standard Edition and Imperial Edition will be available for purchase.

For more ESO news and information coming out of QuakeCon 2014, be sure to check out our panel, ‘The Future of The Elder Scrolls Online,’ tomorrow at 5pm CDT on Twitch.tv/bethesda.

In addition to the Eldar Scrolls Online making its way onto Steam, a Quakecon 2014 Steam sale is live now live that features id and Bethesda’s popular games and DLC for as much as 75% off.

Say what you will about id’s games since Quake 3 Arena, but in the 90’s id ruled the roost in the FPS genre. Just a few days ago we celebrated the 15th anniversary of Half-Life’s release date. If it wasn’t for the technical success of Carmack’s Quake engine and the netcode he used to revolutionize early internet gaming we’d likely have played a much different version of Half-Life and it’s doubtful that the video game industry as a whole would be the way it is today.

We owe it all to John Carmack. Hopefully in 15 years we’ll be discussing how he revolutionized video games again with the Oculus Rift.

Thanks for all the fun John.

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