Quake Champions is receiving one of its largest updates so far, delivering new content and features including a new Champion, a new arena, Ranked Play and Leaderboards, and a ton of festive, holiday-themed gear and maps.
The new update is available to download now and includes:
NEW CHAMPION: KEEL – Quake 3 Arena’s resurrected war machine is joining the roster of Champions. Keel brings a Grenade Swarm active ability that allows him to launch a barrage of grenades, and the Stockpile passive ability, which reduces the cooldown on Grenade Swarm with every ammo box he picks up. Keel is free for players who own the Champions Pack or available for purchase using Platinum via the in-game store.
NEW DUEL MAP: VALE OF PNATH – Vale of Pnath is a wickedly vertical shrine to the Elder God Ithagnal built atop treacherous acid-filled caverns. This new 1v1 and 2v2 map is free for all players of the game – get in there and face off with your friends!
RANKED PLAY AND LEADERBOARDS – Early Access players will now be able to take their skills to the next level and easily see where they rank against the best in the world.
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION – These specially themed items include animated Champion shaders and festive weapons shaders, holiday decorations on Burial Chamber and Corrupted Keep, holiday hat vanities for Champions, and limited-edition profile icons and nameplates.
CROSSHAIR CUSTOMIZATION – One of the most requested features from the community goes live with the December update, allowing players to choose from 40 different crosshair options and use a slider to select the color of their choice.
Quake Champions is available now in Early Access on Steam and Bethesda.net. Players can jump in immediately by purchasing the Champions Pack, which unlocks all current and future Champions as well as other exclusive in-game bonuses for only $29.99. A free-to-play version of the game will launch in the future.