Yes, the news has been coming along slow.... too slow. But we've finally got something *fresh*, *new*, and *interesting* to report!
According to Gamespot, Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software, at a recent id Software DOOM 3 Xbox version signing event, has tantilised the crowd with upcoming information regarding Quake IV.
Doing so, he unveiled that at QuakeCon2005, a playable multiplayer demo of Quake IV will be featured and hosted, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of QuakeCon. John Carmack of id Software also hinted that they'll be developing and porting their future games for the next-generation consoles - the Xbox 2 and PlayStation 3, which could mean that - in the long run - Quake IV could be ported for either of those next-gen consoles, rather than just ending up as a Windows XP (and XP x64, Longhorn), Mac OS X, and Linux game.
Check out the whole article for further details, and keep tuned for more info!