Quake Champions – December update will add Champion “Keel”, new map, Ranked Play & Leaderboards [UPDATE: Now available]


id Software has announced that on December 14th, Quake Champions will receive one of its largest updates to date, delivering new content and features including a new Champion, Keel, who returns from Quake 3 Arena and Quake Live; a new arena for Duel and 2v2, Vale of Pnath; Ranked Play and Leaderboards; plus a ton of festive, holiday-themed gear and maps for a limited time.

Quake 3 Arena’s resurrected war machine Keel will join the roster of heroes next week, bringing a Grenade Swarm active ability that allows him 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 will be free for players who own the full Champions Pack and available for purchase using Platinum via the in-game store for everyone else.

Next week, players will also get another arena dedicated to 1v1 and 2v2. Vale of Pnath is described as a wickedly vertical shrine to the Elder God Ithagnal built atop treacherous acid-filled caverns. This new map is free for all players of the game.

Furthermore, Quake Champions December patch will allow players to choose from 40 different crosshair options and use a slider to select the color of their choice.

Enjoy!

Quake Champions - Keel Story Trailer