Phoronix posted a brief article on Quake 4
Over four years ago was the first time we had heard rumors that Quake 4 was indeed under development and that it would be developed by Raven Software while of course working closely with id Software. Quake 4, which runs off a modified version of the Doom 3 engine, is finally available today - October 18, 2005. However, the Linux binaries for the client and server remain curtained.Quake 4 Has Arrived