Disclaimer: List taken from reddit.com, might not be 100% complete or accurate

- A lot more lore is coming to Q:C such as champion rivalries, gods, stuff like that
- There's going to be collectable lore items in the pots
- Beginner levels for people to learn the basics of items and weapons
- You don't leave the match now after it ends! You get sent back to the pillar lobby
- Specific challenges for each Champion that you earn and unlock specific exclusive customization options for them
- Quakecon lightning gun skin: you can get one only if you play during Quakecon, it's free. It's also orange.
- Voice chat added
- New duel map is coming soon (fast, lots of verticality (I wonder if it's a remake of aerowalk))
- Anarki, Nyx and Slash are getting thicc-er hitboxes
- CTF is heavily considered and they would love to add it later on
- Rockets ~should~ be fixed
- You won't lose your customization stuff if you buy it in Early Access (I assume no inventory wipes any more?)
- Doom Slayer won't speak
- No plans for offline bots due to security issues
- A robust crosshair system is being worked on
- vulkan is being worked on, but no ETA given
- maxfps setting is coming
- community maps not coming any time soon
- speed caps are there to stay
- solo players will still be matched against parties in team modes, although they do try to match with other parties first
- they refused to give an answer on whether demos are coming, don't know what to make of this one

Bracket http://125fps.challonge.com/sundaycup90 (will be available in 1-2h before cup start)
When: 20 Aug 2017, 09:00 CST
MapPool: Blood Covenant, Blood Run, Corrupted Keep, Ruins of Sarnath
Mapchoice -
BO3: The first map in the best of 3 series will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion. The player that loses the first or second map will choose next map.
BO1:The map will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion.
You cannot pick the same map during one round. All the maps should be different during the match.

1st map per rounds (WB and LB):
1st round Blood Covenant, 2nd round Blood Run, 3rd round Corrupted Keep, 4th round Roungs of Sarnath, 5th round Blood Covenant, 6th round Blood Run etc etc
PrizePool: 1st 2000 RUB; 2nd 500 RUB.
Rules:Full Double Elimination, Winner Bracket: BO1 till the quarter final (1/4), BO3 WB 1/4, WB semi, WB final and Grandfinal (two BO3 if it will be needed); Low Bracket: BO1 all matches (including LB final).

All 11 current Champions, including Ranger, Visor, Scalebearer, Nyx, Anarki, Clutch, Sorlag, Galena, Slash, Wolfenstein’s BJ Blazkowicz, and the new DOOM Slayer
All future Champions, including at least six additional Champions expected to release before the end of 2018, and any that follow
An exclusive Early Access skin for Ranger, available only during the Early Access period for Champions Pack players
Three Reliquaries (loot chests containing three in-game items for profile, Champion and weapon customization, including skins, shaders, nameplates and more)

Quake Champions’ free-to-play version will launch at a later date. However, players who previously redeemed a Closed Beta key will be able to continue playing Quake Champions in free-to-play mode, only via Bethesda.net. These players will play on the same servers as Champions Pack owners and have the option of upgrading to the Champions Pack or buying additional Champions at any time. Players new to Quake Champions will need to either buy the Champions Pack or wait until free-to-play mode launches at a later date.

Quake Champions’ newest playable Champion, DOOM Slayer, comes straight from the depths of hell to the Arenas, wielding his pounding fists and an unceasing thirst for blood. Fans of DOOM can run amok using DOOM Slayer’s active ability, Berserk – smashing enemies into bloody piles of gibs with his bare hands. DOOM Slayer’s passive ability will also be familiar to DOOM fans; reach new heights with Double Jump, which allows the DOOM Slayer to jump a second time while in mid-air.

Two New Maps: Church of Azathoth and Tempest Shrine
Rune Challenges: Players will be reward for completing new Rune Challenges found in Backpacks
Lore System: Players will find Lore Items hidden throughout Arenas in vases. By collecting all 10 Lore Items for a specific Champion, they will unlock that Champion’s high-end Lore Skin.
Improved New Player Onboarding: New features to help get fresh fraggers up to speed include a movement tutorial, shooting gallery and the ability to choose a skill level
New Customization Options: New options include new Champion skin sets and weapon shaders
In-Game Voice Chat

There are few things new players should make sure to remember when applying for House of Quake:
1. All players should double check if their SteamID is entered for Quake Live.
2. Clan leaders, after creating clan, must create squad and add players from clan to that particular squad.

Failure to follow any of these instructions will result in your team not being able to join the league.
If further help is needed contact admin(s) on #HoQLeagues @ Quakenet..

Gametype: TDM 4v4 Classic
Format: Bo3
Admin(s): doz3r
IRC: #HoQLeagues

- Deep Inside
- Dreadful Place
- Grim Dungeons
- Hidden Fortress
- Limbus
- Purgatory
- Ragnarok

Bracket http://125fps.challonge.com/sundaycup89
When: 13 Aug 2017, 09:00 CST
MapPool: Blood Covenant, Blood Run, Corrupted Keep, Ruins of Sarnath
Mapchoice -
BO3: The first map in the best of 3 series will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion. The player that loses the first or second map will choose next map.
BO1:The map will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion.
You cannot pick the same map during one round. All the maps should be different during the match.

1st map per rounds (WB and LB):
1st round Blood Covenant, 2nd round Blood Run, 3rd round Corrupted Keep, 4th round Roungs of Sarnath, 5th round Blood Covenant, 6th round Blood Run etc etc
PrizePool: 1st 2000RUB
Rules:Full Double Elimination, Winner Bracket: BO1 till the quarter final (1/4), BO3 WB 1/4, WB semi, WB final and Grandfinal (two BO3 if it will be needed); Low Bracket: BO1 all matches (including LB final).

EU duel: Today, 05 Ago. 2017 6:00 CDT
NA duel: Today, 05 Ago. 2017 14:00 CDT
EU Sacrafice:Tomorrow 06 Ago. 2017 03:00 CDT
NA Sacrafice: Tomorrow 06 Ago. 2017 12:00 CDT

Xron
noctis
Nitrino
AGENT
Vo0
Cooller
clawz
Cypher
toxjq
GaRpY
Av3k
Stermy
BaSe
dem0n
wichtL
fazz
k1llsen
smoke
inz
strenx
NOFEAR
Brejk
Pikawa
SL1P
evil
kRoNic
zoot
Luke_ie
Luminus
Sephis
prox1mo
Karwik

dkt (malvoe)
griffin
ClampOK
erebux
Necrophag1st
gellehsak
chance
lavak3
rapha
dandaking (horsedoodoo)
dooi
Pit
whaz
snipereyes
Vedmedik
DaHang
id_
hoyt
mdo
deathr0w
sane
futile
Stone
carnage
jso
zar
discoRyne
tomservo
Ruleth
gloat
latisdavis
ScizR

2z ( clawz, Latrommi, Silencep, Xron)
Alliance ( Busdriverx, Spart1e, strenx, syndrom)
The Defendants ( Av3k, deus, 2GD, Krysa)
NOTOFAST (fazz, noctis, Stermy, toxjq)
miasma! ( ddk, dem0n, Juven1le, lithz)
RushB ( h41, ins, Memphis, sev1 )
Avengers ( abso, k1llsen, MASTERMIND, ph0enX )
myztro ( GaRpY, HELL, hypno, Vo0)

Team Liquid ( winz, rapha, DaHang, id_)
Team Johnson ( clampOK, carnage, Necrophag1s, sane)
OnTime ( whaz, br1ck, psygib, Effortless)
Top Gun ( griffin, thump4, deathr0w, Pit )
WhenInDoubtGauntletOut ( kgb, venOm, Napalm3D, pierow)
Turbo ( Rigg5, MCCOOL, mdo, Pineapple)
I Totem Teles ( botmode, ckap, sen, theJeffreh )
To Be Announced ( Guilte, MattKelly, Riastradh, spectrrrrrre)

Cypher
Cooller
K1llsen
Strenx
Av3k
fazz
noctis
Agent
clawz
wichtL
NOFEAR
Xron

rapha
DaHang
chance
whaz
gelleshak
griffin
carnage
tomservo
ScizR
Dandaking
Vedmedik
dooi

2z ( clawz, Latrommi, Silencep, Xron)
The Defendants ( Av3k, deus, 2GD, Krysa)
NOTOFAST (fazz, noctis, Stermy, toxjq)
myztro ( GaRpY, HELL, hypno, Vo0)

Team Liquid ( winz, rapha, DaHang, id_)
Team Johnson ( clampOK, carnage, Necrophag1s, sane)
OnTime ( whaz, br1ck, psygib, Effortless)
I Totem Teles ( botmode, ckap, sen, theJeffreh )

- New screen layout integrated
- Player can choose multiple game modes in quick match and match-make between them randomly
- Tutorial videos available from Play Now screen

- Player can observe all current in-match players and blocked players
- Player can now blacklist players, which blocks invites from unwanted users
- Player can now ignore user invites
- Player can now report users

- Fixed sync issues involving projectiles and players to decrease amount of miss hits
- Lag compensation implemented for state changes of collision boxes

- Fixed an issue that could occur when the game would not revert to the player’s native resolution when changing to Borderless mode with a lower aspect ratio
- Fixed a localization text issue
- Updated the list of supported video cards for more correct auto-detect
- Fixed an issue where killed players could become stuck in place and invincible
- Fixed an issue where local configurations would not be saved properly when including Cyrillic letters
- Fixed an issue where Champions were not synchronized with moving objects

- Optimized various memory leaks

- Clutch's "Advanced Shielding" passive has been removed
- Clutch's Active Ability cool-down has now been set to 40 seconds
- Clutch’s Health and Armor stats revised: Health from 150/150 to 100/100; Armor from 50/100 to 100/150
- Slash’s Starting Armor increased +25 ap

- Profile Progression: XP requirements tweaked
- Random Drop: Rebalance of drop rates in Backpacks Crates and Reliquaries
- Crafting: Item prices in shards and dismantle values changed

- New effect for Ranger’s Dire Orb
- Fixed a light effect issue affecting Anarki's Banner vanity item
- Fixed an issue affecting audio during Anarki's hover board movement
- Fixed issue that could occur with BJ Blazkowicz’s shooting animation while dual-wielding
- Fixed a twitching animation issue with BJ Blazkowicz after being shot while idle
- Enemies within 120u of the player are outlined
- New Clutch acceleration icon added
- Fixed an issue where rock and drill medals pop without hitting the 1000 damage requirements
- Fixed an issue when RL damage through Clutch's shield

- Fixed an issue when the Lightning Gun shaft bloomed when colliding with geometry
- Fixed a knock-back issue with the Lightning Gun, Shotgun, Rocket Launcher and Railgun
- Fixed an issue when armor shards didn't fall when the player was killed via Gauntlet
- New weapon pick-up sound, (temporary, will be updated in the future)

- Fixed an issue where the Serial Killer challenge showed the incorrect icon
- Fixed an issue where the player could receive already completed Daily Challenges
- Fixed an issue where Daily Challenges were not showing progress

- Resolved all display issues with the Health and Armor container system
- yaw and pitch mouse settings added to the options screen
- New smaller high resolution enemy arrow indicators
- Improved reliability of enemy arrow indicators
- Fixed an issue where the player count could persist in the lobby
- Fixed an issue where if the player accepted a party invite while in the lobby, he was transferred in custom game
- Fixed issue when Headgear thumbnails are not showing some of the champion's heads

- Early CBT voice back by popular demand

- Red soul widget added into HUD
- Fixed an issue where the Lightning Gun shaft could split into two
- Fixed an issue where spectators saw red markers above the blue team
- Fixed an issue where Clutch’s shield was not visible from 3rd person camera
- X-Ray now turned on by default
- Spectator now sees team-colored outlines on the screen

- Fixed an issue when player spawned in 0 coordinates on second game session
- Fixed an issue when Champion will briefly appear where killed on respawn
- Fixed an issue when full session could stuck on a character presentation screen
- Fixed issue when user movement halts briefly when entering a jump-pad

- Fixed an issue where the draft stage profile level on the nameplate was incorrect
- Fixed an issue where on the death screen, the Champion in the middle always highlighted
- Fixed an issue where the mouse fire input would be stuck if firing between the transition from warmup to Champion selection
- Fixed an issue where the announcer would say "5 minutes warning" at sudden death
- Fixed an issue where the Scoreboard would not display a time limit
- Fixed an issue when Champion Vanity items did not show when displayed on the podium screen in Duel selection
- Fixed an issue when the announcer says "your pick" when an enemy is picking

- Fixed an issue where the soul pickup HUD marker could persist when the soul isn't on its spawn place
- Fixed an issue where the soul can get stuck in any wall and cannot be picked up when User stands close to the wall
- Fixed an issue where the soul can be placed in overhead platform side mausoleum on Burial Chamber
- Fixed an issue when Soul can become stuck on top of head statue in Side Mausoleum on Burial Chamber
- Fixed an issue when enemy Obelisk marker overlapped soul carried HUD
- Fixed an issue where the soul effect could be seen on the weapon in first person view
- Fixed POI blinking issue
- Fixed an issue where picking up the soul immediately after using an ability would cause VFX to stay, preventing the use of that ability until death
- Fixed an issue where the Obelisk does not have player collision

- Fixed an issue when Global timestamps were missing zero padding
- Fixed an issue when chat didn't work on player presentation screen
- Fixed an issue when auto-scroll always worked with every new message

- Fixed issue when loot-box text was not showing correctly
- Loot Box store visuals improved
- Loot Box openings now include category icons for drops
- Loot Box openings now include voice over announcements for epic and legendary drops

- Various localization fixes
- Removed confidential line from watermark

- Fixed an issue where in Duel lobby, there were no opponents nicknames listed
- Fixed an issue where a player would see his own profile picture on all profile pics in Social screen
- Fixed an issue where the player could follow blacklisted player
- Fixed an issue where the player could get 3 medals Mach Complete and Win during one Duel match
- Fixed an issue where the player could not use print-screen while in full-screen

remove 20% damage clutch passive
increase clutch cd to 40
fixed rockets
fixed clutch shield
reverses clutch health and armor - 100hp 150armor
slash starting armor 25

"We’ve been keeping an eye on Quake Champions for several months already and, after weighing up all the pros and cons, have finally decided to expand into it. As for the player choice, we had an easy time picking the right person, as Cooller is a true champion, a born-to-win player. Welcome to our esports family!"

"Natus Vincere is a special organization to me. Since their formation, we have often bumped into each other at different IEM and DH championships and reached finals of the majority of those. It was then when we got closer with Na`Vi’s CS players in terms of mutual support and morale. While playing important matches in quarterfinals, semis and finals, I always knew that Edward, markeloff, Zeus, starix, ZeroGravity and ceh9 were supporting us from behind. Na`Vi is something that’s close to my heart.

I would like to thank Na`Vi’s management for giving me the opportunity to join such a great organization. Despite tough times, it is still on top and I hope I will be able to contribute to its further development.

I believe that Quake Champions will evolve into a solid professional esports title which will be well worth spending time on. Let’s go!"

We are pleased to be picking up David ‘ZenAku‘ Addati and sending him to QuakeCon 2017! Zenaku is a prominent figure in the ANZ Quake, both as a great player and also a content creator. Providing tutorials, pro level insight, tip and tricks, ZenAku is a valuable member of the Quake community.

Read more..

David is one of the most hardworking players we know currently playing Quake Champions in our Australian scene. Constantly putting in the hours, time and research to improve his game. On top of that he is genuinely a nice and humble character that wanted this trip and deserved it rightfully so. I think David has a great attitude and mentality for improvement and has the potential to surprise a lot of players, as well as learn a lot from the experience.

Bracket http://125fps.challonge.com/sundaycup88
When: 30 July 2017, 09:00 CST
MapPool: Blood Covenant, Blood Run, Corrupted Keep, Ruins of Sarnath
Mapchoice -
BO3: The first map in the best of 3 series will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion. The player that loses the first or second map will choose next map.
BO1:The map will be pre-determined prior to bracket completion.
You cannot pick the same map during one round. All the maps should be different during the match.

1st map per rounds (WB and LB):
1st round Blood Covenant, 2nd round Blood Run, 3rd round Corrupted Keep, 4th round Roungs of Sarnath, 5th round Blood Covenant, 6th round Blood Run etc etc
PrizePool: 1st 3000RUB, 2nd 1500RUB
Rules:Full Double Elimination, Winner Bracket: BO1 till the quarter final (1/4), BO3 WB 1/4, WB semi, WB final and Grandfinal (two BO3 if it will be needed); Low Bracket: BO1 all matches (including LB final).