- John Carmack wishes Rage had been released earlier - 29 August 2019
John Carmack, wearing a t-shirt that reads "I don't get older, I level up," was recently interviewed on an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. The co-founder of id Software and CTO of Oculus discussed—among other things—the release of Rage, one of id's less well-received games. Rage picked up several "game of show" awards at E3 in 2010, four years into its development, but when it finally came out in 2012 it the response was muted.  "By the time it got out the world had changed around us," Carmack says. "The technology decisions that were made for some earlier systems weren't necessarily the right thing for the very latest ones. We now had Call of Duty and Battlefield coming out as these juggernauts that we were competing with, and I look back as one of those real decisions, I think we should have done whatever it would have taken to ship that two year…
- Remembering Rage, a flawed but technical marvel - 1 May 2019
There are games that leave a lasting impression—stories that will live on in memory for the rest of my life. Rage is not one of those. I couldn't remember anything about the game other than it involved vault-things called Arks being buried in the earth to survive the impact of an asteroid, which of course didn't work out as planned. When Rage 2 was announced, I decided to go back and replay Rage as a refresher. I finished the game when it was new, but besides being surprised that there was no real "big bad boss battle" climax, the main thing I recall is that Rage was the showcase for the id Tech 5 engine. A big talking point for id Tech 5 back in the day was megatexturing. From a purely technical perspective, megatexturing (or virtual textures) wasn't even new in id Tech 5—it was also used in id Tech 4. But id Tech 5 allowed for textures up to 128Kx128K inst…
- Rage 2 needs to lose Rage 1's miserly design to be great - 23 May 2018
The wingstick is a quality weapon. In Rage you can tap Q to send one of these tri-bladed boomerangs arcing out towards an enemy's head, with just a touch of curve to let you decapitate an enemy in cover. Sometimes the wingstick swoops back into your inventory, but sometimes it smashes and clatters to the floor in bits. That's too bad, because you're going to have to fork out 25 in-game bucks for a new one, or look in some bins for enough bits to craft one. For some reason from about 2007 tight resource management started to become important in first-person shooters. Crysis gave us amazing super powers and half a Duracell to power them. Bioshock gave us magic powers and a thimble of Eve to power them. In Rage you need to engage with a dull crafting system or shops to keep your cool gadgets primed.  It's a real shame, because while Rage has a lot of problems (bori…
- Rage 2 gets a gameplay trailer, due in 2019 - 15 May 2018
Walmart leaked it, Twitter teased it, and Bethesda confirmed it, all within the space of a week. Rage 2 is happening, we learned for certain yesterday , with Doom masterminds id Software and Just Cause and Max Max developer Avalanche Studios at its helm.  Monday's live-action announcement trailer echoes the latter, with a cast of excitable road warrior types punching, kicking and dousing themselves in lager. Now, we know Rage 2 is out next year, we know the premise of its story, and we've got a glimpse at how it'll look in practice. First, an explosive gameplay trailer: Second, story details. Rage 2's post-apocalypse comes courtesy of an asteroid that's wiped out 80 percent of the world's population. Filling the dusty boots of Walker—"the last Ranger of the wasteland"—you've lost your home to The Authority, an autocratic gang who rul…
- Rage 2 confirmed via leaked teaser - 14 May 2018
UPDATE 2: Rage 2 is developed by Avalanche Studios, its official website has revealed. "Developed in association with Avalanche Studios, trading as Fatalist Entertainment AB," reads the small print at the foot of the Rage 2 website . The phrase "in association" suggests other studios are involved, no doubt Rage developer id Software. Read more…
- Rage 2 officially announced, gameplay reveal due tomorrow (Updated) - 14 May 2018
Update 2: In the wake of Walmart leaks and Twitter teases, Bethesda has now officially announced Rage 2.  Much like the short GIF posted below, the following announcement trailer contains an ensemble of angry road warrior-styled folk screaming, shooting and simulating insults with what looks like shotgun shells. Meanwhile, the tune in the background tells us to get ready to die. No in-game footage, then, but Bethesda promises an "official gameplay reveal" tomorrow at 7am PST/3pm BST.  As spotted by Resetra user Stygr , the Bethesda site notes that Rage 2 is "developed in association with Avalanche Studios, trading as Fatalist Entertainment AB". Avalanche is best known for the Just Cause series, as well as 2015's Mad Max. Check back for more tomorrow.  Update 1: As Shaun duly notes in our original story below, Bethesda looks set to officially reveal Rage 2 later today…
- Bethesda reacts to Rage 2 leak - 9 May 2018
Earlier today, Walmart Canada accidentally posted a list of new games , some announced and others not, that will presumably be revealed next month at E3. One of the surprise games on the list is Rage 2. The original Rage wasn't exactly a smash hit that demanded a sequel, after all, and neither Bethesda nor id Software have dropped a hint about it since Bethesda vice president of marketing Pete Hines allowed that Rage may have sold well enough to warrant a sequel. That was two years ago .  Not long after reports of the Walmart leak began to surface, the official Rage Twitter account, which had been dormant since mid-2015, sprang to life—not with a confirmation, or a denial, but... something else.  Take it for what it's worth, but I have a feeling that we'll be seeing more activity from that account in the relatively near future. Hines suggested the same th…
- Mod lets you remove FPS and FOV limits in id Tech 5 games like Wolfenstein: The New Order - 19 February 2017
This week on the Mod Roundup, a mod lets you uncap your FPS and removes FOV limits for id Tech 5 games such as Rage, Wolfenstein: The New Order, and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. Plus, a new release of The Dark Mod arrives with a level editor, an introductory mission, and other goodies. Finally, a Fallout 4 mod lets you rename just about any item you like. Here are the most promising mods we've seen this week. id5 Tweaker Download link This mod for id Tech 5 games does a lot of nifty things—in particular, it lets you change the FPS limit in games like Wolfenstein: The New Order and Rage. You can also widen your FOV, rebind any action to any key and disable the minimap (in Rage), and it also bundles various config files into a single file. There's a lot of commands to learn and installation instructions here , so read carefully. The Dark Mod 2.05 Download link The Dark Mod…
- John Carmack getting BAFTA s highest honour - 24 March 2016
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA has announced it will be handing this year s Fellowship award to none other than John Carmack. This means the man behind Doom, Quake and now Oculus Rift (as well as some rockets on the side) will be honoured with the Academy s highest honour, which is awarded in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, television or games . Carmack will receive his one-eyed face trophy thing and I d expect a hell of an ovation at the British Academy Games Awards, taking place April 7 at the Tobacco Dock, London. Carmack commented thusly on the award: Receiving a BAFTA Fellowship is a great honour. Over the course of my career, I ve remained passionate about the potential for engineering and technology improvements to expand the range of human creativity. Graphics, networking, extendable platforms, and now virtual reality; e…
- RAGE's Mod Tools Are Daunting, But Might Result In Awesome "New" Games - 10 February 2013
Having been promised for an age, id Software finally made good last week on a pledge to release a modding tool kit for its ambitious, if slightly wonky 2011 shooter RAGE . And what a set of tools it is. If you were hoping for a friendly system full of handy tips and giant buttons, sorry. These are basically the same tools id used to build the game themselves, and carry warnings like the fact this stuff is "not be interpreted as consumer-ready", and that it's "only for the technically sophisticated and adventurous!" Only serious modders need apply, but then, the payoffs might be worth the toil; RAGE had a ton of potential, especially in terms of its game world, that was capped only by some repetitive action and a pretty terrible ending. In the hands of someone other than id, with the power of serious tools, who knows...we might get a game built using RAGE's bones, but better . Or not. Bu…
- RAGE May Have Underwhelmed, But Its Characters Were Gorgeous - 12 November 2012
id's RAGE may have its fans—and I'm one of them—but even they'd admit it never really hit the heights it could, or given the developer's pedigree perhaps should have hit. Two two things I liked best about the game were its sky (seriously, it's one of the best in video game history) and its characters, which aside from a few ill-attired ladies, was a memorable cast of post-apocalyptic bandits, scientists and fat guys. This gallery from Duncan " Dead End Thrills " Harris shines the spotlight on these inhabitants of the wasteland, giving them the chance for a little recognition the total package of RAGE's critical and popular reception may otherwise have not afforded them. Rage: Isolated character examples
- A Giant Desert Party For Fans of Fallout, Wasteland, RAGE, etc. - 6 September 2012
Well, not just for you. Fans of Wasteland, RAGE, Borderlands or any other game set in a post-apocalyptic desert are more than catered for at Wasteland Weekend, which will be held in the Mojave Desert at the end of the month. While originally conceived as a Mad Max-inspired event, it's since taken on wider influences, as you can see by the Fallout-esque trailer the organiser's have released . Note that by themed party, I mean themed party: people dress, hang out and act as though we're already past the end of the world, with the weekend full of stuff like apocalypse-appropriate live music, modified cars and burlesque performances. Wasteland Weekend
- About Time a Video Game Let You Freak Out and Flip a Table - 24 June 2012
Flipping tables. It's about as perfect a rage moment as you can get . And now, in WoW's upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion, you'll be able to do it in a video game. While there's actually a Japanese arcade game centred around this very premise , it's a Japanese arcade game. This will be a little more accessible . Mists of Pandaria: (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
- Brian Hagan's Art From Star Wars, RAGE & More - 7 February 2012
Concept artist Brian Hagan has worked for clients like MMO giant NCSoft, Microsoft, Lucasarts and id Software. Which means he's worked on properties like Star Wars and RAGE. So let's take a look! The Star Wars game is actually Star Wars Kinect, which looks stupid in motion, but in terms of art, Brian's done wonders with what little he had to work with. The RAGE stuff is pretty great too. You can see more of his work at his personal site . Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists. If you're in the business and have some concept, environment or character art you'd like to share, drop us a line !
- Doom Developers Hit With Layoffs - 10 January 2012
An "undisclosed number" of staff at Doom and RAGE developers id Software have been let go.
- Rage Demo Now On Xbox Live; Hits PS3 Dec. 6 - 22 November 2011
Rage , id Software's beloved and detested blending of post-apocalyptic combat racing and first-person shooter, finally has a demo. "The demo presents a slice of the early game, giving players a chance to explore the town of Wellspring and participate in races, games and other attractions. When you've had your fill there, you can head out to deal with some Ghost Clan raiders. Shooting might be involved." For those of you who haven't picked up the game yet the demo is available now on Xbox Live and will hit the PS3 on Dec. 6. In the meantime check out my review if you want to read my take on the game. I fell into the first category. RAGE demo up on Xbox Live; PS3 demo coming December 6 You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected] . You can also find him on Twitter , Facebook , and lurking around our #tips page.
- Let's Play Peekaboo with Guns - 28 October 2011
Here, in this Rage clip, wonky A.I. leads to deadly child's play. Peekaboo? More like peekabang. Rage was released on Oct. 4. Read Kotaku 's review here . このＡＩは誰得？『RAGE』に登場する最強のチラチラ戦士 You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected] . You can also find him on Twitter , Facebook , and lurking around our #tips page.
- The Pretty Ladies, Mutants & Busted Old Cars of RAGE's Wasteland - 26 October 2011
Today's Fine Art features two men who worked on RAGE , id's recently-released desert shooter. One helped design (and build) the game's cars. The other, the game's mutants. Both somehow found the time to draw pictures of pretty ladies as well. Which, given the amount of tiny shorts on display in this post-apocalyptic wasteland, shouldn't be too big a surprise! The car stuff is the work of Joey Struve , who also did a whole load of the game's installations, vehicles and weapons as well (which you can see in the gallery above). The character pieces, meanwhile, are from Ben Olson , who in addition to working on RAGE has done art for games like Area 51: BlackSite and the cancelled This is Vegas . To see the larger pics in all their glory (or so you can save them as wallpaper), right-click on the "expand" icon on the main image above and select "open in new tab". Fine Art is a celebration of…
- Snoop Dogg Explains a Waffle Maker, Feeds Chicken, And Talks Scented Candles - 25 October 2011
Rage 's Wasteland is a mean bitch. There are essentials you are going to need to survive, like TV remote controls, dirty mags, and firepower. Who better to explain that than Snoop? The famed rapper talks through what gets him through the Wasteland, as well as gives a rundown of weapons and gadgets. He also drew a picture of a dog with a rifle on its head—as one does. Snoop also gives shout-outs to his buddies like Mike Tyson and Jermaine Dupree. Follow ya nose, ya nose knows. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected] . You can also find him on Twitter , Facebook , and lurking around our #tips page. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=LaXt2jDa5Xg
- PC Gamers, You Should Update Your Graphics Card Drivers This Week - 25 October 2011
It's been a big month for PC games, and things are about to get even bigger, so if you've been lazy and forgotten to update your graphics card drivers, you're going to want to fix that. Between big games having issues ( RAGE ) and even bigger games just being...big ( Battlefield 3 ), both AMD and Nvidia have released brand new drivers that boast big performance improvements for both those games and other upcoming titles like Batman: Arkham City . For specifics on what's being improved/fixed, you can see AMD's 11.10v3 notes here , while Nvidia's 285.62 notes can be found here . You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected] . You can also find him on Twitter , Facebook , and lurking around our #tips page.
