During a presentation today at GamesCom in Germany id Software's Lead Designer Matt Hooper talked about the future of Rage. Speaking to Gaming Only he said that "in the future the Rage franchise should become as big as Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein". With this statement Hooper wanted to give an indication of the importance of the new franchise to id Software.
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19 Aug 2009

The news in brief - Tuesday 18 August

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PS3 - RAGE - The news in brief - Tuesday 18 August

News reporting that wears its lack of depth as a badge of pride.
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16 Aug 2009

Rage Designer Promises No Monster Closets

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PS3 - RAGE - Rage Designer Promises No Monster Closets

One of the major criticism's lobbed at Doom 3 was its reliance on a "monster closet" system for spawning enemies into a level when trigger points were reached. It may have provided for plenty of frights on the first play through, but many gamers simply memorized the spawn points making short work of Zombies, Cyberdemons, and Hell Knights.

With Rage, the developers are trying to avoid the criticisms of the past and make gamers rethink the concept of an "id game." In a recent interview with 1UP, Matt Hooper, leader designer on Rage, gave strong reassurance that gamers have seen the last of those dreadful closets.
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15 Aug 2009

Quakecon - Rage keynote liveblog now live

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PS3 - RAGE - Quakecon - Rage keynote liveblog now live

VG247: Quakecon hasn't finished yet, suckers. Nathan's still in the Texan house, and he's now updating from the Gaylord Texan on a "special" presentation of the latest Rage build.
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15 Aug 2009

The Road Rage Version Of A Headshot

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Kotaku: The lead designer of Rage wants the driving parts of id's game to feel comfortable for shooter gamers. So, I asked, what's the road version of a headshot? Scoring a headshot in a shooter is, after all the most celebrated action in many first-person shooters. So what is a headshot on wheels in Rage?
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14 Aug 2009

QuakeCon 2009 bears gifts: New "Rage" trailer

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PS3 - RAGE - QuakeCon 2009 bears gifts: New "Rage" trailer

Initially unveiled at 2007's QuakeCon, first-person shooter juggernaut id Software (Doom, Quake) debuted this detailed trailer yesterday following two long years of limited information.
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14 Aug 2009

Rage: 34 impressive screenshots from the QuakeCon Trailer!

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PS3 - RAGE - Rage: 34 impressive screenshots from the QuakeCon Trailer!

"pcgames.de" published 34 HD shots from the QuakeCon 2009 trailer!
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14 Aug 2009

Rage's First Level Hasn't Even Been Built Yet

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PS3 - RAGE - Rage's First Level Hasn't Even Been Built Yet

You'd think designing a video game would be somewhat of a linear experience. The first thing you build is the first level…right? Not with Rage.

id Software technical director John Carmack pulled back the veil on the long-in-development shooter Rage during his QuakeCon keynote in Texas today and revealed id Software has yet to even build the first level for Rage because the company is trying something new with Rage.
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13 Aug 2009

DOOM, Rage and Bethesda games snapped on Quakecon stage

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PS3 - RAGE - DOOM, Rage and Bethesda games snapped on Quakecon stage

VG247: We've received the first image of the Quakecon stage as it's being set up, and it looks as though we may be getting a look at something DOOM-related tonight.
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