A website for id's upcoming shooter, RAGE, has opened up, giving gamers a chance to explore a small environment. In all honesty, there's not much there yet, just a few objects to zoom in on and look at.
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Bethesda buy-out brings new team...

id Software is ramping up a new team to work on new projects following the announcement of the Zenimax buy-out

The partnership brings together two of the most critically-acclaimed and commercially-successful studios of recent years, with a combined list of gaming franchises set to include DOOM, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, QUAKE, Wolfenstein and RAGE.

So what about specific new projects that gamers might soon see as a result of the deal?

Hines adds: "They'd like to start building up a full third team and, as a result of this deal, they'll be able to do that more quickly than they could have previously with the additional resources they have to work with now."
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VG247: EA has confirmed to VG247 that it will still publish id Software's Rage, despite the developer announcing a sale to Zenimax today.
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Chris Remo from Gamasutra writes:

"Veteran independent studio id Software has been ambitious with its plans for upcoming engine id Tech 5, intending its use across multiple platforms and genres -- but don't expect the company to shoot for an Epic-size list of licensees, says CEO Todd Hollenshead.

"Our philosophy really hasn't changed from what it's always been, which is games first, licenses second," Hollenshead tells Gamasutra in an interview. "Working on Rage and working on Doom [4], which are both id Tech 5 games, are certainly our top priorities". "
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IGN writes: "Id CEO Todd Hollenshead is at the conference, and while id itself doesn't have much of a presence, he sat down with IGN for some thoughts of what they're up to over in Texas, as well as a quick update on Rage. And if you thought the company was just working on Rage and Doom 4, you might be surprised. "
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Ve3tro writes: "At the recent DICE event held last month Geoff Keighley asked CEO Todd Hollenshead if id's latest development Rage would release this year. "We will be probably looking at this for next year at least right, not this year?" it was obvious that Todd replied with "No, won't be out this year." while he shook his head.

Some site's are confirming that Todd actually said "No, we'll be out this year.", so with the confusion I gave Geoff a quick message asking which is correct with a response of "It's not coming this year he said."

So there you have it, a 2009 release is false at this time."
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"When it's done," you're done. Go running back to Duke Nukem Forever. You knew what this was.

While speaking with GameTrailers TV at last month's DICE Summit, id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead gave gamers the signal to look out over the horizon, because Rage is a comin'.

When asked whether his company's latest monosyllabic murder simulator would blow its top in 2010, Hollenshead replied, "No, we'll be out this year."
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Yesterday, a report quoting Rage lead designer Tim Willits saying that content had been cut from the id Software title due to the limiting size of Xbox 360 discs was quickly shot down by Willits himself.

Following the mix-up, Shacknews had a chance to sit down with Willits and put the issue to rest, as well as several other controversial topics related to Rage (PC, 360, PS3)--many of which were originally raised by id Software president John Carmack.

"As far as game content, I will swear on the lives of my children that nothing was cut," said Willits in an early shoot-down of the rumor. Now Willits says the whole thing was a classic misunderstanding."

"Microsoft is not being dickheads," he said. "It was a simple kind of miscommunication. Microsoft does not charge a royalty per disc, but there is a cost of goods that goes along with manufacturing."
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The limitations of the DVD medium and Xbox 360 hardware have not forced id to cut content from all versions of Rage (PC, PS3, 360), the studio has told Shacknews.

id stated, "There was NO CONTENT removed from RAGE because of the 360--NONE AT ALL. Moving from multiple wastelands into fewer but larger wastelands was a far better decision and is actually giving us more gameplay in the game.

We feel the 360 is a great platform and will provide a fantastic Rage experience."
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At Austin GDC 2008, id Software's creative director Tim Willits poked fun at the notion of id giving a talk on game narrative. He then proceeded to give a talk on game narrative, detailing the ways id's new game Rage, in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC platforms, is fusing its story with its technology, the different ways of how telling a story in a game is unique, and how story factors into managing a franchise.
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