During his Austin Game Developers Conference discussion on storytelling and technology, id Software lead designer Tim Willits the developer is cutting back on the amount of content they would have liked to include in their upcoming shooter Rage. The main reason for limiting the game's content is the Xbox 360's limited disc storage, which allows about six to eight GB of data.

"The PC is limitless in the amount of data you can put on it," said Willits. "The PS3 has about 25GB. But the Xbox 360 roughly has 6 to 8 GB of data. We're hoping we can squeeze the game down to two discs for the 360 version."
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20 Aug 2008

Rage trailer now available for download, PS3/360 versions "identical"

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360 - RAGE - Rage trailer now available for download, PS3/360 versions "identical"

The first in-game trailer for Rage will go live right after EA's press conference - which basically mean now - in Leipzig and will be in HD.

Also, id Software's John Carmack has said that the PS3 and 360 versions will look identical.
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2 Aug 2008

QuakeCon 2008: Carmack Talks Rage, Publishers, and PC Gaming

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360 - RAGE - QuakeCon 2008: Carmack Talks Rage, Publishers, and PC Gaming

TGR - "Those expecting any bombshell announcements from this year's QuakeCon keynote may have to wait for another time. While id CEO Todd Hollenshead did officially announce the next Doom game, job postings for the title had already surfaced on the internet, leaking the news far in advance, mitigating much of the impact of the announcement. Nothing more than a teaser image was released regarding the title, and audience reception seemed cautious, calling for "flashlight tape" and hoping for a more robust multiplayer experience."
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1 Aug 2008

Rage 2 New Screenshots

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EA have released 2 new screenshots of Rage.
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31 Jul 2008

Willits: Rage still a long way from release

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360 - RAGE - Willits: Rage still a long way from release

Word at QuakeCon ahead of id Software's annual press conference and John Carmack's keynote address is that the company's new marquee title, Rage, is still a long way from release.

"It's not like we know and we're not saying," project leader Tim Willits joked about the release date with Eurogamer. "It's just, again, it's when it's fun and when it's done. Unfortunately that is the answer I have to give."

We asked Willits if Rage is a 2009 game, 2010, 2011, and all he'd say is that it's "not that far out" in response to the last one.
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15 Jul 2008

IGN E3 2008: More on the id, EA Deal

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360 - RAGE - IGN E3 2008: More on the id, EA Deal

IGN writes: "For years seminal first-person shooter developer id Software partnered with Activision to publish its games. That changed on Monday, when EA revealed that it had signed a deal with id to publish Rage, the upcoming shooter/driving action game that was revealed last year. It's something of a change for id, part of what co-founder and programming wizard John Carmack described as a new vision for the company. After a couple years of relative quiet, id is busy working on a number of projects, from Rage, to Quake Live (a free, Web-based version of its famous game Quake III Arena), to Doom 4."
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24 Jun 2008

id: 'User content not a huge consideration for us'

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Despite being one of the pioneers in the PC modding scene, id Software won't be embracing user generated content on console any time soon.

Speaking to Next Gen, id developer Matt Hooper said he was a fan of user-generated content, but it wasn't where id was currently heading.

"For us personally, our biggest goal is - you can see it right now - we're pushing on the fidelity, visually," he said. "For us, we're doing things ...

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25 Dec 2007

Surfer Girl on Rage, Team Ico, Indiana Jones, Kane & Lynch 2 and more

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360 - RAGE - Surfer Girl on Rage, Team Ico, Indiana Jones, Kane & Lynch 2 and more

Surfer Girl is back with ten new rumors including info on Team Ico's projects, whether Kane & Lynch 2 is happening or not, the next Shrek game, and the release date of Rage.

Take these with a grain of salt.
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21 Sep 2007

id's John Carmack is no longer interested in Linux

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360 - RAGE - id's John Carmack is no longer interested in Linux

A German site, Golem.de, has posted an interview with Todd Hollenshead, id Software's CEO, that reveals id Software and John Carmack are no longer as committed to Linux as they once were. The interview also implies that the Windows version of id Software's next game, Rage, will use Direct3D rather than OpenGL. Todd also mentions that id Software has no plan for a Linux version of the id Tech 5, id Software's latest engine.
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23 Aug 2007

GC: New engine wasn't for Rage, id reveals

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360 - RAGE - GC: New engine wasn't for Rage, id reveals

id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead has revealed that the company's stunning new Id Tech 5 engine actually wasn't intended for its latest Mad Max-style shooter Rage.

"We actually started working on another game and as the technical direction was made clear we decided to go in a different direction," he revealed to CVG today.
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