Rage (video game)

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Rage
Recreation of the Rage tech demo logo from a game preview trailer at QuakeCon 2007
Developer(s)	id Software
Publisher(s)	TBA
Distributor(s)	TBA
Designer(s)	Tim Willits
Engine	id Tech 5
Platform(s)	Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac OS X
Release date	2009
Genre(s)	First-person shooter, Racing
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer, Cooperative modes
Rating(s)	ESRB: Rating Pending (RP)
Media	DVD, Blu-ray Disc
Input methods	Keyboard & Mouse, Xbox 360 controller, SIXAXIS controller

Rage is a first-person shooter and driving video game in development by id Software. It will use the company's new id Tech 5 engine.^[1] The game was announced on August 3, 2007 at Quakecon. On the same day, a trailer for the game was released by Gametrailers.com.^[2]

Information available so far indicates that the game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world akin to those seen in the movies Mad Max and The Road Warrior, as well as the games Fallout and Fallout 2.^[3] In an interview with Gamespot, designer Tim Willits revealed that the game is set in the near future following a comet collision with the earth.^[4] Influences on the driving and racing gameplay include games such as MotorStorm and Burnout, according to another Willits interview by Shacknews.^[5] Players will be able to upgrade their cars with money won from races.^[6]

Reports indicate that id is developing Rage with a T-for-Teen rating in mind.^[7], and that the Xbox 360, PC, and Mac versions will ship on 2 discs, while the PS3 will ship on one Blu-Ray disc.^[8]