Electronic Arts and id Software form partnership
by Ross Miller 
{ Jul 14th 2008 at 7:20PM }
Update: The fruits of the partnership are beginning to bud as EA re-announces Rage, "an all-new take on the first person shooter" for the PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Mac. Note much else new is revealed about the game, which was named last August, but look for more info at QuakeCon.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Han @ Jul 14th 2008 7:25PM
I lawled at "idea."
Sora @ Jul 14th 2008 7:25PM
I couldn't help but facepalm at the "id +EA = idea" thing at the end of your post, Ross...
Microswirl (MKWii:1676- 4270-3674) @ Jul 14th 2008 7:44PM
For me it was the exact opposite: first I saw the word "idEA" and a half-second later realized it was two company logos. Ross gets a **facepalm** from me as well, just for the sheer obviousness of the pun.
rudimentalist @ Jul 14th 2008 7:25PM
I see what you did there! nice
Sunny @ Jul 14th 2008 7:26PM
Eh. I see it as them moving over to the lesser of two evils.
Dan @ Jul 14th 2008 7:26PM
YESSSS!!!! FREAKING A!!!
Dan @ Jul 14th 2008 7:34PM
EA IS AWESOME MAAN.... They gonna feed you some tasty DRM for you..
Hell watch'em put it in Quake Live for no freaking reason :-D
qbix @ Jul 14th 2008 7:27PM
FUCK! I don't want to sign up for a stupid EA account in order to play id games.
Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 7:33PM
I'm afraid of the future of Quake Live *gasp.
DangerMouse @ Jul 14th 2008 7:39PM
I wonder if they got the kind of thing that Valve has. Let id do whatever the hell they want and EA just publishes their games for retail. That would sound much nicer.
Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 7:48PM
Except for Ps3 owners,Lulz.
Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 7:32PM
I couldn't watch the RAGE teaser because the guy with the camera in G4 was an idiot, I saw the audience instead of the teaser (I think I saw Ludwig in the audience) and most guys in the audience looked bored out of their skull.
NukeAssault @ Jul 14th 2008 7:33PM
They probably did it on purpose. Either way i saw plenty of cameras. A video is bound to show up.
Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 7:35PM
I hope so because G4 stream was awful,it wa slike a very long YTMND except it wasn't funny (Well Peter Moore had it's moments)
Rod Munch @ Jul 14th 2008 7:34PM
Haha! Idea! I can die happy knowing I've witnessed the best pun that has ever been, is or will ever be.
natetk @ Jul 14th 2008 7:36PM
Well this sucks. I hope the next quake you don't have to pay for weapons.
Spiza @ Jul 14th 2008 7:40PM
I don't think its activision's fault the game sucked so badly. It was a horrible PC game. Splash Damage is the one id needs to cut ties with.
DangerMouse @ Jul 14th 2008 7:45PM
Agreed. But the timing on releasing the console versions was way off. Releasing a game that looks like last gen and plays like two gens ago much later than the PC version was a poor decision.
sojo @ Jul 14th 2008 7:47PM
doom3 for the wii!
pretty pleeezz!
Purple Haze @ Jul 14th 2008 7:47PM
If they get the same treatment as Valve do then this is really good for them.
Elsnerma @ Jul 14th 2008 9:00PM
idEA...sounds like a winner to me.
Tony D. @ Jul 15th 2008 2:29AM
That is the greatest pun in the history of life and existence. Seriously, that was the funniest **** I've read in recent memory. Hilariously awesome.
fred @ Jul 15th 2008 12:11AM
re: the rage press release
that was absolutely the least informative game description ever