QuakeCon 2009: You'll be angry if you miss this Rage trailer

by JC Fletcher { Aug 13th 2009 at 6:00PM }

id Software just unveiled the new trailer for Rage, which, to our eyes, combines high-quality visuals and exciting action with some mid-'90s-level cheese. It's hard for us to look at those characters without imagining them asking us if we want some rye. ("'Course ya do!") It's cutting-edge and nostalgic at the same time!

QuakeCon attendees will actually have the opportunity to play Rage, but the rest of us can savor the apocalyptic Wild West-ish setting and buggy combat (as in, dune buggies, not software issues) in the trailer above.

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Gallery: RAGE (8-6-09)

Tags: ea, fps, id-software, quakecon-2009, rage, trailer, video

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

kobebryunt @ Aug 13th 2009 6:03PM

Looking forward to this

allislost @ Aug 13th 2009 8:49PM

yup me too!

Hey did anyone else noticed something familiar about the narrator's voice? No? does Homeworld ring a bell?

Too bad they couldn't capture the guys true potential like they did with Homeworld...

...Hiigarra...

Rumors48 @ Aug 13th 2009 6:05PM

man am i only one watching quakcon?, the guy just keeps on talking some one chuck a brick to shut him up it is 11.00 here in london and i want to go sleep but i just don't want to miss anything : (

Jrinswand @ Aug 13th 2009 6:07PM

Wow. That looked amazing. It kind of had a BioShock vibe to it.

It's nice to finally see some gameplay footage of this game.

KobeBryunt @ Aug 13th 2009 6:10PM

I thought it had more of a fallout post apocalyptic look. Still it looks great

ZaxCG2 @ Aug 13th 2009 6:26PM

Those were my first thoughts:
FalloutShock.

Lunastra78 (PSN: lunastra78) @ Aug 13th 2009 9:28PM

Well the character have a Bioshock look, the environment seems just like fallout and the driving looks like Motorstorm so I'd say it's celarly a MotorShockOut, gentlemen. Or a BioFallStorm if you will...

DeepFriedSushi @ Aug 13th 2009 9:34PM

its gonna be even better than fallout 3 since the tech they use you wont see recycled assets as much, plus there are vehicles and its going to run at 60fps on 360.

Saihna @ Aug 13th 2009 11:46PM

Why'd he get downvoted?

Bastard11 @ Aug 14th 2009 2:05AM

BioBorderFalloutShockLand

Saihna @ Aug 15th 2009 12:11AM

Why did i get downvoted?
(this is a legitimate question...)

John @ Aug 13th 2009 6:08PM

"Video not available"

Is this a joke?

tmacairjordan87 @ Aug 13th 2009 6:09PM

I can't see it either for some reason.

Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC Vice President and PR of Wiizers Sweatshop Inc.) @ Aug 13th 2009 6:57PM

RAAAAGEE!

SirDonShetland @ Aug 13th 2009 6:08PM

it says video not available

SirDonShetland @ Aug 13th 2009 6:10PM

now it works

DWells55 @ Aug 13th 2009 6:11PM

i hope this turns out as good as I'm expecting it to be.

SirDonShetland @ Aug 13th 2009 6:13PM

holy crap that looks good to me

CzAr @ Aug 13th 2009 6:14PM

Borderlands, thanks.

Saihna @ Aug 13th 2009 6:18PM

Yeah i prefer borderlands, although these games aren't that similar.

Bubbameister33 @ Aug 13th 2009 6:15PM

Fallout 3 and Red Faction had a baby.

RavenLord @ Aug 13th 2009 6:16PM

I'm not one for FPS games but this one actually looks fun! I'll have to try it out!

Jonathan @ Aug 13th 2009 6:18PM

Oh god, I know. He just keeps talking and talking with no end in sight. I just want to see some damn footage of Doom 4!

Jonathan @ Aug 13th 2009 6:19PM

Comment fail. This was meant for Rumors48.

Rumors48 @ Aug 13th 2009 6:30PM

i know doom 4!!!!!

tenor77 @ Aug 13th 2009 7:55PM

Yeah and where's Duke Nukem Forever?

BTW if that trailer didn't look cool to you, check your pulse.

"Those were my first thoughts:
FalloutShock."

I was thinking ShockOut or maybe just the Shocker.

CitizenErased @ Aug 13th 2009 11:41PM

What a dumb meathead. John Carmack is a passionate fucking genius I feel educated after hearing him talk.

wtfjon @ Aug 14th 2009 4:37AM

I'm sorry that I don't find talk about the merits of consoles, development of iPhone apps, and cars all that interesting at a convention centered around id Software and their fans. (Even though there was purpose for each of those discussions, it didn't make them any less boring.) Of course, I never was one to suck from Carmack's metaphorical teat. As for the Doom 4 remark, that was a mistake on my part because I had missed the segment of Hollenshead's opening speech where he made it clear that there wouldn't be any new details until 2010.

Jonathan @ Aug 14th 2009 4:41AM

tmacairjordan87 @ Aug 13th 2009 6:18PM

Holy shit that looked stunning in motion, makes me glad I have a 360/ps3 :D

Bubbameister33 @ Aug 13th 2009 6:20PM

Indeed.

Kleptomaniac @ Aug 13th 2009 6:26PM

Too bad the 360 or Ps3 version wont look anything like that...

tmacairjordan87 @ Aug 13th 2009 6:27PM

It'll look slightly worse, but I won't have to spend $800 extra to experience it.

Crazy-008 @ Aug 13th 2009 6:34PM

ZING POW!

Kleptomaniac @ Aug 13th 2009 6:38PM

Well lets hope I.D can make the consoles version fairly pretty, but there's no denying maxed out the pc version of this is going to look jaw dropping!

Nerdy Desi (formerly Chin-Poh, Ninjakamster) if anyone gives a damn. @ Aug 13th 2009 8:36PM

Except you don't have to spend $800 for a gaming PC, you could upgrade your PC for a fraction of that price and even build a new decent one for under $800. Ah you console guys with your misconceptions.

tmacairjordan87 @ Aug 13th 2009 8:39PM

As bad as my computer is, I would have to start from scratch and I don't know how to put parts together nor do I have any interest in doing so or spending a ton of money. There's simply no reason for me to spend money on a gaming PC when I have all that I need with my consoles.

Like I said, I'll take the extremely slight graphical hit and just spend $60 (for the game).

Nerdy Desi (formerly Chin-Poh, Ninjakamster) if anyone gives a damn. @ Aug 13th 2009 8:46PM

That's cool, I'm not going to convert you. Just want to let you know that many misconceptions of PC gaming are now wrong, and if I can build a PC, you definitely can, and I can't build something like a shelf to save my life.

Its funny, I was a console gamer for years and now just went to PC due to me now having a good amount of disposable income, I wanted to build a PC for years and finally did it now.

PCs and console both have their strengths and weaknesses. I can say that some multiplatform games like GTA4 and Fallout 3 look and play totally better on the PC though, no way I can play them on a console if I can afford it. And consoles have their exclusives I wish would come to PC.

I can't wait to see the difference between Crysis 2 between consoles and PC. Doesn't matter if the differences are huge, both camps will be happy with what they get, same with this engine.

Blackhand @ Aug 14th 2009 6:28AM

If you do a side by side comparison, one screen running the console version and the other running the PC version, you will find the difference is not as "slight" as you believe.

Its like the difference between a 1080p flat screen and a regular TV. They both get the job done and a good movie will be enjoyable on both, but once your accustomed to the flat screen, its hard to accept any less.

clanboru15 @ Aug 14th 2009 1:49PM

Putting a computer together is not hard. I could send you to a message board where you give them a budget, and then they put together a list of parts of newegg or other preferred websites. After that, its like legos. Seriously. Anyone can put a computer together. The hardest thing you might do is forget one power plug or have to fiddle with software installation, but its all an easy fix with a quick search on google.

As for cost, im pretty sure most of you guys have a desktop with a decent core 2 duo or AMD equivalent and 2 to 4 gbs of RAM with a decent monitor. Now all it takes is the a nice video card, ranging from 150 to 300, and you already have a gaming rig. The games are cheaper too. And no paying for xbox live (I have an xbox 360 with live btw). DLC tends to be free as well.

I just don't get where a lot of the misconceptions with PC gaming comes from.