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It’s been four years in development and finally this Friday (October 7th) id Software’s free-roaming post-apocalyptic shooter Rage will be in the hands of UK gamers. The first reviews for the game were published overnight and paint a reasonably solid picture of the violent adventure. While story and structure may …
Read More »Videogame storyteller coming to Aus for Multi-platform Clinic
Matt Costello, writer of the Pirates of the Carribean 3 game and co-writer of Just Cause and RAGE, has been announced as a mentor for a multi-platform clinic. The Digital Ignition Multi-Platform Clinic, being hosted by Screen Australia, aims to allow selected teams to develop a multi-platform production strategy across …
Read More »Tim Willits Part 3 – Games are ‘too hit-driven and it’s getting worse’
In the final part of MCV’s discussion with id Software creative director Tim Willits, we discuss idTech, the hit-driven nature of games and RAGE post-launch support. In your opinion, is gaming still a hit-driven industry? Yes, but it can’t be. The big titles will only get bigger, but it’s not …
Read More »Tim Willits Part 2: ‘Single player games and MMOs will converge’
Following on from Part 1 of MCV Pacific’s interview with Tim Willits, creative director of RAGE at id Software, Tim discusses player agency, animations and the future of games. How does id reconcile the promise of an open(ish) world and the freedom that brings to a player with the desire …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Tim Willits Part 1: Devs ‘stuck in a two-weapon mentality’
id Software recently had Tim Willits, creative director of RAGE, out in Sydney to host local media events. MCV Pacific spoke to Tim about RAGE, the future of games and more. Why has id decided to move away from the macabre corridor-crawling action games it has been known for? It …
Read More »iD’s Tim Willits to speak at Qantm and Sydney Opera House
As Bethesda and iD prepare to launch RAGE, creative director Tim Willits is set to speak at Qantm College and the Sydney Opera House today. Willits, who has been with iD since 1995, is speaking at Qantm College Sydney (a videogame design and production college) about his time in the …
Read More »RAGE creative director to speak at Sydney Opera House
Bethesda has announced an exclusive event to celebrate the upcoming launch of RAGE, which will feature candid talks with RAGE creative director Tim Willits. The event will take place on 14th September at the Sydney Opera House, and fans will have a multitude of opportunities to win tickets to the …
Read More »This is how Rage does the Online Pass
id Software is integrating a slightly different approach to the Online Pass system in its upcoming shooter Rage. Within the game users will from time to time stumble upon sewer hatches. When discovered the level contained underneath is then downloaded. However, only those who have inputted the in-game code will …
Read More »Id’s Rage to be Steamworks PC release
Bethesda confirms PC version of upcoming title to be Steamworks specific
Read More »Rage pushes Xbox 360 installs to the limit
Like all other Xbox 360 games, id Software’s sandbox shooter Rage will allow gamers to install it onto their console’s HDD. Unlike other games, however, it’s going to require a huge amount of space. ShopTo reckons that in total the game could require as much as 22GB as part of …
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