Rage 2 Plays A Lot Like Doom, And That's Awesome
Playing Rage 2 gave me flashbacks to playing Doom (2016). And that’s a very good thing.
Our First Proper Look At Rage 2
As part of today’s E3 press event, Bethesda revealed footage of Avalanche-developed post-apocalpytic shooter sequel, Rage 2.
Bethesda Announces Rage 2 [UPDATE: Gameplay Trailer]
After a week of teasing, viral leaking, and marketing plans, today it’s finally official: Rage is getting a sequel, out in 2019.
Doom's John Carmack Opens Up About Working With Steve Jobs
Apple is one of the largest technology companies in the world. The iPhone has an install base of over 700 million people. And yet the company has always had a fraught relationship to gaming. Mac users know the pain of needing to run alternate operating systems to play popular PC games well. In a new facebook post, one…
Rage Was Actually Pretty Damn Good
I’ve been thinking a lot about Rage lately. Last week, I dove back in. Minutes became hours, and I soon realized I was having a blast. When I was finally done, I had to ask: why doesn’t Rage get the love it deserves?
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Update Tries To Fix The Gnasher's Bullshit
I have not raged as hard at a video game this year as I have Gears of War: Ultimate Edition—and it’s all because of the horribly inconsistent shotgun. Thankfully, the source of my anger is about to improve.
Riot Just Changed League Of Legends' Jungle And Players Are Furious
Riot put out a new patch for League of Legends this week—an occasion that the game's legions of fans always await with bated breath. Anticipation curdled into disappointment once players realized the developer had made some unwelcome changes that could have a profound impact on one of the competitive multiplayer…
The Absolute WORST Way To Lose In Mario Kart
Whether you're just playing for fun or you're in it to win it, Mario Kart 8 is a game that stirs the competitive spirit. And then, sometimes, you end up losing to somebody who just happened to get a bullet at the last minute. IT'S NOT FAIR.
People Sure Are Mad That Kim Kardashian's Game Wasn't Working
Sometime during the weekend, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood stopped working for some players. Given the game's popularity—it's currently the number one free game on iTunes—it's probably not surprising that some fans got miffed that their game time was interrupted. Even so, getting death threats over something like this is…
Some Bungie Fans Feel Betrayed About Destiny's PlayStation Perks
Associating Bungie with Halo and Xbox is so last-gen. This generation, Bungie plans to release their newest game, Destiny, on both PlayStation and Xbox platforms—but some fans perceive console favoritism, and they're not happy about it.
Rage Sure Looked Nice
I never could get all that excited about Rage (this was at least partly due to that terrible name), but I did appreciate how good it often looked. Especially those nice, oddly bulbous character models—not everyone liked them, but I did.
This Gentleman is Upset He Was Not Invited to Titanfall's Alpha
What happens when you don't get a beta alpha key for Titanfall? Well, you pack a lipper, grab the camera and go to YouTube to sound your barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. (Audio definitely NSFW. Use headphones.)
Doom Co-Creator John Carmack Leaves Id Software
John Carmack, co-creator of iconic first-person-shooter Doom and one of the smartest minds in video games, has resigned from the development studio he helped co-found.
This Was The Generation Of Increasingly Silly Game Names
Look, video game names have always been a little silly. And likely always will be. But this past console generation saw the emergence of a new kind of silly, one that graduated from "harmless fun" to "facepalm".
Who's Angrier: Call of Duty Fans Or One Direction Fans?
Last week, a patch hit Black Ops II that enraged some unreasonable Call of Duty fans so much, they started sending death threats to the game's design director, David Vonderhaar. While unfortunate, it's also not the only recent case of enraged fans spewing ridiculous threats at something.
The Most Deserted, Abandoned Places In Video Games
You don't necessarily need noisy, crowded cities to make a section of a game exciting. Uninhabited wastelands, post-apocalyptic worlds, a sea of sand dunes, vast grasslands... These can all be strikingly beautiful places, and capable of telling enticing stories.
RAGE's Mod Tools Are Daunting, But Might Result In Awesome "New" Games
Having been promised for an age, id Software finally made good last week on a pledge to release a modding tool kit for its ambitious, if slightly wonky 2011 shooter RAGE.
Bethesda announces new content coming for Rage (Yes, Rage) in The Scorchers DLC pack, out next Tuesday.
RAGE May Have Underwhelmed, But Its Characters Were Gorgeous
id's RAGE may have its fans—and I'm one of them—but even they'd admit it never really hit the heights it could, or given the developer's pedigree perhaps should have hit.
