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id Releases Rage Toolkit, System Requirements Include John Carmack, A Server Farm
First, the good news! With the release of the Rage Toolkit on Steam, modders eager to get into the guts of the game now have the software to do so. The bad news? Only “technically sophisticated and adventurous” modders need apply, it’s a 35GB download and cooking up your own Megatextures will demand a level of patience beyond what’s mentally possible.
Spend 3 Hours With John Carmack’s Giant Brain
I was really disappointed I couldn’t make it to Quake-Con — not because of the games (although Dishonored looks pretty impressive) but because John Carmack’s keynotes are said to be pretty incredible, and this year’s was no exception. John Carmack talked for three hours about practically everything, including the issues with RAGE and his thoughts on PC gaming, and from all accounts the audience just sort of sat there enthralled. Now — so can you!
About Time A Video Game Let You Flip A Table In Anger
Flipping tables. It’s about as perfect a rage moment as you can get. And now, in WoW’s upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion, you’ll be able to do it in a video game.
New Game From Ex-S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Devs To Have ‘Similar Setting’ To Fallout, Mass Effect
It’s unclear whether GSC Game World’s sequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. will ever be released, but the news we’ve seen come out of the studio has been disheartening. But there is some good news — a number of ex-developers have formed a new company, with the intentional of creating a “cross-platform” title inspired by “Fallout, Mass Effect [and] Rage“.
How Rage’s Blurry Textures Tried To Push The Envelope Of 3D Gaming
Five months is a long time in the games industry. Rage, released in October of last year, already feels like a relic of another age. After a rocky launch, and a so-so patch aimed at PC gamers, there hasn’t been much else to talk about regarding id’s shooter of mixed acclaim.
Doom Developers Hit With Layoffs
An “undisclosed number” of staff at Doom and RAGE developers id Software have been let go. [Gamasutra]
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