RAGE 2 Is A 'True Open World FPS Experience' by Avalanche Studios; Box Art, Platforms Confirmed

The first concrete tidbits of information about RAGE 2 were just confirmed. It's going to be a "true open world FPS experience" developed by Avalanche Studios, the makers of Mad Max, for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The official box art was also shared.

[ccgr]

Sounds interesting, haven't played the original yet

[Cyb3r]

The original was ok but the environments were not that large they had a openworld look but it wasnt a true openworld game. I found that the mega textures technology wasnt suitable for the previous generation consoles the texture pop-in was terrible especially on PS3 although the 360 was better but overall on both consoles the textures loaded so slow it ruined the experience IMO

[Movefasta1993]

just because it wasn't open world doesn't make it bad, and on pc the graphics still look amazing. If it was called doom everybody would have been all over it.

[naruga]

smthing irrelevant ...RAGE 2 was an absolute victim of leaks ....i say they wouldnt have released a trailer of the game so soon if they were nt the leaks ....also this in someway makes Walmarts all rumor leaks, legit announcements

[mikeslemonade]

Okay now that was a good trailer because of the song. But let’s get realistic here, the PS4 and Xbox version will be garbage. Basically the pc version is the way to go.

[super_cuddles]

Did you just put down the mighty ps3 over an Xbox !!?

[Asuka]

Original is kinda meh. It looked good for the time however, but also suffered from texture pop in. It's currently $9.99 USD on steam, and I would say it's worth that. Maybe cheaper whenever the steam sale kicks off this summer.

[Ninjamonkey82]

Graphics card issues centered around ati/Amd drivers at the time for rage ran great on nvidia. Had no issue's with it say that though i never got round to completing it. Was playing esl and clanbase cod4 at the time competitive .

[Bobafret]

Yes, it was so interesting that I played for about an hour and stopped.

[KyRo]

Open world... *sigh*

[Zjet]

Highly underrated. I hope they port it to PS4/Xbox One.

It is backwards compatible with Xbox One also.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Not happy about the trailer or Avalanche. I like Avalanche, but i don't want RAGE 2 to be an Avalanche style game and the trailer had a goofy feel that would lead me to believe it will be less series ala Just Cause. Tbh, Avalanche basically already made their post apocalyptic open world, sand covered game. It was called Mad Max and it was decent, but it also wasn't as spectacular as it should've been for the time, money, and license.

I want id to build upon the world of RAGE and improve the narrative and world size. That coupled with id tech 6 and i'm good. I really don't want Mad Max with the goofiness of Just Cause. Give me id, give me DOOM, give me RAGE 2 proper. I'll still play RAGE 2 though.

[KaiPow]

Avalanche, huh? You have my attention!

[No Way]

What else have they made?

[CernaML]

Mad Max and Just Cause series.

[badz149]

Just Cause 3 performs like shit though on consoles. Still one of the worst unoptimized game I played so far this gen

[MONOLITHICIDE]

Dumb question. You do have a phone in your face 247 right?

[InMyOpinion]

I'm a bit disappointed it's not made by id Software, but I give Avalanche the benefit of a doubt.

[Neonridr]

interesting.. perhaps the game will do better with stronger hardware this time around.

[UltraNova]

The Pro and OneX is the way to go, on console at least. A 1080Ti equipped PC will do wonders for it no doubt.

[-Foxtrot]

Avalanche Studios? How many teams do they have because since people are going on about that Walmart leak one of them was Just Cause 4 and I doubt they would announce it same time as this.

I don't know if it's possible hardly getting into the first one but I hope it will feature a variety of vehicles, maybe so air ones

[Alexious]

They have two teams, one in Stockholm (Mad Max) and another in New York (Just Cause 3).

[-Foxtrot]

So Just Cause 4 could still be possible then...

[seanpitt23]

Mad max was good just cause 3 was a step back in my opinion.

[NobleRed]

Yeah and the New York Team sucks. Especially if you have played the garbag just cause 3 console versions.

[TheCommentator]

It would seem the Wal-Mart leak is accurate (Except FH 5, LOL) and I'm hopeful that Just Cause 4 will come out with better performance than 3 had. I honestly skipped JC3 because it never got properly fixed but Just Cause is one of my favorite games to rampage in. Oddly enough, Just Cause also takes on an almost Pilotwings-esque serenity when flying around exploring too. Here's to hoping JC4 is going to be a well polished game!

OT: I agree that your question is valid and there's nothing wrong with your post at all. I had to look it up to see how they could be making both Rage 2 and JC4. I'll still call you out if I see you doing what Ryuuzakibjorn suggests you are in this thread, but I'll be civil with you as well like in this post too. Honestly, I prefer civilized conversations like these.

[deadfrag]

Dumb AI incoming!How i miss Fear AI .Pls Monolith pick Fear out of the closet.

[kevnb]

I would even settle for half life 1 ai, it’s amazing how far backwards certain aspects of video games have went.

[Movefasta1993]

killzone 2's ai was special.And bungie's halo games have imo the best

[kevnb]

I feel like most of the people here either never played half life 1 or are just ignorant of its ai vs modern games. Though Killzone 2 wasn't bad ai wise, and the early halo games are actually really good as well. One modern game that does impress me is monster hunter world, the ai combined with the animations and visual designs makes those monsters actually feel real and not just like video game enemies.

[kevnb]

You just don't see enemies move around like this in games these days. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[GUTZnPAPERCUTZ]

FEAR was good but I would rather have a new Condemned game tbh.

[DefenderOfDoom2]

A. I . was better in RAGE .

[Daisysnow]

Hope it's good!

[Daisysnow]

Who would hope it wasn't good??

[kevnb]

I feel like the original would have been much better if it had current gen technology.

[ONESHOTV2]

pc

[Chaosdreams]

The artwork is gorgeous. Also seems to (simply judging from the cover) carry a much different vibe than the first.

[mark_parch]

it still reminds me of the first game just more colourful

[Cajun Chicken]

Never expected this developer to handle it. Mad Max was decent to play, so I'd like to see how this works out. They must by all means keep the crafting from the first one. I loved making exploding RC cars!

[gangsta_red]

Seems like they have the tech to now make what Rage 1 should have been. Will keep a close eye on this one.

[Fantomex]

Same. I didn't play the original because of too many other gamesbat the time, but I'm a bit interested in 2.

[brianunfried]

I couldn't be more excited, RAGE and Mad Max are two of my favorite games. Hoping for some deeper vehicle customization in this one.

[Donnie81]

Sounds pretty good to me

[showtimefolks]

i am happy for Rage 2 but i am not happy with Avalanche studios being the developers. They are one of the worst when it comes to post launch patches/improvements. Just cause 3 still has issues that were never resolved and they moved on from both mad max and JC3 pretty quick after launch. I hope this time things will be different

and please don't make this a straight up FPS please put some RPG elements to mix things up. Another thing we shouldn't expect even a okay story from avalanche they have proven time and time again that their story wiring is some of the worst in the industry. Again hoping they have learned from past to make major strides forward as a developer. Not trying to hate on the game announcement or even the developers just past experiences have been up and down and here is hoping for an awesome rage 2

[spicelicka]

Wow an actually nice boxart for once!

[isarai]

WOW HOLY CRAP! glad some studios are finally starting to move away from the "Guy With Gun" covers games have been plagued with for years. Really love this boxart

[King_Lothric]

Hoping that is good.

[Relientk77]

Hell yeah! I loved RAGE, definitely getting this

[FullmetalRoyale]

I bought Mad Max for twenty dollars, and I really enjoyed it. I really didn’t dig Rage, but I’m really interested in this sequel. I’m really looking forward to seeing some gameplay.

[Smokehouse]

Nice. I thought Avalanche was Square Enix?

[Sevir]

This honestly sounds like a first person Mad Maxx... Lol that was the feel I got from this trailer. I wonder if it's using iD tech 6 with Avalanche's crazy destruction physics engine.

[sander9702]

That box art is terrible, I already don't like the look of this game to be honest but I will hold out for gameplay before ignoring this game entirely.

[fluxmulder]

Cautiously optmistic. I hope Avalanche doesn't just copy and paste their Mad Max IP onto this, and keeps true to ID's work on the first Rage.

[GamingInFrames]

The sequel comes outta no where by getting outed through an ad, followed shortly after with the box art reveal today, and now we get a gameplay trailer tomorrow... go figure. Looking forward!

[masterfox]

Loved the first one, a bit short and the areas to explore weren't too many but overall was effing great!, awesome we are getting a sequel !

update: the trailer sucks imo, looks like a bunch of people on drugs but not representing an apocalyptic world, lets see gameplay reveal is better.

[N8]

I really I like the box art

[Dagexon]

Since avalanche is making it it has my attention. I must admit though that I'd much rather they made another mad max fame as I love the world of mad max so much. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think anyone has more a fondness for rage's world over mad max's

[ecchiless]

no switch version?

[PhantomS42]

The switch doesn't need this unwanted sequel. No system should have this unwanted sequel.

[Opinionatedlovesme]

Hahahaha already on damage control patrol I see
The Switch wouldnt even be able to run it, but no worries it has lots of 5 year old ports coming! 😋 And dont forget about those juicy 30 year old bangers like Soccer and Tennis! No need for actual new games, am i right!

[PhantomS42]

@Opinionaredlovesme

Glad to know Wolfenstein 2 came out 5 years ago. No one is doing damage control. Rage was trash and nobody wanted this sequel. Like I said since you clearly didn't read the first time, no system deserves this garbage.

[Opinionatedlovesme]

No, YOU didnt read any comments. A lot of people here are actually pretty interested! This one will be made by the devs of Mad Max which is a good game. But you are too dense to realize there are other people than you in this world. I do not understand why you would be opposed to new games?? Oh..nvm...you have a Switch, that explains it! Port city over there. And Wolfenstein 2 will be almost a year old, which reinforces my point that you guys seems to like to pay full price for old games. No worries tho! When ps4 xbox and pc are getting more and more new games I am sure Nintendo has some "old classics" ready to go for you, at great prices ofc!

[xRacer74x]

I usually like Avalanche open world games looking forward to this one.

[theshredded]

so we're going to get the realest Mad Max game out there? Sign me up!

[XxINFERNUSxX]

I wonder what engine they are using? Maybe id tech 6? I know Rage was using id tech 5 back then.

[salmonade]

I never played Rage 1 and I've never even seen what it looks like. I hope Rage 2 doesn't look like Fallout 4, because that looked terrible. I hope it doesn't play similar either because it was boring as hell and ridiculously easy. Even on HARD. 200 stimpaks anyone?
I really hope this is a game I can get into with a decent amount of challenge. I'm sick to death of easy games. Far Cry 5 started great but soon became too easy and ultimately boring.
- sorry for the mini-rant - I'm looking forward to this game with high hopes.

[coolbeans]

RAGE was a solid challenge on its hardest difficulty (in the base game). I've been antsy to go back and try the new DLC that came with The Scorchers DLC.

[coolbeans]

*try the new difficulty

EDIT: A very late response but I was banging my head after seeing that mistake.

[Einhander1971]

Oh what a surprise another open world game full of nothing but silly little side missions BORING.

[isarai]

Oh, Oh?, hmm

not sure how i feel about this, Avalanche makes awesome open world games, but will they be able to match the gunplay from the first one made by id?

[quenomamen]

So Mad Max 2.0 ? could be good.

[MorpheusX]

Wow, what a Riveting Trailer,

Very deep message in song words,

no different than hidden messages in movies, cartoons, art, film etc,....not to get too deep, but as an example, a folded $20 dollar bill predicted 911, it shows an image of the twin towers on fire, google it if u don't believe me.

[Song Chorus} "Your life is over now, your life is running out, when your time is @ an end, dude its time to kill again, ...we killed thousands lives, we live in Black & White, your just a parasite, now close your eyes & say goodnight"

"Get ready to Die, Get Ready to Die, Get Ready to Die"

Subliminal Message Alert...........Subliminal Message Alert

Bye Bye (Fill in Blank with "North American" Continent name here, oops kinda gave it away )

KABOOM the Movie.

Coming to a Theatre Near you.

[adonisisfree]

Hopefully it won’t be as bland as the original.

[BDSE]

True Open World FPS Experience= Microtransactions. YUK.

[THRASHMOUTH]

I was a big fan of Mad Max, I believe it was underrated. So, I'm excited to see what these guys do with RAGE 2.

[CodeNameTBW2]

looks like a fallout game

[on_line_forever]

BORING game and not interesting

[TheCommentator]

Not sure how you got that from a live action trailer for the box art.

[Blu3_Berry]

I like the direction they may go with this. Seems like it will try to be less serious this time around and more funny overtop with humor possibly.

[Father__Merrin]

i bet this is likely to have tremendous graphocs

[quent]

Avalanche seems like a good match for making a new Rage mad max wa average in a lot of areas but that game world they created was top notch

[Fantomex]

That has to be one of the coolest box covers I've seen in a long time. I am actually interested in Rage 2, even though I never played the first.

[Tsar4ever01]

WACK!!! Why the hell they're doing a RAGE 2 when the 1st Rage completely BOMBED!!?? Where's DOOM 2: Hell On Earth, Bethesda?

PSssssttt, Just what I want to see from Bethesda after the great success of DOOM 2016, A 1st person, open world 'Mad Max Beyond the Thunder Dome'!!

[EDKICK]

Well if ID isn't making Rage 2 they are most likely making a new DOOM. DOOM was fantastic and of course did great commercially and critically. Rage while not really commercially or critically successful, had quite a lot of promise in my opinion and did some things really well.

Why not have sequels to both?? Bethesda the last 5 years or so has been making an effort to establish a catalog of single-player IP with each game and developer having a tone all it own. They've made it clear with their E3 conferences the last few years they want to be known as one of the top tier publishers. They're really creating and bringing back a whole lineup of franchises right now. Fallout, Elder Scrolls, DOOM, Wolfenstein, Quake, Dishonored, Prey, Evil Within. We'll see if Rage joins that list and with the quality of recent Bethesda games I would bet it does.

[coolbeans]

"Why the hell they're doing a RAGE 2 when the 1st Rage completely BOMBED!!??"

Incorrect. Pete Hines said years ago that RAGE netted them a profit and was up for a potential sequel. People need to stop pretending everyone slammed it back in the day.

[MONOLITHICIDE]

Well its avalanche developing so now rage can actually be an awesome game. Consider the game bought.

[EDKICK]

Wow, never would have guessed Avalanche would be developing the game, interesting. Just started replaying Rage since it had been so long since I played it I've had Mad Max in my backlog for awhile seems like a good time to finally get to it.

Also interesting to see them working with a partner again. I believe the last game they published that a Bethesda owned studio didnt make was New Vegas? I hope that means we still have a chance to see a Fallout from Obsidian (I know they're seemingly very busy) or maybe even someone else.

[Minute Man 721]

Hope it doesn't run like Just Cause 3

[ajax17]

Damn, now I NEED to go back and play the first one.

[lociefer]

So it's gonna be rage2 vs borderlands 3 , this is gonna be exciting

[Hardiman]

Yeeaayaahh!!!!!

[TheOttomatic91]

Wow that caught me off guard I thought for sure id was developing it.

Not sure how I feel about this I found Mad Max boring and not fun to play but the tone is definitely more jolly.

[BadElf]

Sounds good. The first one NEEDED more of an open world....good to hear

[DefenderOfDoom2]

I hope they are using the latest ID TECH engine. I wonder if Tim Wilits from ID SOFTWARE is helping Avalanche with RAGE sequel.

[BenRage3]

I liked the original and would play a sequel, but that box art is utterly atrocious. Terrible, terrible choice.

[bigmalky]

What the hell was that trailer?

[Xavi4K]

Hopefully it will include full coop play for the entire story. It looks really onteresting somewhat like bordaland got mixed with Mad max

[slavish0]

Hope its coop

[DVAcme]

AVALANCHE STUDIOS????

Holy crap, I just went from 0% interest to PSYCHED!

[porkChop]

Avalanche? Well, that's great news. Their Mad Max game had everything that Rage was missing. If they can take the best parts of Rage, and mix them with the best parts of Mad Max, the result could be pretty amazing.

[2ndhandcorn]

Mad Max was ass tried it on game pass i could not believe how bad it was 20 mins was all it took lol , last rage was ok but i really miss linear games this gen . If it has online aspects i may check it out but will pick it up when it drops to 10 bucks if single player only.

[RandoCommenter]

Hopefully the ending doesn’t suck like the original & Mad Max.

[dunnyone]

Whatever you say, press release.

So if its true, I should be able to drive to work and kill my boss? I hope so.

[NickAwesome]

I liked the first one, it had amazing graphics, solid gunplay and a very impressing ai, i'm excited for the sequel!

[sprinterboy]

Trailer was meh, but I enjoyed the rage so looking fwd to a proper reveal trailer @E3

[RedKnightOH]

That game... looks like only FREAKS would play it! Where has video gaming gone?

[Bobafret]

The live action parts of the commercial made me cringe.

[super_cuddles]

This game disserves no hype, it's a fell off forgotten bomb that I can't believe they are wasting time on.

[Scatpants]

I loved the last one. The graphics were better than just about anything out at that time and the gunplay was solid and exciting. The only downside it had was the limited nature of it's open world so if they fixed that this game is going to be awesome.

[X-Alchemist]

Not a good start with that trailer.