Rage 2 Release Date Announced

Rage 2 is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed by Avalanche Studios in conjunction with id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is the sequel to the 2011 game Rage. The game is set to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 14, 2019. 

The run up to the reveal of Rage 2 has been somewhat fitting for a game that seems like it’s going to revolve around chaos and anarchy. Between leaks, tongue-in cheek teasers and even more leaks we now officially know that Bethesda is going to be following up 2011’s Rage with a sequel titled Rage 2.
From everything we've seen so far Rage 2 will be another post-apocalyptic thrill-ride that will bring players into a world that’s a cross between Mad Max, Fallout and Borderlands. With, of course, the fast-paced shooting we've come to know Bethesda games to have.

Official Trailer
Though many people had already watched it through leaked recordings, the official advertisement for Rage 2 finally launched in 2018 and you can watch it for yourself below.
Gameplay Trailer

Many elements return from the first RAGE, including Vehicle Combat, Wing sticks, and Mutants. Many of these elements have evolved between games; the Wing stick now has an enhanced tracking ability, and vehicles can be customized to a greater extent.
The Wasteland is a big place. You can take an air boat ride across the swamp lands, explore a city that's been overtaken by vegetation, head into the deadly chasm known as “The Crack,” and even venture through mutant-infested sewers and high-tech Authority labs. Despite the vastness of the game world, RAGE 2 is completely free of load screens.








Development History & Rumors

Prior to the announcement of the official game by Bethesda, there were many words that there may or may not be a sequel from information from many different sources.

"Building up the new team has been challenging to bring that many new people in and bring them up to speed," he added. "We're going to migrate more of the RAGE 2 team people, and then we're going to roll onto RAGE 2."

In 2013, ZeniMax Media cancelled any and all projects related to RAGE 2 in order to "speed up progress on Doom 4." This could mean that we may not be seeing RAGE 2 for quite some time.


Active Development

Avalanche had a free team available, and the two companies began working together. Avalanche is handling the majority of development, while Id provides combat, story, and art support. From the outset, Avalanche wanted to inject color into the game, to distinguish it from the "super brown" games that both studios had previously put out. An inspiration for the game came from 80s and 90s comic books. At the time, in Europe, a lot of post-apocalyptic comics in this period had a heavy use of color, which provided inspiration for the game's art design.[4]

On May 14th, 2018, a teaser trailer for RAGE 2 was leaked, followed by a longer, 1-minute clip of a live-action announcement trailer with some CGI, and a gameplay reveal planned for the following day, thus confirming the sequel’s existence. On the same day, the German site of RAGE 2 ended up confirming the developers, which were unknown before, being Avalanche Studios as the lead developer, with id Software having (creative) oversight over a large part of the development.

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