Rage DLC Arrives Tomorrow

Andy Chalk

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Rage DLC Arrives Tomorrow

Rage: The Scorchers will add a new weapon, bandit clan, "extended play" and more to id Software's post-apocalyptic shooter.

Yes, it's that Rage we're talking about here, the Bethesda-published FPS that came out more than a year ago and didn't exactly set the world on fire when it was new. Despite its age and lackluster reception, Bethesda is putting out an all-new single-player expansion, and it sounds not insignificant.

The Scorchers will introduce the Scorcher clan, "the Wasteland's most psychotic bandits," whose dastardly plan to destroy what's left of civilization must be stopped! Fortunately, your efforts to bring their shenanigans to a halt will be aided by a brand-new and super-powerful Nailgun that can fire three distinct types of ammo. The expansion also adds six new environments, a new season of Mutant Bash TV to compete in, new mini-games, an "Ultra-Nightmare Mode" for the hardest of the hardcore and an option to continue playing after the game's final fight.

And now, some screens!

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Why is this DLC coming out so far behind the game? Perhaps Bethesda is trying to fire interest in Rage now that it's had an opportunity to smooth out the bumps that plagued it at launch; whatever the reason, it's a bit odd but also rather cool to see a publisher stand behind a game like this rather than simply letting it die and be forgotten. Rage: The Scorchers comes out tomorrow (that's December 18) for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, and will sell for 400 Microsoft points or $4.99.


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cwmdulais

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all i remember about this game was being really excited, then being incredibly disappointed and putting it down after 30 mins :/
 

Zhukov

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Isn't it a generally observed trend that DLC sells less the longer it is released after launch?

Either way, I'm not predicting great things here. Personally I was too bored to even finish the main game, let alone extra stuff.

It does sound like good value for money though.
 

Little Duck

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I actually will buy this. Or at least I would, except my friend took my copy of rage and then moved to Wales.
 

Triforceformer

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If the DLC comes with a free patch that makes the PC version not take over a minute to fully load the textures after every loading screen, I'll bite.
 

DrunkOnEstus

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I really hope that they've been working on a significant patch to launch alongside this DLC. If somehow they fix the texture streaming crap and a couple of other issues, I'll pick this up and finish Rage. I thought the animations were incredible, and the shooting satisfying. I just didn't want to deal with 20 or so GB of textures, half of which I never saw, with the rest being a hodge-podge of varying quality depending on which direction I was facing. A year+ does seem excessive, though.
 

triggrhappy94

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I was so close to getting 100% (in game, and acheivements) now they're adding more!

But this is really a game I want to see more of, though so I'm not complaining.
 

Xan Krieger

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I took one look at that first big mutant and all I could think was "ooohhhh shit", I really enjoyed the game (need to finish it one of these days) so I'll probably be getting the DLC. Besides mutant bash TV was great so I'd love to play another season.
 

RobfromtheGulag

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I actually bought Rage during the Black Friday sale. It had been on the to-do list for awhile, as it looked like Fallout, and I love Fallout.

The game's not bad once the technical issues are out of the way, but it's reminescent of the glory days of linear FPS. You can't interract with half the environment, even though it looks really good. They might as well have taken out the illusion of open world gameplay, because it's nigh on nonexistant.

For 5 bucks, I can see myself picking this dlc up.
 

Jodan

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rage was good i loved the gameplay but i found myself at teh end of the game way too quickley and then just stopped caring
 

Doom972

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I bought the game, played it, and now I don't think I ever will again. It's not terrible, but I don't feel like paying for a chance to squeeze another couple of hours from it.
 

The_Waspman

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Jesus, people still play this?

I remember buying this for about five quid new, about six weeks after release, and found it to be one of the most boring, unoriginal, tedious gaming experiences I've ever had. Don't understand why they would waste time adding a new bandit clan (read: reskins of the current bandits), new weapon..? When wingblades are all you need, and... ugh, no.

I agree with FelixG. Bethesda should have just let this die.