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Bethesda appears to be joining the throngs of publishers rushing to set aside specific content to gamers that decide to purchase new copies of games, beginning with Rage.

A new "behind-the-scenes" trailer for Rage has been released, featuring a look at the game's sound and art design. It also guest star's John Goodman, so you have to watch it.

id CEO Todd Hollenshead says that Quake Live is a creative success, but the company needs to figure out how to make it a financial one as well.

In his annual QuakeCon keynote, id Software's John Carmack talks about the long development process that's gone into the nearly complete Rage coming out this fall.

id Software's plans to release the Doom 3 source code after Rage launches are still on, and now have the approval of parent company ZeniMax, id's technical wizard John Carmack revealed at QuakeCon.

Unlike most high-profile games, Rage has not been shrouded in mystery. Its developer, id software, has been candid about its premise and its gameplay. Perhaps that's why getting access to the first two hours of the single player campaign felt entirely uns

There's good QuakeCon news, and there's bad QuakeCon news. First, the bad: the old QCon forums have been hacked and passwords compromised. But the good: QuakeCon 2011 will gather venerated id veterans to tell stories in a '20 Years of id Software' panel.

"Rage, at its core, is a first-person shooter," creative director Tim Willits explains in a new video dev diary. "We're id. We make first person-games. When you pick up the shotgun and you shoot a bad guy, you know what to expect." Guns. Big bangs.

A new trailer for Rage explores the legacy of the famed developer id Software, including interviews with studio co-founder John Carmack.

id sister company Bethesda's celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of Quake's launch with some thoughts from id techno-wizard John Carmack, and by digging up a documentary about the launch of QuakeWorld.

The fan-organised Quake Expo 2011 kicked off over the weekend, celebrating 15 years of id Software's seminal FPS with new mod releases, mapping contests, and other festivities.

"Strong factions internally" at id Software fancy returning the Quake series to its roots with a reboot of the original, Lovecraftian-y style, John Carmack has revealed.

Rage has apparently been delayed by a few weeks, as the company Web site now says the game will release on October 4 in the US, and October 7 in Europe.

Rage will support mod and level creation right out of the box, according to creative director Tim Willits. But, he warns, creating entirely new stages will take some blood, sweat, and tears.

id Software's annual event of fragging and sharing pornography, QuakeCon, has been dated for 2011. QuakeCon 2011 will run from August 4 until...