Enter the Wasteland in this new making-of clip for Rage

By Ryan Fleming Published July 21, 2011

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The development of the upcoming first-person shooter has been several years in the making, so it really isn’t much of a surprise that the developers at id Software have been releasing a series of making-of videos to highlight some of the hard work they have put in.

The most recent of these clips is titled “The Wasteland,” and describes the setting of the game. The developers also drop in a few bits about the upcoming multiplayer that has raised more than a few eyebrows by not featuring any competitive first-person shooter matches, instead relying solely on vehicular combat.

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Check out the clip below, as well as the other making-of clips, “The Dawn,” and the “Arsenal.”

Rage will be available for Mac, Pc, PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 4

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