https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2018-rage-2s-combat-feels-like-doom-but-the-ope/1100-6459670/ > I can't imagine anyone foresaw Rage 2 owning a piece of the spotlight at E3 until Walmart leaked the game and Bethesda smartly followed up, but here we are, a bit excited but mostly surprised that Rage is back. The first game was received well enough when it launched in 2011, but its not-quite-open world and comically abrupt ending all but guaranteed folks would move on and never look back. But there's hope that this new attempt could be something special. Bubblegum-punk marketing aside, it's Avalanche Studios' partnership with id Software that's the most enticing aspect of Rage 2 thus far. The team's open-world prowess and id's knack for gunplay could very well be a match made in heaven, and just the thing an unlikely sequel like Rage 2 needs to get people talking.