Dive headfirst into a dystopian world devoid of society, law, and order. Rage 2 brings together two studio powerhouses — Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, the gods of the first-person shooter — to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.

An asteroid has annihilated 80% of the earth's population, and humanity's numbers are dwindling. Ruthless and bloodthirsty gangs roam the open roads and the tyrannical Authority seek to rule with an iron fist. As Walker, the last Ranger of the wasteland and a threat to their power, you have been robbed of your home and left for dead. Now you'll have to rage for justice and freedom. With ludicrous vehicle combat, super-powered first-person mayhem, and an open world full of emergent madness, you will tear across an unforgiving wasteland battling sadistic gangs to find the tools and tech needed to crush the oppressive rule of The Authority once and for all.

In addition to the news from earlier about The Rise of the Ghosts expansion delay, Rage 2 receives its second major update today, loaded with new Cheats, a new difficulty level, new game modes and so much more. 

NEW GAME +

New Game + is something a lot of players have been asking for, and the team at Avalanche has gone all out for it. Now, when you finish the Project Dagger storyline and complete all of the Arks, you’ll be able to load up New Game +. This will carry over all your weapons, abilities, upgrades, and vehicles, and there will be a little surprise waiting for you when you revisit the Arks in your new playthrough. (Spoiler alert: It’s awesome skins for your weapons.) In addition, you’ll gain prestige badges when you play through the game multiple times, and the difficulty will increase with each additional playthrough.

Ironman Mode

Everyone knows Ironman Mode. You die, you lose. Sound tough? Nah. You got this. We believe in you! (Don’t worry, using your Defibrillator doesn’t count as dying.)

Ultra Nightmare Difficulty

When we talked to one of RAGE 2’s producers about Ultra Nightmare difficulty, he just said it was “crazy hard” and stared off into the distance with a haunted look in his eyes. It’s probably fine, though.

Twitch Bounties

If you stream RAGE 2 on Twitch, you might end up seeing some familiar names popping up on bounty boards throughout the game. Viewers of your stream will be included in the pool of wanted criminals for you to hunt down.

New Wasteland Wizard Cheats

• Dash Ragdoll: Become even more of a living weapon with the Dash Ragdoll Cheat. When you hit Dash you’ll lose all control of your limbs, literally transforming you into a ragdoll as your hurtle toward unsuspecting (and rightfully confused) enemies, instantly killing anyone in your path.
• Super Knockback: You know in anime when the hero punches someone and they fly off into the stratosphere? That could be you with the Super Knockback Cheat. All your melee strikes are amplified to the nth degree so just wind up and watch your enemies fly.
• BJ Blazkowicz Voice Pack: Bring a little Wolfenstein to your RAGE 2 playthrough with the BJ Blazkowicz Voice Pack.

Quality Of Life Improvements

• Pop-up notifications no longer pause the game
• Camera Deadzone slider adjustment added to controller options
• Flashlight added for navigating dark areas (hold Focus to activate)
• You can now skip Aunt Prowley’s dialog in the opening mission
• Added an option to disable Ark tutorials
• Tracking projects now shows progress on HUD
• New options to turn off Damage and Kill notifications on crosshair
• “You Call That a Wingstick?” and TV Fatal voice packs auto-granted after Bethesda.net account link (previously required buying from Wasteland Wizard)

Bug Fixes

• ChazCar vehicle no longer misaligns Walker through the chassis when at an angle
• Fixed an issue where you could not fast travel to Kvasir’s lab when there was an objective marker on the location
• Fixed an issue where combat music did not play correctly when playing through “The Ranger” mission
• Fixed an issue where the Prowley hologram subtitles did not match VO dialog in Japanese
• Fixed an issue where you could get stuck attempting to access Authority HQ prior to Project Dagger
• Fixed an issue where bullet decals and blood stopped appearing in the game world after long fights
• Fixed an issue where the game may freeze while navigating the Phoenix weapon upgrades menu
• Player is no longer able to drive vehicles into the Ruined Shaft crusher nest
• Shop vendor VO no longer overlaps with itself
• Opening storage containers now correctly plays sound effects
• Breaking wooden barricades no longer leaves floating spikes behind
• Added two log entries for Bridge of Ned
• Mutie explosion sound effects no longer play when the player turns off all sounds
• Prowley’s VO no longer plays twice in the presidio

A second expansion, coming in November, will add even more story, missions, enemies and areas to explore.

Key Features:

• WELCOME TO THE SHOOTERVERSE: id Software's shooter pedigree and Avalanche Studios' open world prowess is dream-team-made-real for RAGE 2. It's more than a shooter, more than an open world game — it's a shooterverse.
• THE WASTELAND AWAITS: Seamlessly traverse a vast and varied landscape, from lush jungles and treacherous swamps to sun-scorched deserts in your pursuit of The Authority. The wasteland is massive, and you've got the arsenal to fight for every inch.
• PEDAL TO THE METAL: From monster trucks to gyrocopters, use an assortment of rugged and wasteland-ready vehicles to speed across the badlands. If you see it, you can drive it.
• THE LAST RANGER: Bring the pain using a collection of upgradable weapons, devastating Nanotrite powers, and Overdrive, the ability to push your guns beyond their mechanical limits.
• FACTIONS & FOES: Fight against ferocious factions for control of the wasteland, each featuring a rogue's gallery of madmen, mutants, and monsters hungry for blood.

Head to the wasteland for pure pandemonium as Rage 2 is now available on PS4, Xbox One and PC.