RAGE’s new add-on pack, RAGE: The Scorchers, is now available for download for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, Bethesda has announced.

Priced at $4.99 or 400 MS Points, RAGE: The Scorchers allows players to fight alongside new allies to thwart the Scorcher clan’s deadly plot to destroy the Wasteland. The add-on pack also includes ‘Ultra-Nightmare’, a new high difficulty mode, as well as an ‘Extended Play’ option that allows you to play past the original ending of the game - giving players the opportunity to finish collecting items and achievements. Key features include:

New Enemies and Weapons - Fight the Scorcher clan, the Wasteland’s most psychotic bandits, and conquer overwhelming odds with help from a brutal Nailgun featuring three distinct ammunition types.

Rediscover the Wasteland - Explore six all-new environments, compete in a new season of Mutant Bash TV and play all-new mini-games.

Ultra-Nightmare Mode - Take your rage to another level with the new Ultra-Nightmare Mode, designed especially for hardcore players looking for the ultimate challenge.

Extended Play Mode & Combat Scenario Selection - Continue exploring the Wasteland long after the final fight with the ‘Extended Play’ option, and relive your favorite missions any time you want with the all-new ‘Combat Scenario Selection’ menu.

So it turns out RAGE has DLC. DLC that’s coming out a year after the game, with all the marketing bluster of a mouse’s fart. But hey: we enjoyed RAGE back in the hazy mists of 2011, so perhaps it’s time to get excited. Scorchers will set you back a relatively modest $4.99, and it’s actually sounding pretty substantial, offering half-a-dozen new areas and a shiny (well, rusty) new gun, among other things.

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When RAGE shipped a year ago, it was supposed to come with modding tools. The game received pretty lukewarm reviews in any case, but id Software founder John Carmack has said in a tweet that they should be coming soon — and he feels as frustrated as his fans.

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John Carmack kicked off his 2012 QuakeCon keynote by apologizing for Rage. He candidly discussed the driver issues, the marketing challenges, and the end of the game itself, which he characterized as being “not very good.” It was a conversation you rarely see from someone as powerful as Carmack, and it seemed to pull the crowd to his side from the first moments of the speech. It didn’t make everyone happy, however.

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Bethesda Softworks have today announced that the RAGE: Campaign Edition is now available for the Mac worldwide. This action-packed new shooter from id Software has been published for the Mac by Aspyr. The game can be digitally downloaded in English, French or German now via Apple's Mac App Store, Aspyr's own digital store GameAgent.com, and through other supporting Mac digital retailers.

The Mac version of RAGE includes bonus equipment formerly exclusive to the RAGE Anarchy Edition, including a Double Barrel Shotgun, the Rat Rod Buggy, Fists of RAGE and Crimson Elite Armor. Gamers will also have access to the Wasteland Sewers Missions which feature additional mutant blasting gameplay and looting opportunities.

If you're a PS3 owner that's been holding off on trying id's Rage because of the sometimes-polarizing reaction to the game, you can now give it a shot risk-free.

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Bethesda have today released a demo (2.03GB) of Rage on the Xbox Live Marketplace, the demo allows gamers to play the 'Well mission', explore Wellspring, play min-games and try some of the races available.

The Playstation 3 version of the demo will be available to download from the Playstation Network this December 6th.

That Rage is a visual marvel should be no surprise. id Software has consistently set new industry standards since the days of Wolfenstein 3D. Rage, built using id Tech 5 engine, is one of the best looking games ever made, boasting an incredible blend of artistry, animation and smooth performance. The amount of detail built into Rage is staggering.

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RAGE isn't what you think it is.

In fact, it's easiest to tell you what RAGE isn't right away. It's nothing like Fallout 3. It's nothing like Borderlands. It's not an RPG, though Id and Bethesda have used RPG terminology in describing it. It's not much of an open world. It's not very big. It's not very long.

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Rage didn't start out the way I thought it would. My idea of it was mostly based on its initial reveal some years ago: depicting a barren wasteland where people live, drive, and dress in whatever they can find. Just another Mad Max pastiche, right? So imagine my surprise when the game begins inside a cold, angled underground capsule (an "Ark") from a forgotten time in the far-flung future. I guess post-apocalyptic worlds have to start somewhere.

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If you still haven't ordered your copy of RAGE, the brand new shooter from id Software which releases on October 7th, then GAME are offering a new Collector's Pack which includes a number of bonus items from the game.

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id's upcoming shooter, Rage, is no small game. The PC version will require 25GB of free hard drive space minimum, a requirement that some Shackers are finding "painful."

So, how do the consoles fare? The PS3 version will demand quite a bit of hard drive space as well: 8GB worth, in fact. Xbox 360 owners are also being asked to install the game.

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First look at RAGE's co-op mode as the Shrouded clan come to Wellspring to destroy the town's water supply and two warriors join forces to fight off the invasion. It's up to a duo of heroes to disarm bombs, take out bandits and save the town once again.

Rage, the latest title from famed developer id Software, is set to launch on the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on October 4. Chances are, if you're a hardcore Shacker, you're thinking about getting the game for the PC.

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"On the 360 we don't have a partial install option; it’s all or nothing, which is kind of unfortunate," Carrack said. "It means you have to install 21/22GB of stuff which takes a long time but if you've got it and you play it on the 360 that’s the way to go.

The full 90 minute key note speech from John Carmack can be watched below.

Latest trailer of Rage, from Quakecon 2011.

The behind the scenes series of Rage continues with part 5, this time looking at the enemies you will face.

The behind the scenes videos of Rage continues, this time featuring the world of the wastelands.