If you've seen the latest images and videos of the upcoming id Software game Rage, then you may have noticed the similarities of the game to the Playstation 3 Exclusive, and Super-Hit title, MotorStorm. Well in a recent interview, Todd Hollenshead and Tim Wllits, told us that these similarities aren't co-incidental, but that they had been influenced by the game in some of the areas.

For other areas, MotorStorm was an influence, and I was a big PGR3 fan, and of course we have some other guys who are racing game fans. But the driving side of it isn't intended to be a racing simulation like PGR3 or Gran Turismo. It is intended to have the feel and response that you would expect, and one of the things we had to prove to ourselves internally is that we had the capability to drive around in vehicles and have that be a significant aspect of the game and fun.

In the interview a lot more information regarding the game was revealed and talked about, including what type of game it will actually be.

Rage's foundation, definitely, is first person shooter, because that's what we do best. But we wanted to change what people expect from an id first person shooter. All our IPs offer something different--Doom is a dark and spooky corridor shooter, but this has larger environments, outdoor environments. In the game, I went through and wanted to do all the fun things in other games. I've always loved the settings of the post-apocalyptic worlds--Fallout, Road Warrior. I can talk about the setting later.