Rage 2: Rise of the Ghosts expansion trailer introduces a new wasteland villain

Today is launch day for Rise of the Ghosts, the first expansion for the post-apocalyptic shooter Rage 2, and to give everyone a taste of what's in store Bethesda has dropped a trailer introducing a creepy new villain with big plans for the world.

Rise of the Ghosts sees the return of a bandit clan from the original Rage, who are somewhat changed from the last time you encountered them, and a new chapter in the story—although I imagine it will continue to mostly be about shooting stuff. The Feltrite Laser Launcher looks handy, and the new Void ability reminds me a lot of the Energy Leash from Bulletstorm.

The Overgrown City, where the expansion is set, provides "a huge new region to explore," and it's always nice to have more places to go and things to see, even if you're not particularly interested in what Lady Doom and her Hopped-Up Goon Squad are getting up to.

Rage 2: Rise of the Ghosts is available from the in-game store for 1500 Rage coins, which translates to $15 on Steam. The second, currently-untitled expansion, which will add another chunk of story with new missions, enemies, and locales, is expected to arrive in November.

Andy Chalk

Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.