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{{Infobox software
| name = Rockstar Advanced Game Engine
| logo = Rockstar Advanced Game Engine Logo.svg
| screenshot = Grand Theft Auto V Los Santos.jpg
| caption = The city of Los Santos, as seen in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'': The game makes use of RAGE's many graphical features, such as [[depth of field]], high [[draw distance]] and detailed weather effects.
| developer = RAGE Technology Group ([[Rockstar San Diego]])
| released = {{Start date and age|2006|05|23}}
| platform = [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Xbox One]], [[Wii]]
| genre = [[Game engine]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
}}

The '''Rockstar Advanced Game Engine''' ('''RAGE''') is a [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] [[game engine]] developed by RAGE Technology Group, a [[Division (business)|division]] of [[Rockstar Games]]' [[Rockstar San Diego]] studio. Since its first game, ''[[Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis]]'' in 2006, the engine has been used by Rockstar Games' internal studios to develop games for [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Wii]], [[Xbox 360]] and [[Xbox One]], including ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'', ''[[Max Payne 3]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'', and ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''.

== History ==
[[File:RAGE Technology Group Logo.svg|thumb|left|150px|RAGE Technology Group logo]]
Prior to developing the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE), Rockstar Games, and primarily its [[Rockstar North]] studio, mostly used [[Criterion Games]]' [[RenderWare]] engine to develop games for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], such as the early [[3D computer graphics|3D]] installments in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/previews/liberty-city-stories_5 |title="This is the game that will put PSP over the top." |author=1UP Staff |date=September 12, 2005 |website=[[1UP.com]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526082442/http://www.1up.com/previews/liberty-city-stories_5 |archivedate=May 26, 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> In 2004, Criterion Games was acquired by [[Electronic Arts]], which led Rockstar Games to switch from RenderWare, and open RAGE Technology Group as a [[Division (business)|division]] of [[Rockstar San Diego]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamestar.de/artikel/die-wichtigsten-spiele-engines-hinter-den-hits,3031120,seite2.html |title=Seite 2: Die wichtigsten Spiele-Engines – Hinter den Hits |trans-title=Page 2: The Most Important Game Engines – Behind the Hits |first=Patrick |last=Mittler |date=December 26, 2013 |website=[[GameStar]] |language=de |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref> RAGE Technology Group started developing what would later become RAGE, based on Rockstar San Diego's previous Angel Game Engine (AGE).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/previews/grand-theft-auto-iv_3 |title=Rockstar explains the tech behind GTA4, with new screens. |author=1UP Staff |date=April 23, 2008 |website=[[1UP.com]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009160657/http://www.1up.com/previews/grand-theft-auto-iv_3 |archivedate=October 9, 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> The first game to use the engine was Rockstar San Diego's ''[[Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis]]'', first released for [[Xbox 360]] on May 23, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/that-time-rockstar-made-a-table-tennis-game-1750981913 |title=That Time Rockstar Made A Table Tennis Game |first=Patrick |last=Klepek |date=January 4, 2016 |website=[[Kotaku]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref> Since 2007, RAGE integrates the third-party [[middleware]] components [[Euphoria (software)|Euphoria]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-12-one-thing-about-gta4-has-never-been-bettered |title=Nine years later, one feature in GTA4 has never been bettered – here's its story |first=Kirk |last=McKeand |date=February 12, 2017 |publisher= |accessdate=March 13, 2018}}</ref> and [[Bullet (software)|Bullet]], as character animation engine and physics engine, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/2007/02/rockstar_fills_/ |title=Rockstar Fills its Games With Euphoria |first=Susan |last=Arendt |date=February 28, 2007 |website=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/graphics/amd-manju-hegde-gaming-physics/3/ |title=AMD Talks GPU Gaming Physics: Bullet Physics – The Future of GPU-Accelerated Physics? |first=Ben |last=Hardwidge |date=February 17, 2011 |website=[[Bit-Tech]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>

On [[seventh generation of video game consoles|seventh generation consoles]], [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]], ''RAGE'' often saw a disparity in the optimization on the hardware: major titles on PlayStation 3 usually had lower resolution and minor graphic effects, as in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' ([[720p]] vs. 640p),<ref name="Eurogamer: Max Payne 3">{{cite web |title=Face-Off: Max Payne 3 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-max-payne-3-face-off |first=Thomas |last=Morgan |date=May 22, 2012 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Grand Theft Auto IV: PS3 vs. Xbox 360 Special • Page 3 |first=Richard |last=Leadbetter |date=May 5, 2008 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/grand-theft-auto-iv-ps3-vs-xbox-360-special-article?page=3}}</ref> in ''[[Midnight Club: Los Angeles]]'' (1280x720p vs. 960x720p)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-360-vs-ps3-face-off-round-15-article?page=3 |title=Xbox 360 vs. PS3 Face-Off: Round 15 • Page 3 |first=Richard |last=Leadbetter |date=November 4, 2008 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref> and in ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' (720p vs. 640p).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/196661/red_dead_redemption_ps3_xbox_360.html |title=Analysis: Red Dead Redemption on PS3 vs. Xbox 360 |first=Matt |last=Peckham |date=May 19, 2010 |website=[[PC World]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref> Despite its problems in optimization equality, in July 2009, Chris Stead of [[IGN]] voted ''RAGE'' as one of the "10 Best Game Engines of [the 7th] Generation", saying: "RAGE's strengths are many. Its ability to handle large streaming worlds, complex [[Artificial intelligence|A.I.]] arrangements, weather effects, fast network code and a multitude of gameplay styles will be obvious to anyone who has played ''GTA IV''."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/15/the-10-best-game-engines-of-this-generation |title=The 10 Best Game Engines of This Generation |first=Chris |last=Stead |date=July 15, 2009 |website=[[IGN]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>

Since the release of ''[[Max Payne 3]]'', the engine supports [[DirectX 11]] and [[Stereoscopy|stereoscopic]] [[3D rendering]] for [[personal computer]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-22-max-payne-3-pc-supports-directx-11-3d |title=Max Payne 3 PC supports DirectX 11, 3D |first=Fred |last=Dutton |date=March 22, 2012 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |accessdate=March 25, 2012}}</ref> ''Max Payne 3'' also marked the first time in which ''RAGE'' was capable of rendering the same 720p resolution on a game, both on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.<ref name="Eurogamer: Max Payne 3" /> This benefit has been achieved also in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'', which renders at a 720p resolution on both consoles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-grand-theft-auto-5-face-off |title=Face-Off: Grand Theft Auto 5 |first=Thomas |last=Morgan |date=September 17, 2013 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>

For the remastered versions of ''Grand Theft Auto V'', RAGE was reworked for the [[eighth generation of video game consoles]], with [[1080p]] resolution support for both the [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/52341/gtav-ign-delivers-new-details-first-person-experience |title=GTAV: IGN Delivers New Details – First Person Experience Revealed |date=November 4, 2014 |website=[[Rockstar Games]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref> The PC version of the game, released in 2015, showed ''RAGE'' supporting [[4K resolution]] and [[frame rate]]s at 60 [[frames per second]], as well as more powerful [[draw distance]]s, [[texture filtering]], and improved [[shadow mapping]] and [[Tessellation (computer graphics)|tessellation]] quality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-grand-theft-auto-5-pc-face-off |title=Face-Off: Grand Theft Auto 5 on PC |first=Thomas |last=Morgan |date=April 21, 2015 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>

== Games using RAGE ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Platform(s)
! Developer(s)
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis]]''<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1530131/the-first-rule-of-ping-pong-club-talk-about-rockstars-table-tennis-game/ |title=The First Rule Of Ping-Pong Club: Talk About Rockstar's Table Tennis Game |last=Totilo |first=Stephen |date=May 4, 2006 |website=[[MTV]] |accessdate=April 10, 2007}}</ref>
| [[Xbox 360]], [[Wii]]
| [[Rockstar San Diego]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/grand-theft-auto-iv-powered-by-table-tennis-engine/1100-6236336/ |title=Grand Theft Auto IV powered by Table Tennis engine? |first=Tor |last=Thorsen |date=June 15, 2006 |website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>
| [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], Xbox 360
| [[Rockstar North]]
|-
| ''[[Midnight Club: Los Angeles]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/08/23/gc-2007-midnight-club-los-angeles-preview |title=Midnight Club: Los Angeles Preview |first=Chris |last=Roper |date=August 23, 2007 |website=[[IGN]] |accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>
| PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
| Rockstar San Diego
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned]]''
| rowspan="2" | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
| rowspan="2" | Rockstar North
|-
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/rockstar-unveils-red-dead-redemption |title=Rockstar unveils Red Dead Redemption |first=Tom |last=Bramwell |date=February 4, 2009 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |accessdate=February 4, 2009}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
| rowspan="2" | Rockstar San Diego
|-
| ''[[Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare]]''
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Max Payne 3]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/balding-max-payne-3-sighted |title=Balding Max Payne 3 sighted |first=Tom |last=Bramwell |date=June 10, 2009 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |accessdate=June 10, 2009}}</ref>
| [[macOS]], Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
| [[Rockstar Studios]]
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/45251/rockstar-game-tips-learn-from-the-max-payne-3-leaderboard-legend.html |title=Rockstar Game Tips: Learn from the Max Payne 3 Leaderboard Legends |date=October 10, 2012 |website=[[Rockstar Games]] |accessdate=October 11, 2012}}</ref>
| Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, [[PlayStation 4]], Xbox 360, [[Xbox One]]
| Rockstar North
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-red-dead-redemption-2-trailer-tech-analysis |title=Red Dead Redemption 2's state-of-the-art technology analysed |first=John |last=Linneman |date=October 3, 2017 |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2018}}</ref>
| [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]]
| Rockstar Studios
|}

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