Sarcastic Gamer reporters just exited the EA Press Conference and were baffled by what they’d seen. Id’s John Carmack showed up and announced some sort of Id/EA Partnership. Details are still scant, but this could lead to some really big things. Press release after the jump!

EA TEAMS UP WITH LEGENDARY DEVELOPMENT STUDIO

ID SOFTWARE FOR RAGE

EA Partners to Publish the Next Blockbuster from the Inventors of the First Person Shooter

E3 Expo, Los Angeles - July 14, 2008 - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that it has signed an agreement with id Software, award-winning creators of iconic gaming brands and industry defining innovations, to publish RAGE(tm), the studio’s next blockbuster franchise. Built on id Software’s newest game engine, id Tech5, RAGE is an all-new take on the first person shooter being developed for release on the PLAYSTATION(r)3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360(tm) system from Microsoft, PC and Mac.

“RAGE represents a new direction for our games,” said Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software. “RAGE is a shooter unlike any other, developed on our cutting edge new technology, and built to the exacting standards id is famous for. We’re excited to have the support of EA Partners to launch RAGE on the world.”

“The RAGE publishing deal is the epitome of EA Partners’ mission: Provide the world’s best developers with access to the world’s best publishing resources,” said David DeMartini, senior vice president and general manager of EA Partners. “The team at id Software is one of the best development studios in the world. We’re excited to work with id Software to give RAGE a blockbuster launch on the global stage.”

Stay tuned for additional information about RAGE at QuakeCon 2008 in Dallas, Texas from July 31 to August 2nd. More information about Quakcon is available at www.quakecon.org <http://www.quakecon.org/>

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