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Id Softwares John Carmack says no dedicated servers for RAGE

John Carmack, the brains behind id software, has stated it is unlikely there will be dedicated servers for the upcoming FPS racing game Rage. PC gamer's anger continues as recently Infinity Ward also stated that there will be no dedicated servers for... ...full story at digg

from digg on Sat, Nov 07 2009

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