"The Evil Within and Rage did well enough" to warrant sequels

In an interview with Finder, Bethesda's Pete Hines commented on the prospects of sequels for id Software's Rage and Tango Gameworks' more recent The Evil Within. After replaying yes to questions about whether both games did well enough to warrant sequels, Hines added this caveat.

"I can't talk about the unannounced stuff and what we may or may not do. I get myself in trouble whenever I do that. Even when we were talking about the Morrowind Remaster, if I come out and say, 'I just don't think that is going to happen,' then people freak out. So I won't confirm or deny stuff we may or may not do, as people jump to the wrong conclusions. But I do think both The Evil Within and Rage did well enough that we could make sequels. Personally I loved Rage and had a tonne of fun playing it, but we have a lot of stuff in the pipeline right now so you will have to wait and see."

So are they coming? The Evil Within 2 has been rumoured for a while, and wouldn't surprise us at all. Rage 2 on the other hand, we're not sure whether that's the direction id Software will take next given the time that has passed since the original Rage.