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Laurel D. Austin does some great work. Employed for years at Splash Damage, the team behind Brink, she's recently joined Blizzard, where she's working as a concept artist. Living the dream. More »
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The game may've met with a lukewarm reception when it hit last year, but the one thing that Splash Damage's Brink had going for it was an amazing art style. Laurens Corijn, an artist at the British dev studio, brought that look into the real world by modding a standard Nerf Stampede into an amazing replica of the FPS's Gerund assault rifle. More »
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A major report on British developers from IndustryGamers has thown up a surprising piece of information: that Brink developers Splash Damage are probably working on a new Marvel game. More »
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The battle for The Ark spills over into the underwater Labs facility and Founders' Tower on August 3, when the free Agents of Change downloadable content is released for Bethesda's Brink. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5825936&view=rss&microfeed=true The developers at Splash Damage and Bethesda have confirmed that the first DLC for Brink will be free, as promised. Well, free for two weeks. Titled "Agents of Change," the add-on is set to release in early July. [Bethesda Blog] More »
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Brink closes its checkered launch week with news of free DLC and promises it's fixing the crippling lag in its multiplayer. More »
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Oh those silly console gamers. They couldn't possibly handle the advanced PC gaming concepts like objective-based teamplay. Why, if there was a bug in the game that say, deleted their characters completely if they exited the game too early, console gamers would be beside themselves. Wait, there is? More »
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So, Brink is out. And it's divisive! Some people appreciate the new things it's trying to do, others lament the fact the game is in many ways simply broken, while others still have no idea what to think. Whatever your view on the game, though, surely we can all agree the thing looks great. More »
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I knew I was going to have a hard time deciding whether Brink was any good. I still can't say it is. More »
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In Splash Damage's Brink, rival factions do battle over the fate of a post-apocalyptic floating city called The Ark. Judging by the critical reaction of some video game critics, The Ark may have already sunk. More »
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Brink is a strange game. Is it the next must-play shooter? Is it a forgettable Team Fortress knock-off? Or is it something else? Is it really a decent single-player game? Actually, how does its multiplayer even work? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5800183&view=rss&microfeed=true Brink will still hit the Playstation 3 as planned despite the ongoing Playstation Network outage, the developer tells Eurogamer. While the game mostly lives online, it does have the ability to be played with bots and in single-player mode. [Eurogamer] More »
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The battle to save and/or escape The Ark kicks off tomorrow when Brink launches for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Which side of the struggle will you be on? More »
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European Parkour tour Beyond the Brink had Daniel Ilabaca recreating the freerunning of Splash Damage shooter Brink in the real world. More »
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Brink has some shocking large numbers connected to it. More »
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The final entry in Bethesda's Get SMART series of Brink training videos explains how to navigate the battlefield, dealing with turrets and mines, and how operatives can disguise themselves as enemy players. Sneaky! More »
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With Brink less than a week away here's a look at the shooter's four classes: Soldier, Medic, Engineer, and Operative. More »
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Brink comes out next week, so you'd best familiarize yourself with the heads-up display before charging into battle. Bethesda has provided just the video you need. Take it away, pleasant-sounding British woman! More »
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Playing Splash Damage's Brink likely won't require too much thought, but if you're at all confused about what this online multiplayer shooter has to offer that's different from your standard Halo or Call of Duty fare, you might want to watch this. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5796000&view=rss&microfeed=true Brink is out on May 10. If you're going to be playing it on PC, you'll need to know its specs. Well, here they are! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5791501&view=rss&microfeed=true Upcoming shooter Brink isn't delayed. Just the opposite. The team-based shooter that's designed to make amateurs feel like pros will now be coming out a week earlier than planned, on May 10 in North America (instead of the 17) and on the 13th in Europe (not the 20th), according to publisher Bethesda Softworks. More »
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Now that we've gotten to know Brink's Medic, Soldier, Engineer, and Operative, let's take a look the special abilities each class can unlock as they progress to make the game feel even more like Team Fortress 2. More »
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Our latest look at the upcoming Brink gets a touch of class, detailing the four playable classes in Splash Damage's long-in-the-making team-based first-person shooter. How does a soldier differ from a medic? What makes an operative more appealing than an engineer? More »
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Eager to get your hands on Bethesda and Splash Damage's Brink? We've played it a ton already, but if you're interested in Brink's brand of team-based shoot 'em up action and you happen to be in Boston this weekend, say for PAX East, you can get your hands on the game this weekend in an interesting location. More »
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What's taking Brink so long? Why won't this ambitious, complex first-person shooter come out already? We've already seen and enjoyed its "SMART" approach to speeding through levels and over obstacles. We've been impressed by the detail of the futuristic Ark and Brink's teamwork-focused gameplay. More »
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Get the sound of gunfire stuck in your head with Brink's "choir of guns," a catchy excuse to look at the deep and customizable arsenal in the forthcoming first-person shooter. More »
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The latest developer diary for Splash Damage's Brink gives us a peek into the minds behind the game, and what happens when those minds get their hands on high-powered sniper rifles. More »
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More lofty claims from developer Splash Damage, as the latest developer diary for Brink boasts that the game blurs the lines of genre beyond definition. More »
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The game I most wish I was playing right now is Brink. I played it a week ago. It delivered on an unusual promise. More »
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There ain't no good guys, and there ain't no bad guys. There's just the revolutionaries and the security forces, and they just disagree with bullets in this first developer diary for Bethesda's Brink. More »
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Brink, Splash Damage's promising take on blending single and multiplayer gaming, has now been delayed until 2011. Bummer. To get us all through the wait, here are some new screens for the game. More »
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Why the long faces? Because these four screen shots comprise our only update on Splash Damage's first-person shooter Brink, a game that we would've had a brand new look at were it not for one attention-starved volcano. More »
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Splash Damage's Brink, your bright blue shooter for a rainy day, won't be out until later this year. Until then, all you've got are trailers. Trailers like this one. More »
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Bethesda passed me a package containing a pair of posters and this character customization trailer for its upcoming first-person shooter, Brink. Now that I realize the video exists, I shall share it with you, along with the story of how I nearly missed it. More »
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Last we heard, Splash Damage's lovely looking squad-based futuristic shooter Brink was coming to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in the spring of next year. Unfortunately, it now appears a few more seasons-worth of polish will be needed. More »
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You might go to a movie based on the names of the people in its ensemble cast. Recently I was given reason to wonder if we might buy a game based on the roster of the talents behind it. More »
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Splash Damage's 2010 squad-shooter Brink wowed our Luke Plunkett at E3. Here at QuakeCon, a public demo of the game wowed several hundred more people. The game defies easy classification. It's ambitious. More »
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When you think Bethesda, you think sprawling role-playing games, open worlds full of quests, and monsters, and orchestral scores. You do not think of fast-paced RPG shooters. More »
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Bethesda Softworks is growing, adding titles like Wet and Rogue Warrior to its role-playing game heavy portfolio. It's also expanding on its hype, touting the Splash Damage-developed first-person shooter it's publishing in a big way. More »
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Splash Damage's card isn't just delightfully absent of holiday cheer, it's also packed with donations. More »
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