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Designing A Facebook (Of Sorts) For Gamers

Facebook can accommodate discussions about video games, yeah, but Facebook is also Facebook. As in, there are privacy concerns, and it looks like we’re still in 2006. So I’m interested in Brink, a take on a concept for a “social network for critics”, which in crude terms looks to be a cross between Facebook’s interaction, a wiki’s databases and something like the Giant Bomb community.


First Dirty Bomb Gameplay Trailer Shows A Messy Battlefield

Following up on last month’s trailer, here’s a look at some pre-alpha multiplayer gameplay from Brink and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory developer Splash Damage’s brand new title, Dirty Bomb.


This World Of Warcraft Art Takes It To The Brink (I’m Sorry…)

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.


Which Of These Five Games Had The Best Writing Of 2012?

Every year the Writers Guild of America awards a special Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing award to the team responsible for the most memorable interactive entertainment script. Which of these five titles will walk away a winner on February 19?


Ordinary Nerf Gun Turned Brink Assault Rifle

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 Gerun assault rifle.


Brink Is Free To Play This Weekend

Brink will be free to play on Steam this weekend commencing 10AM PST today through to 10AM PST on Monday. Those who play the game during this period will also be able to purchase the game at 75% off.


Brink Devs Making A Marvel Game?

A major report on British developers from IndustryGamers has thrown up a surprising piece of information: that Brink developers Splash Damage are probably working on a new Marvel game.


Calader’s Art Takes Star Wars To The Brink

Based in the UK, Georgi “Calader” Simeonov works at Splash Damage, meaning he had a hand in the lovely “nothing but blue skies” art design of multiplayer shooter Brink.


Steam Honours Quakecon With Weekend Sale

Starting today, Steam is celebrating id and Bethesda’s Quakecon with deals on their games. Sales will change daily from now until August 8. Today’s deals include discounted games, free-to-play Brink, and in-game specials for TF2.


Download Brink’s Agents Of Change DLC On August 3

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.


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