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Bethesda on the Brink in '10

First teaser trailer unspools for Quake Wars dev Splash Damage's new sci-fi action title, due next spring for Xbox 360, PS3, PC.

Two weeks ago, Bethesda Softworks parent company Zenimax filed an application to trademark the title "Brink" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The filing indicated a reveal was imminent for one of the projects in Bethesda Softworks' stable, with one of the most likely candidates being the closely guarded game in development at Enemy Territory: Quake Wars developer Splash Damage.

Things quickly turn south for this man.

Things quickly turn south for this man.

Today, Bethesda pulled the trigger on Brink, launching a teaser trailer loaded with information concerning the game. Namely, Splash Damage is indeed behind the conflict-heavy action title, which is expected to launch spring 2010 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The trailer also lists Xbox Live and PlayStation Network platforms, indicating Brink will have an online component.

The trailer indicates that Brink will be set in a dystopian future, in which a select few individuals will weather an apocalyptic struggle in the safe confines of a sanctuary--while everyone else battles for their lives.

"They called it the Ark," the voice-over for the trailer begins, showing a towering edifice blurred in the distance. "It was their vision of the future--peaceful, sustainable, the pinnacle of science and engineering." After showing an idyllic sanctuary, the trailer then cuts to a zoomed-in shot of what appears to be a youthful man's eye.

Crackling gunfire replaces the dulcet tones established in the beginning of the trailer, as the narrator continues: "But it became more than that: It became the last promise of salvation on a dying planet. A promise for some, but not for all." The camera slowly zooms out, and the man's eye fluctuates through a range of emotions, with his face seemingly aging in a matter of seconds. As the narrator concludes his discourse, a trail of blood begins to seep from the man's forehead.

Bethesda signed on Splash Damage to a long-term development deal in May 2008. Details on Brink have been few and far between, with Splash Damage only surfacing in the intervening period to announce such high-profile hires as Fable II lead designer and Syphon Filter creative lead Richard Ham and Killzone 2 lead level designer Neil Alphonso.

Bethesda expects to show more of the title during the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo, which runs June 1-4. GameSpot will be on hand in Los Angeles to cover the event and deliver more information on Brink as it is revealed.

[CORRECTION] This article originally mis-stated the name of one of Splash Damage's recent hires, Richard Ham.

151 Comments

  • Flabergasted117

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 6:24 pm GMT

    fallout las vegas is coming out too i think

  • Flabergasted117

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 6:22 pm GMT

    oblivion was great but they are making rogue warior and Wet right now so they cant make another elder scrolls i hope this game is good

  • VisceriousZERO

    Posted Jun 21, 2009 6:10 pm GMT

    Ever since Oblivion, I've been a big fan of Bethesda. Really hoping this one turns out right. But, I have doubts about WET.

  • SQUALL20XX

    Posted Jun 9, 2009 11:43 am GMT

    wow amazing

  • SSBFan12

    Posted Jun 6, 2009 8:15 pm GMT

    The new game looks pretty good I might get it.

  • Do-R-Die

    Posted Jun 6, 2009 12:03 pm GMT

    gameplay would be nice, but bethesda is on fire right now and I'm expecting them to keep up their streak

  • msudude211

    Posted Jun 5, 2009 2:27 pm GMT

    Looks interesting, but as others have said - I want some gameplay.

  • asian_pride69

    Posted Jun 3, 2009 9:10 pm GMT

    No gameplay though. I was expecting that on E3, but nothing. Oh well, maybe they'll reveal something later on.

  • AlexOvechkin08

    Posted Jun 3, 2009 4:19 pm GMT

    Seems like it has potential to be a great game, which is something Bethesda has been been known to make. Just hope that PS3 users can get some DLC's this time around.......

  • high344

    Posted Jun 3, 2009 3:14 pm GMT

    agreed, have to see the gameplay to judge...

  • JingWarrior

    Posted Jun 3, 2009 12:46 pm GMT

    Notice the PSN logo at the end?
    Mean it will have online support? or atleast, Ps3 users will get the DLC on this one.

    Bethesda make some of the Best games avaliable today.

  • weewaag1234

    Posted Jun 3, 2009 12:33 pm GMT

    fantastic, the gamespot reporter didnt even bother asking about this....

  • PSFreak1

    Posted Jun 3, 2009 6:36 am GMT

    have to see the gameplay to judge

  • pakhair

    Posted Jun 2, 2009 6:44 pm GMT

    AWESOME GAME..............

  • gmax Site Greeter

    Posted Jun 2, 2009 8:43 am GMT

    Logan's Run, scaled back, without Logan, or the running.

  • bendall01

    Posted Jun 2, 2009 3:59 am GMT

    Just make TESV ALREADY!

  • kade380

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 7:24 pm GMT

    woot

  • DRS10

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 5:24 pm GMT

    Don't worry, Bethesda is not developing this game, they're only publishing it. Splash damage is developing Brink.

    So that means Bethesda's development team can work on Elder Scrolls V!

  • kade380

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 3:35 pm GMT

    looks like a cross breed between fallout and oblivion but at lest more sci-fi

  • IRoxxorUrSoxxor

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 3:28 pm GMT

    This looks awesome, but I wanna see TES V as well .

  • commander626

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 2:31 pm GMT

    WHERE IS TESV!?!?

  • DarkNeoBahamut

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 2:21 pm GMT

    great

  • borninvincible

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 9:35 am GMT

    sweet...

  • sieg6529

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 9:34 am GMT

    No! Bad Bethesda, bad! TESV is not going to make itself!

  • mennaf

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 6:35 am GMT

    fallout las vegas??

  • Gamer4Iife

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 5:29 am GMT

    What's with all these weird new games? Don;t care about Wet or Brink, give us more Fallout or Elder Scrolls, please!

  • matma7

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 4:17 am GMT

    Whats the point? why even bother!

  • CptAsbjoern

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 3:57 am GMT

    Cool, but as good as this sounds, I would rather have some news about TES V

  • shinian

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 3:50 am GMT

    This is one climatic teaser.

  • ognen

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 1:09 am GMT

    Getting this!

  • Infinite_Access

    Posted May 31, 2009 11:57 pm GMT

    2 guesses.

    completely new game.

    or a semi-sequal to fallout, perhaps WAY after fallout 3

  • Sacif

    Posted May 31, 2009 10:36 pm GMT

    i hope that they have more developed of this character than just a blue eye

  • mightywarlord

    Posted May 31, 2009 7:00 pm GMT

    For those mentioning TES 5. I'd bet anything that they've already began working on it, probably days after Oblivion was released, and also that we won't be hearing about it for at least another year, maybe more.

  • skywarp001

    Posted May 31, 2009 6:00 pm GMT

    terrible trailer. worst of its kind.

  • flUx_

    Posted May 31, 2009 5:34 pm GMT

    agreed with vidplayer8. I hate trailers like this. This isn't teasing me, it's making me look at an old guy's eye for 77 seconds.

  • vidplayer8

    Posted May 31, 2009 1:47 pm GMT

    while its a nice trailer, I'm not seeing enough to get excited about.

  • oKiRe

    Posted May 31, 2009 10:51 am GMT

    I knew it.. no TESV till next gen.

  • benjamin385

    Posted May 31, 2009 10:26 am GMT

    This game I hope is similar to ET:qw just with better physics on death.

  • nappan

    Posted May 31, 2009 9:49 am GMT

    It looks to me like this is going to be the next Oblivion-type engine Bethesda makes. Personally, I like this.

  • Evilnator

    Posted May 31, 2009 5:44 am GMT

    This looks interesting!!
    i wonder when it will be out....
    I hope its RPG/FPS like fallout 3...

  • thenephariouson

    Posted May 31, 2009 3:39 am GMT

    Very intruiged.

  • plapshapaul

    Posted May 31, 2009 12:44 am GMT

    so... people are fighting for a spot on the Arch, that's an interesting concept, considering that it's coming from bethesda

  • smzee27

    Posted May 30, 2009 11:05 pm GMT

    C'mon Bethesda, give us Elder Scrolls V!

  • Person_Number13

    Posted May 30, 2009 10:15 pm GMT

    This is probably an RPG considering Bethesda's history.
    And from the looks of it it will probably be similar to Fallout.

  • gobbo00

    Posted May 30, 2009 10:11 pm GMT

    MMM lost me as Soon as Killzone 2 lead level design is envoled. KZ2 singleplayer levels were average at best.(MP mare than made up for it though!)

  • Gadfly924

    Posted May 30, 2009 9:34 pm GMT

    Looks interesting, but as a lot of people on this board have been saying - we need to see more! Maybe some more info will come out after E3.

  • jrabbit99

    Posted May 30, 2009 7:54 pm GMT

    This game looks interesting. What is it? A FPS, or RPG? Bethesda is known for its RPGs so probably that. I hope it is...

  • thedonkeyvote

    Posted May 30, 2009 7:51 pm GMT

    Valdi_Imrov, surely your sarcasm detector is not that broken?

  • ShadowJake

    Posted May 30, 2009 6:42 pm GMT

    This looks intersting, I want more info

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