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Brink dev reveals new PC shooter

Splash Damage working on Dirty Bomb with help from publishing partner Warchest; teaser trailer released; release date TBA.

The next project from Brink and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars developer Splash Damage has been revealed. This morning, the company announced PC shooter Dirty Bomb. The game's teaser trailer suggests the game will be set in a modern day London, England and feature lots of shooting.

The Dirty Bomb website encourages gamers to reserve a player name by registering at publishing partner Warchest's website. Additionally, Dirty Bomb's online services are powered by FireTeam, a company that specializes in matchmaking, transmedia connectivity, and more.

No release date or pricing information was announced for Dirty Bomb.

Dirty Bomb is the first game from London-based Splash Damage since 2011's Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC game Brink, which sold 2.5 million copies. For more on that game, check out GameSpot's review.

Eddie Makuch
By Eddie Makuch, News Editor

Eddie Makuch (Mack-ooh) is a News Editor at GameSpot. He works out of the company's Boston office in Somerville, Mass., and loves extra chunky peanut butter.

47 comments
Klikandclick
Klikandclick like.author.displayName 1 Like

I really, REALLY hope things get done right this time. Brink had an incredible amount of potential that was squandered for essentially no reason.

Panda-Pat
Panda-Pat

Brink was really bad compared to its hype ... oh this is gonna revolutionize FPS .... no.... no it did not ....

theHydra014
theHydra014

As soon as I heard this, I reinstalled Brink. End of comment...

x3lA
x3lA

 @theHydra014 Don't want to rain on your parade but Brink was a clusterf*ck

eriktkire
eriktkire

I said I had sworn off Splash after the massive disaster that Brink was... but having looked into their new websites (Fireteam and Warchest), I have to say I'm interested again.

 

Now is the time for them to prove that all the previous failures to support their games post release (ie ETQW and Brink) were a result of publisher complications.  Now that it's all on them, I want to see them do it properly.

 

Just as well they're trying to institute their version of F2P because even though I like the look of the new direction, I'm not swayed enough yet to contemplate giving them any of my money.... yet.

 

When they can deliver something on par with the good ole days of Wolf ET, then the bad taste of having preordered Brink only to see it drop to bargain bin sale prices 2 months later on Steam... then and only then will the bad taste be washed out completely.

Rivboets7
Rivboets7

I liked Brink, i'm not sure why considering how much people disliked it.  Maybe this time the Brink idea will be used properly for all to enjoy.

slonekb05
slonekb05

brink was a good idea, but was not executed well at all. i gave it a 4. hopefully they learned something.

deltamirage
deltamirage like.author.displayName 1 Like

Have they learned from Brinks failings? We'll wait and see.

SolidTy
SolidTy

"Dirty Bomb" by Splash Damage?

 

Do they not think about what images are conjured up?

UnwantedSpam
UnwantedSpam like.author.displayName 1 Like

With a name like that, I can't help but laugh. And considering how boring and bland Brink was, it's hard to get excited for this.

Sardinar
Sardinar

Why announce a game with no reason to get excited about? 

santinegrete
santinegrete

Oh this just smell as a MP focused shooter. I'm so steering clear of this.

Deadlock3386
Deadlock3386

Shooters these days are all the same... companies have to work on some new stuff.

AgentMothman95
AgentMothman95

Wow, this sounds terribly original. Didn't they learn to stop making games after Brink?

kingcole225
kingcole225

I really liked Brink despite some obvious flaws. Will check this out.

bignick217
bignick217

OH MY GOD, ANOTHER SHOOTER!!!!.. . . . . . yippee

abnergoinbig
abnergoinbig

After playing Brink, i will never buy a game from this developer.

yeah_28
yeah_28

Looking at the graphics seen in the trailer and some animation it reminds of free to play games.

victorlamy
victorlamy

man fuck you, brink was the worst bag of shit released this gen and i will hate you forever

SirNormanislost
SirNormanislost

not what i was supposed to focus on in the trailer but if your going to feature well known landmarks atleast make the signs a bit more accurate why the hell is it telling you bromley is 10 miles away of all the places in that direction :P

Bangerman15
Bangerman15

after brink which sadly i bought new at launch, im never buying another one of their games LOL

gamingfrendly
gamingfrendly like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 6 Like

when will they make a new wolfenstein enemy territory? and more importantly when will we get a new single player wolfenstein?

Johny_47
Johny_47

It doesn't say if it's 3rd or 1st person, I'd love if it was a 3rd person shooter, not enough of them around anymore because it's mostly 1st person. I'd love if it was similar to the Getaway.

holtrocks
holtrocks

Another generic modern shooter, surprise surprise.

hella_epic
hella_epic

"The game's teaser trailer suggests the game will be set in a modern day London, England and feature lots of shooting." MIND=BLOWN :O 

brxricano
brxricano like.author.displayName 1 Like

Too many cooks making the soup. I'll wait for a burger.

robbiejones
robbiejones

after there previous work i would say that for now im not interested...

Jarten
Jarten like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 4 Like

Brink was awesome. It was a definite change compared to all this newer CoD multiplayer rehashs I see everywhere. People should at least give it an hour of playing before giving it the axe.

vault-boy
vault-boy

 @Jarten I played it back in 2007, but it was Called Team Fortress 2 back then, for some reason I liked it a lot more then than I do now.

WhiteStormy
WhiteStormy like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

Yay, just what the gaming industry needs: another military shooter.

it009x9281
it009x9281

They made Brink oh my i really hated how bad that game was and i really loved Quake Wars online play it ashame it never really went anywhere so this new game i might skip.

vasilakis141
vasilakis141 like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

I tought the guy on the picture  is Strelock, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 was going to be back in development. Then i read the headline and the article and now i know, this will be another classbased multyplayer FPS, that will die withing a month after its release.

gamingfrendly
gamingfrendly like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

 @vasilakis141 damn why did S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 had to die damn shame they should of at lest remastered wolfenstein  enemy territory in HD.

Unfallen_Satan
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Risky. PC gamers are so inundated with different shooters of all sorts, with some on the leading edge of innovative gameplay, that any generic shooter not in a major franchise will have little chance of receiving any attention, let alone succeed. Not to say Dirty Bomb will be a generic shooter, but a lot of shooting will no doubt be insufficient.

sjawz3288
sjawz3288 like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 7 Like

The name Dirty Bomb sounds like a fart. I cannot take this title seriously.

OleanderX
OleanderX

Probably F2P.

shantyshocker
shantyshocker like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @OleanderX from the backlash of the last game they did, they should.

eriktkire
eriktkire

 @shantyshocker  @OleanderX they announced awhile ago that they'd be ditching retail and doing F2P marketing.. we'll see if they can pull it off properly, at least like Tribes.

shantyshocker
shantyshocker

 @eriktkire  @OleanderX Well at least they are keeping it safe just to avoid another mess in their hands but if its a very awful F2P system like doing Pay 2 Win or over price packages now that's gonna build some problems 

 

just like the their Ipad game too 

 

Alot has change because of that one game haha even the European reviewers defended it!

 

anyway best of luck to them 

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