Bethesda's new trailer for Brink introduces us to audio director Chris Sweetman (Burnout: Paradise), lead level designer Neil Alphonso (Killzone 2), creative director Richard Ham (Fable II), lead writer Edward Stern, and, of course, game director Paul Wedgwood.

"You look at any screenshot of Brink, you know it's Brink," creative director Richard Ham enthuses in a new developer diary focusing on the attractive exaggerated art style of Splash Damage's shooter. "It can't be mistaken for anything else."

The rest of the Splash Damage gang is on hand to discuss the look too, covering topics from its influences and how it affects gameplay to motion-capturing facial expressions. Read more »

In case you were wondering how excited the developers of Brink are for their upcoming shooter to hit the market, the answer is "lots."

In the third developer diary for the upcoming shooter, the team at Splash Damage discuss how Brink will finally blur the lines between online gaming and offline gaming. This will be done, they explain, by having one character that carries over through both modes of play. Read more »

This weekend gets confirmed with a powerful show that rocks from start to finish. Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Lara Croft: Guardian of Light, Monday Night Combat, and a QuakeCon report get the party started on the right foot in Whatcha' Been Playin? Your thoughts on maturity in games and balancing difficulty with reward lead off the Warning before the question of whether it's okay to leave games unfinished finally gets discussed. Gamecom announcements alone could fill the Front Page but there's also a quick review of the July NPD sales figures and, of course, Jeff tops it off with a little excitement for Bioshock Infinite.

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Splash Damage and Bethesda's Brink was mighty impressive when I played it last week at QuakeCon 2010 and now we have a new trailer with a behind-the-scenes look at the game's SMART movement system.

Brink has come a long way since I last saw it at QuakeCon 2009. Sadly, I missed it on E3 2010, but I finally got a chance to jump into a session with three other human players and friendly bots against a gang of AI opponents on Container City, the map that can be seen in this (old) trailer below:

With QuakeCon 2010 in full swing, id and Bethesda have released the latest screenshots for its upcoming line-up.

The images feature shots of the id Tech 5-powered Rage, Obsidian's take on the post apocalyptic in Fallout: New Vegas, the gritty and lethal world of Hunted: The Demon's Forge and the multiplayer mayhem of Brink. Read more »

Splash Damage and Bethesda have released the first developer diary video for Brink, the upcoming team-based FPS from the creators of the Enemy Territory series.

Sony is looking into creating more "HD conversions" of older titles in the same vein as 2009's God of War Collection and the upcoming Sly Collection, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has told IGN.

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Part two of our massive E3 2010 wrap up picks up where last week left off with a plethora of games that would satisfy even El Guapo. So naturally it begins with guns, and lots of them in what we're dubbing E3 shooterpalooza. Headliners for the segment include Rage, Halo: Reach, Bulletstorm, Brink, Deus Ex, Gears of War 3, FEAR 3, and more. But it's not all bullet-time either; once the clip is empty it's on to Epic Mickey, Mortal Kombat, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, True Crime, Dead Space 2, and more. Plus we've got your response to our love for Rock Band and what to do with motion controls. We're getting back to the regular flow next week so be sure to come by Shacknews and get in the show thread.

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While Brink developer Splash Damage couldn't make it to the recent Bethesda press day due to volcanic interference, it has managed to release a few new screenshots.

Set in a dystopian future city, the class-based shooter builds upon Splash Damage's Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars with a singleplayer campaign supporting drop-in, drop-out multiplayer and a dynamic movement system. Read more »

Sony has just added ten games to the PlayStation 3's Greatest Hits catalog, with each title now carrying a price tag of $29.99 or less.

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A new cinematic Brink trailer by CGI wizards Blur might not be representative of Enemy Territory developer Splash Damage's latest class-based shooter but it is very attractive.

Brink is scheduled for a PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 release this fall, published by Bethesda. To see the actual game, check out last year's trio of gameplay trailers. Read more »

Revolution isn't always pretty, as evidenced by these new Brink screenshots from developer Splash Damage. Be you Resistance or Security, you're gonna get hurt.

Coming to PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the class-based single and multi-player S.M.A.R.T.-enabled shooter is slated to hit all three platforms come fall 2010.

A fresh new week brings with it a fresh new video for Brink, this one examining the functional and cosmetic implications of the game's character customization options.

Originally due this spring, the latest class-based shooter from Enemy Territory vets Splash Damage is expected on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in "Fall 2010." Read more »