Report: Brink dev working on licensed game

Splash Damage is at work on a licensed game that uses the Brink multiplayer engine, based on "one of the biggest pop culture brands of the last 50 years."

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Splash Damage, developer of Brink, is now at work on a licensed game that will apparently reuse Brink's engine with a recognizable cast of characters. However, the company in charge of the IP has reportedly stepped away from console publishing.

IndustryGamers says the deal is with a "major entertainment brand," and says it's based on "one of the biggest American pop culture brands of the last 50 years." Otherwise, the project is being kept in the dark at the moment.

So, a 50-year-old franchise that lends itself to a multiplayer shooter, owned by a company that has shied away from consoles. We're inclined to guess Marvel -- the company is now owned by Disney, and Disney Interactive Studios moved more into mobile app development after closing some PC and console studios. But that's pure speculation, and maybe they'll surprise us all by showing off their tight new multiplayer shooter based on Mork & Mindy.

[UPDATE: Since the initial story broke, Splash Damage CEO Paul Wedgwood tweeted to VG247's UK News Editor Johnny Cullen what's more or less a blanket denial that runs contrary to the initial report by IndustryGamers. It reads:

@JohnnyCullen Yes. We're not working with Disney. We're not building a pop culture IP. We're only using BRINK tech for BRINK updates atm

It would seem as though there's nothing to see here people, after all. Kindly, move along. That said, we'll keep you apprised of any new developments on potential upcoming Splash Damage projects as they are revealed.]

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    November 17, 2011 11:45 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Report: Brink dev working on licensed game.

    Splash Damage is at work on a licensed game that uses the Brink multiplayer engine, based on "one of the biggest pop culture brands of the last 50 years."

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      November 17, 2011 11:46 AM

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      November 17, 2011 11:47 AM

      Lady Gaga?

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      November 17, 2011 11:50 AM

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      November 17, 2011 11:53 AM

      Modern GWARfare

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        November 17, 2011 12:09 PM

        That would be pretty awesome. Especially if they make a special edition which comes with a device that sprays fake blood in your face when you kill someone on screen.

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        November 17, 2011 1:57 PM

        haha

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      November 17, 2011 12:01 PM

      Thundercats?

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      November 17, 2011 12:03 PM

      Paris Hilton?

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      November 17, 2011 12:08 PM

      No matter what Splash Damage does, I hope they don't give up on the Enemy Territory-style of game play. =(

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        November 17, 2011 12:19 PM

        I really wish they would expand the scope. Brink would'be been so much cooler if it was a Battlefield sized level instead of something tiny. Every level felt like meat grinder.

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          November 17, 2011 2:44 PM

          Yeah I remember Splash Damage talking about that philosophy when making the game. They wanted the action to be more concentrated than Quake Wars. Maybe some sort of Brink/Quake Wars hybrid would have worked better.

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            November 17, 2011 3:31 PM

            I was hoping for like Mirrors Edge multiplayer essentially :(

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        November 17, 2011 12:25 PM

        Me too - People shitted all over Brink because it was basically ET with customization - Which is apparently too complicated.

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          November 17, 2011 2:43 PM

          I had a blast with the game. It was definitely buggy at release though. The customization is what made the game interesting... oh well.

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          November 17, 2011 2:51 PM

          Brink, at release, was TF2's goldrush/dustbowl gametype plus the unlockable system from MW/BF.

          And it was terrible. They took the really bad ideas from two popular games and turned it into a piece of garbage.

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          November 17, 2011 3:10 PM

          I think peole shat on Brink because it was buggy, ugly, poorly made, and not as fun as ET.

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            November 17, 2011 3:56 PM

            The launch wasn't exactly smooth, but to call it ugly and poorly made does the game a HUGE disservice. :(

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        November 17, 2011 1:04 PM

        I'd say they have to do it because it's proven not to be popular/commercial enough.

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        November 17, 2011 3:53 PM

        It's not simple enough for most people.

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        November 17, 2011 4:45 PM

        lol, I hope they DO give it up.

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      November 17, 2011 12:09 PM

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      November 17, 2011 12:09 PM

      If it is a Marvel property, what does it mean for Activision's Marvel licenses for Spider-Man and X-Men? The last titles from that set (X-Men Destiny, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows?) were panned pretty bad by critics.

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      November 17, 2011 12:10 PM

      Star Trek?

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      November 17, 2011 12:11 PM

      Isnt this what usually happens when a studio's previous game bombs? Then usually after the big franchise game bombs they are no more..

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        November 17, 2011 12:13 PM

        yup, look at Silicon Knights.

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        November 17, 2011 2:06 PM

        This was exactly my first thought. Working on licensed properties seems to be like putting one foot into the grave.

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      November 17, 2011 12:11 PM

      The Beatles: Battle Royal

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      November 17, 2011 12:12 PM

      An MTV game?

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      November 17, 2011 12:13 PM

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        November 17, 2011 2:40 PM

        Now that I think back it was no worse than the BF3 release. The only thing BF3 had that Brink didn't was the fact that it was/is a good game. Brink was a horrible disappointment.

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      November 17, 2011 12:15 PM

      G.I. Joe would be my guess...originated in the 60's, would fit with Brink's game play (Joe vs. Cobra)

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      November 17, 2011 12:16 PM

      Oh good, another game that will look cool until people actually play it.

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        November 17, 2011 12:29 PM

        Hey everyone lets judge them by there last game... they haven't made any other decent games have they!

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          November 17, 2011 12:32 PM

          I only have experience with Brink. And it sucked. The problems were fundamental design issues and not technical.

          Those things are extremely difficult to fix.

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          November 17, 2011 12:50 PM

          Blink and Quake Wars were both missed opportunities.

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          November 17, 2011 1:04 PM

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          November 17, 2011 1:17 PM

          They also haven't made any other games besides Enemy Territory for the past 8 years. For fans of ET, Brink is pretty good, but still sort of broken.

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          November 17, 2011 1:54 PM

          Yes they have and Quake Wars: Enemy Territory bombed.

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            November 17, 2011 2:42 PM

            He's pointing out that they've released a rehashed version of the same game for 8 years.

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          November 17, 2011 2:23 PM

          They literally punched me in the face and then took my $60

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            November 17, 2011 2:42 PM

            I paid AUD$89, and that was when the AUD$ was at around USD$1.10

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          November 17, 2011 2:50 PM

          Loved both ET and ETQW (which is probably my favorite team multiplayer game ever). Brink seemed like a game that just lacked focus, and I can think of large parts of that game I'd cut entirely which i think would make it better (especially if you could devote the time and budget used to create them elsewhere).

          I'm willing to give them another chance, but they better make a demo or better yet an early, lengthy beta so that people who like the types of games they make can help them avoid some of the stuff that hurt Brink.

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      November 17, 2011 12:20 PM

      Cool a Max Headroom game!

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        November 17, 2011 1:55 PM

        Crystal Pepsi!

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        November 17, 2011 2:43 PM

        That would be fucking awesome and hopefully very trippy.

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      November 17, 2011 12:26 PM

      Since I'm one of the few that really enjoyed Brink, I hope they don't change the formula too too much.

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        November 17, 2011 12:28 PM

        Brink had such potential and for me, was such a let down. The faint traces of a storyline, insane amounts of shooting and very little damage, and quirky parkour stuff. Nothing that amazing and again, WHY DO HEADSHOTS NOT KILL PEOPLE in Brink.

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      November 17, 2011 12:27 PM

      https://twitter.com/#!/PaulWedgwood/statuses/137195000499941377

      No news here fellas, move along.

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      November 17, 2011 12:29 PM

      Just remake wolf: et on the new engine and call it a day. Brink was garbage :(

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      November 17, 2011 12:49 PM

      I have no problems with a shooter based on Mork & Mindy....lots of action and laughs. It's like the complete package.

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      November 17, 2011 1:03 PM

      Bratz.

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      November 17, 2011 1:27 PM

      Woot a Mork and Mindy shooter!!!!

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      November 17, 2011 1:47 PM

      I want a single-player game set on the Ark and I want it more than whatever Splash Damage is doing here.

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      November 17, 2011 2:29 PM

      Justin Bieber: Modern Warfare.

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      November 17, 2011 2:50 PM

      The Beatles

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      November 17, 2011 2:51 PM

      Brink 2 : Brinky Brinker Brinkish edition

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      November 17, 2011 3:15 PM

      Someone is paying those people to make another game? lol

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      November 17, 2011 4:35 PM

      Regardless of the IP, that engine is a complete turd. They need to put it out to pasture and move on to a technology base that doesn't suck.

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      November 17, 2011 5:53 PM

      The Brink engine....? Why?

      I certainly won't be buying another Splash Damage game after that poop fest that was Brink... that shit was jenky as fuck.

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      November 22, 2011 12:42 PM

      I don't want another game from this dev.

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