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[Nail]

meh, no mention of Splash Damage, and they spelled Paul’s name wrong

[Maawdawg]

meh, no mention of Splash Damage, and they spelled Paul’s name wrong

yeah, I’m not posting only the “good articles”, just anything I run across related to the game.

[Jammydodger]

Brink gets a mention in a article titled “Putting the Science back into First Person Fiction” on ThumbPad.com

[Raga]

no open beta for Brink.

http://www.nowgamer.com/news/5168/brink-dev-explains-lack-of-open-beta

[dommafia]

[QUOTE=Raga;261653]no open beta for Brink.

http://www.nowgamer.com/news/5168/brink-dev-explains-lack-of-open-beta[/QUOTE]

RAGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Humate]

Now Gamer Interview with Ham:
http://www.nowgamer.com/features/1197/brink-splash-damage-interview

4 pages of not much unfortunately

[3Suns]

Thanks for the heads-up on these Now Gamer articles.

It is good to finally have confirmation and explanation on the topic of No Beta, and it is also encouraging to read, yet again, what and why SD is doing with Brink. Yes, not much new, but a good read anyway - it has different meaning now that they are just a couple of months from going Gold.

[H0RSE]

[QUOTE=3Suns;261706]Thanks for the heads-up on these Now Gamer articles.

It is good to finally have confirmation and explanation on the topic of No Beta, and it is also encouraging to read, yet again, what and why SD is doing with Brink. Yes, not much new, but a good read anyway - it has different meaning now that they are just a couple of months from going Gold.[/QUOTE]
Yes, not too much longer before you and I will be competing for best Medic, amongst our friends

[Seyu]

[QUOTE=Humate;261659]Now Gamer Interview with Ham:
http://www.nowgamer.com/features/1197/brink-splash-damage-interview

4 pages of not much unfortunately :([/QUOTE]

They do mention that the amount of xp earned in singleplayer and multiplayer will be the same.

[3Suns]

Yes, not too much longer before you and I will be competing for best Medic, amongst our friends

Can. Not. Wait. WOOOOO!!! :stroggtapir:

And @Seyu, yes, that is the thing about this new interview, it seemed like there were a lot of confirmations and re-statements of what Brink will and will not have. It was an enjoyable read and answered to many of the current questions in the forum.

[Fireseed]

GameZoom wrote a german preview about Brink
http://www.gamezoom.net/artikel/Brink_Vorschau_Preview-22634
Unfortunately nothing new in there

[Maawdawg]

There is some Brink Discussion in GameInsider’s latest podcast, regarding the lack of a beta. I haven’t been able to listen to it yet.

GameInsider Video Talk Episode #68

[Fireseed]

The possibility to gain one of the Pre-Order Packs in europe is now there. Amazon.de and some other shops now offers Brink + Psycho Pack or Spec-Ops Pack for pre-order!

Germans should read this, for additional info -> http://ark-island.de/news.php?id=32&sec=1

Psycho Pre-Order Pack via Amazon.de
Psycho Pre-Order Pack via Direct2Drive
Spec-Ops Pre-Order Pack via Steam

The other Packs (Doom and Fallout) are not avaiable until now. We will see…

[General_Wolfens]

The possibility to gain one of the Pre-Order Packs in europe is now there. Amazon.de and some other shops now offers Brink + Psycho Pack or Spec-Ops Pack for pre-order!

this is already known since last year (yes i mean for Europe, not usa/australia)
? ?

[General_Wolfens]

The possibility to gain one of the Pre-Order Packs in europe is now there. Amazon.de and some other shops now offers Brink + Psycho Pack or Spec-Ops Pack for pre-order!

this is already known since last year… (yes, i mean europe, not usa/australia)

[Joe999]

german preorder info:

Bethesda stellt Brink Vorbestellaktion für Deutschland vor
23.02.11 - Bethesda hat Informationen zu den digitalen Brink (PS3, Xbox 360) Pre-Order Boni bekanntgegeben, die ab sofort in Deutschland erhältlich sind.

Die drei Packs "Fallout", "Psycho" und "Spec Ops" sollen die nahezu  unendlichen Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten des Charakters um exklusive  Kleidungsstücke, Tattoos, Waffen und Waffenzubehör erweitern:

[U]Fallout-Packs[/U]

- ab sofort bei einer Vorbestellung von [B]Brink[/B] bei vielen Fachhändlern in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz erhältlich.

  * Einzigartiges "Fallout Vault 101"-Körper-Tattoo
  * Exklusive Waffen-Skins für die CARB-9 SMG: Vault 101 (Sicherheit) und Fallout New Vegas Vault Boy (Widerstand)
  * Exklusive T-Shirts: Fallout Vault 101 (Sicherheit) und Fallout New Vegas Vault Boy (Widerstand)
  * Exklusive Vault-Tec-Beanie-Mütze (Sicherheit) und Fallout-Kopftuch (Widerstand)

[U]Psycho-Packs[/U]

- ab sofort exklusiv bei einer Vorbestellung von [B]Brink[/B] bei [Amazon](http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B003Z71YBO?ie=UTF8&tag=gamefrontde-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=B003Z71YBO) erhältlich
 
   * Exklusive Waffe: Der "Caesar"-Revolver
   * Neue Waffenteile: Verbesserter Cola-Dosen-Schalldämpfer (Widerstand) und Ark-Taktik-Schalldämpfer (Sicherheit)
   * Exklusive Kampfmaske für den Widerstand: "Teuflisches Grinsen"
   * Einzigartiges Körper-Tattoo "Gequälte Seele"
 
 [U]Spec Ops-Packs[/U]
 
 - ab sofort exklusiv bei einer Vorbestellung von [B]Brink[/B] bei GameStop erhältlich.
 
   * Exklusive Waffe: Die "Hockler"-Maschinenpistole
   * Exklusives "GreenEye"-Zielfernrohr
   * Exklusive Sicherheit-Kampfmaske "Sloani"
   * Einzigartiges "Dogtag"-Körper-Tattoo

http://www.gamefront.de/

they didn’t specify a source, so i’m not sure if that’s official

[Raga]

Bethesda dates Brink for Japan - VG247

Bethesda’s dated Splash Damage shooter Brink for May 26 for Japan.

[Humate]

Preview1:
http://diehardgamefan.com/2011/02/28/hands-on-preview-brink/

new pics:
http://diehardgamefan.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Brinksc04.jpg
http://diehardgamefan.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Brinksc06.jpg
http://diehardgamefan.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Brinksc09.jpg
http://diehardgamefan.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Brinksc03.jpg

Preview2:
http://www.world-gaming.com/console-gaming-news/ps3/2504-impressions-from-a-hands-on-demo-with-brink.html

Preview3:
http://levelupnews.com/xbox-360/xbox-360-articles/preview-brink/

Preview4:

Stern on the Brink: "In an FPS, effectively the gun is you" - VG247

Preview5:
http://www.gamefront.com/brink-multiplayer-hands-on-preview/

Preview6:
http://www.totalvideogames.com/BRINK/preview-16164.html

Preview7:

Brink

Preview8:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/news/news-2972-Brink-Hands-On-Preview-–-Get-SMART.html

Preview9:
http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/brink/preview-2906.html

Vid Interview with Wedgwood:
http://au.gamespot.com/pc/action/brink/video/6301078/brink-interview-with-paul-wedgwood

Vid Interview with Ham:
http://www.g4tv.com/videos/51478/go_brinkint_022511_G4750swf/index.html

Vid Interview with Wedgwood Part I:

Vid Interview with Wedgwood Part II:

[Herandar]

Preview 1 doesn’t really distinguish between Campaign and Challenges.

Preview 2 implies that you can pick female characters:

What’s especially cool there is that the specifications of your character (mostly race and gender) will alter the voice options available.

Le Sigh.

Also from the second:

there was a problem with the operative class against the A.I. Being able to steal an identity is pretty much useless if there isn’t an objective to complete, as the A.I. has no idea who you are and you have nothing to do but shoot them and reveal yourself. Against real players though, I imagine it will be more fun.

If that is the worst complaint, we’re looking good.

[Maawdawg]

Looks like the next wave of hands on articles is starting up.

http://xbox.incgamers.com/Previews/247/brink-preview
http://fpstribe.com/featured/brink-the-hands-on-verdict/
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/02/28/preview-brink-2/
http://www.pixelenemy.com/2011/02/brink-interview-gameplay/