Brink (video game)

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Brink
Developer(s)Splash Damage[a]
Publisher(s)Bethesda Softworks
Director(s)
  • Paul Wedgwood
  • Richard Ham
Producer(s)
  • Stephen Gaffney
  • Griff Jenkins
  • Chris Dawson
Designer(s)
  • Neil Alphonso
  • Paul Saunders
Programmer(s)Arnout van Meer
Artist(s)Olivier Leonardi
Writer(s)Ed Stern
Engineid Tech 4
Platform(s)
Release
  • NA: 10 May 2011
  • AU: 12 May 2011
  • EU: 13 May 2011
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)

Brink (stylised as BRINK) is a first-person shooter video game developed by Splash Damage and published by Bethesda Softworks for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in May 2011.[2] In Brink, two factions, Resistance and Security, battle in a once-utopian city called The Ark, a floating city above the waters of a flooded Earth.[3][4]

Brink has Steamworks integration, including Valve Anti-Cheat.[5] It runs on id Tech 4 and has an updated rendering framework with improved support for multiple CPU cores.[6] Brink is a first-person shooter with a strong focus on parkour-style movement. Online multiplayer servers hold up to 16 players; players can play cooperatively or competitively, or against artificially-intelligent bots.

The game received mixed reviews but was commercially successful. As of 2012, Brink had sold over 2.5 million units and generated around $120–140 million in revenue.[7] The PC version of Brink became free-to-play on 22 August 2017.[8]

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  4. ^ "Brink". Splash Damage. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  5. ^ Ring, Bennett (23 April 2010). "Community Interview - Richard Ham, Creative Director, Brink". Games On Net. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Technology?". Splash Damage. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  7. ^ May, Chris (20 April 2012). "Brink Sold 2.5 Million Copies". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Now Free to Play on Steam - BRINK". Steam. Valve Corporation. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2022.


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