Brink is an objective-based FPS developed by Splash Damage and published by Bethesda Softworks. It combines single-player and multiplayer gameplay with a strong emphasis on cooperative team play with each character you make belonging to either the Security or Resistance factions. Players will have access to considerable character customization beyond their ream, not only with a wealth of clothing and aesthetic options but being able to choose from three sizes and four classes - each with unlockable class abilities to choose from.

Q: Where does Brink take place?
A: Brink takes place on the Ark, an enormous floating city, in the near future. A detailed synopsis can be found http://brinkthegame.com/ark/island/.

Q: What is Brink's release date?
A: The game will be released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Games for Windows on May 10th in North America and May 13th in Europe and Australia. (You may see May 17th/20th listed as the release date in Brink videos and interviews released before April 11th, however the release date has since been moved up.) http://bethblog.com/index.php/2011/04/11/brink-it-forward-release-date-moved-up-one-week/

Q: What is the difference between single player and multiplayer?
A: Brink blends multiplayer, cooperative, and single player gaming together.

Q: What is SMART?
A: SMART stands for Smooth Movement Across Random Terrain, you can watch an introductory video http://www.youtube.com/user/BethesdaSoftworks#p/u/16/m2xXKTgVfGE.

Q: Where can I get an overview of the classes and sizes?
A: Brink features four distinct classes: medic, soldier, engineer, and operative. Listen to Game Director Paul Wedgwood discuss them in this interview at http://www.gametrailers.com/video/quakecon-10-brink/703203 (1:58 mark).

Q: What game modes will multiplayer have?
A: Brink is an objective based game like Splash Damage's previous games Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.

Q: What is the max amount of players?
A: Eight players per side (16 total).

Q: Will there be dedicated servers?
A: Dedicated servers will be available for Brink on PC. It will be peer-to-peer on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network

Q: Will Brink require Steam?
A: Steam is required for Brink's activation. And using Steamworks, you'll get the following features:

• Steam Achievements
  
• VOIP (in addition to the already existing in-game chat)
  
• Leaderboards
  
• VAC (Valve Anti Cheat)
  
• Friends Support
  
• Steam Cloud (for save data)

Q: What are the system requirements for PC?
A: These are the games minimum and recommended requirements:



Q: Will Brink include an editor or SDK?
A: No information available

Q: Will there be a Beta or demo?
A: We have no announced plans for a public Beta or a demo. If/when that changes, we'll let everyone know.

Q: What will Brink be rated?
A: Brink has been giving a T rating by the ESRB.

Q: Will there be female characters in Brink?
A: In short: no. Like all developers, Splash Damage faced physical limits on what they could put into the game and had to make the "incredibly tough" choice between massively reducing the variety and quality of character customization in order to make room for new models/animations for female characters, or to keep to their vision of "deep and varied" character creation by focusing only male customization and make that the best they possibly can. "This was a very, very hard decision for us to make", Ham explains, "but we feel that it was the right one for the overall quality of the game." http://brink.chefenco.com/splash-damage-explains-the-lack-of-female-characters/

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