The upcoming multiplayer shooter Brink has done what is almost unheard of in the gaming industry today: Bethesda, the publisher, has moved up its release date, instead of delaying the game. The game will now be available in stores starting on the May 10th, 2011 for North America and May 13th, 2011 for Europe. I admit, when I first heard the news, I was totally blown away. A very large percentage of games in the industry experience some type of delay these days; it is almost a common practice. I can think of only a couple examples of dates being moved up in the entire history of my life as a gamer.
Brink is a title that I have been looking forward to for quite some time. Its promotion of the idea of an entirely multiplayer game (if you play the game in single player, it will be the same as it would be online save for you playing with bots instead of people) is one that is not done that often these days, save for a couple titles, and it promises to be a fresh new take on the shooter franchise. The story of a dystopian future, coupled with a fantastic art direction (this game looks great, and the character models have a very unique design that is immediately distinguishable as being from this game), and a very interesting parkour system a la the "S.M.A.R.T" button, have made this game an interest of mine since it was first announced several years ago. The ability to completely customize your character's appearance and weapons has been a pretty big selling point for me as well.
I am including several videos below to give you a feel for what this game will be like when it launches a little less than a month from now.
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