Steamworks & System Requirements for Brink

I was browsing through the Bethesda blog and they put out a list of Steamworks features and the system requirements needed for when you intend on playing their game Brink on the PC.

Here's a direct list from the Bethesda blog:

• Steamworks users features:
• Steam Achievements
• VOIP (in addition to already existing in-game chat)
• Leaderboards
• VAC (Valve Anti Cheat)
• Dedicated Servers
• Friends Support
• Steam Cloud (for save data)

Minimum PC Specs:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or equivalent 

Memory: 2GB RAM

Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GS/ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro or equivalent

OS: Windows XP (SP3)/Vista/Windows 7

Hard Drive: 8GB of free space

Recommended PC Specs:

Processor: Intel Quad Core i5

Memory: 3GB RAM

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460/ATI Radeon HD 5850

OS: Windows XP(SP3)/Vista/Windows 7

Hard Drive: 8GB of free space

That’s just what they have up on their site now, expect more to be released closer to the day that Brink hits the shelves!

For more info on Brink click HERE.

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On the BRINK of war.

Scheduled for a release of Spring 2011, BRINK is a game that isn't really being talked about a whole lot. It is a first person shooter made by the British game development team Splash Damage and published by Bethesda, and uses the id Tech 4 engine, designed by John Carmack, used in games such as Doom 3, Prey, and Wolfenstein.

Brink focuses heavily on character and weapon customization, which should bring and endless challenge and "new" feel to each game, single player and multiplayer alike.
The big thing with Brink is it has a new and innovative way of movement in-game, which Splash Damage has called "S.M.A.R.T. (Smooth Movement Across Random Terrain) System". It adds a really new and  interesting way to jump, slide, jump, etc... around insane obstacles, parkour-style, although similar to what we've seen in Mirror's Edge.
You may play as one of four class types: Soldier, Medic, Engineer, and Operative, each with their own usefulness and unique style.
In Brink, play as the Security or the Resistance in a war on a floating city known as The Ark. The Ark, was supposed to be a small paradise city with renewable resources, no pollution, and large enough for 5,000 residents. However, it's grown to be over populated, now with 50,000 residents, and not enough resources to go around.

With Brink's S.M.A.R.T. parkour-style movement system, fully customizable characters and weapons, this should be an experience you should not miss out on. Keep your eyes and ears open for Brink, as it is scheduled to hit the shelves sometimes this Spring.
And with that, I will leave you with this teaser trailer.

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