Extraction (Splash Damage, Free To Play)

[jyoung]

The makers of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Quake Wars, and Brink are putting out a new multiplayer-only, free-to-play shooter on PC:



Looks like Brink 2, basically. I enjoyed Brink, but the game was crippled by lag on consoles. I never played the PC version of Brink, so I don't know if the lag was any better on it.

You can sign up for the closed beta now:

https://secure.warchest.com/dirtybomb/

[Diff-chan]

No thanks.

[Changeling]

Brink was unplayable on PC. Disappointing coming off Quake Wars.

This game doesn't look like it'll have a prayer against the other FTP heavyweights. I'd rather play Tribes or Hawken over this anyday. This game doesn't have the "hook". Now if they were making a new Wolf game, I'd be going nuts.

[jyoung]

It would not surprise me if Splash Damage went out of business and shut down after this game.

[Changeling]

You're probably right. Who knows how many people are left from the old Splash Damage team anyway.

[Frogacuda]

Looks alright to me, although I don't usually get into multiplayer-only shooters for very long. I liked Quake Wars, and it's free so I'd be lying to myself if I said I wasn't going to try it out.

[kedawa]

Maybe it has some specific selling point, like really low system requirements.

[Diff-chan]

Alright isn't good enough, even for free. It's not 2010 anymore.

[jyoung]

Game has been renamed "Extraction" and is going to be at PAX Seattle this weekend.

Splash Damage is also doing the multiplayer mode for Batman: Arkham Origins.