Six-Year-Old FPS Brink Is Now Free On Steam


Six-Year-Old FPS Brink Is Now Free On Steam

Remember that weird, Bethesda-published first-person shooter, Brink? It's now free to download on Steam. In addition, although it still doesn't have a tonof players, it has enough to exceed two other, more recent FPSes.

Yes, it's 2017 and for some reason we're talking about Brink. The game originally launched way back in 2011, and it's pretty clear now that it was ahead of its time. Brink attempted to be both a class-based and high-mobility shooter, well before Overwatch and Titanfall kickstarted the recent renaissance in those genres. Brink was met with lukewarm response from critics, with GameSpot giving it a 6/10.

Now the game is completely free, and it seems that this transition has resurrected some player interest. According to Steamcharts, Brink has surged from a paltry 5-10 people playing per day to well over 2500 players as of today. At the time of this writing, Brink has five times as many players as LawBreakers and Battleborn combined. Although neither of those two games are free-to-play, they are much more recent; LawBreakers launched on August 8 and even garnered a positive critical response. However, LawBreakers sits at around 430 players, while Battleborn has fewer than 100.

If you're interested in trying out Brink, you can download it for free here. There are a few DLC packs that you can pick up for pretty cheap, ranging from $1 to $1.79.

New Humble Bundle Features PS4, PS3, And Vita Games


New Humble Bundle Features PS4, PS3, And Vita Games

Humble Bundles typically offer computer or mobile games, though we've also seen a small number that provided a way to get console games for cheap. Another of those promotions is now underway with the launch of the Humble 2K PlayStation Bundle.

These games span PS4, PS3, and Vita, though the bulk are on PS3. This works like a standard Humble Bundle, with multiple pricing tiers that determine what you get. Spending just $1 gets you four games, while beating the average unlocks all but one. Spending $20 or more gets you the excellent XCOM 2 along with everything else included in this bundle. That makes this a strong deal on its own--XCOM 2 is currently on sale on PSN and costs $24 for Plus members just by itself.

This bundle is available from now until August 29. Unlike what we occasionally see, there's no indication that more games will be added; what you see now is what you'll get. You also won't have the option to pay more later to move up to a higher tier, and you'll receive only one key to obtain all of your games.

You can see a full rundown of everything that's included below. The bundle is available here.

Pay $1 or more

Beat the average

Pay $20 or more