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Splash Damage's Dirty Bomb Changes Name To Extraction, Now Back To Dirty Bomb
Splash Damage's free-to-play shooter was announced as Dirty Bomb, but it changed its name to Extraction in August. Now it's back to its original name.
On its website, where it outlined the name re-change, Splash Damage writes, "Long story short, the game’s back to being called Dirty Bomb. This not only better reflects its personality, but also ensures that we have a single, consistent name across the globe." It also lets the developer use the hashtag #PlayDirty on Twitter to promote the game, which it admits is better than #LetsExtract.
In Dirty Bomb, players work together as part of a team of mercenaries who must enter an irradiated London to procure or destroy sensitive data. For more on Dirty Bomb, check out our hands-on time with the game at PAX by heading here. You can also sign-up up for the game's recently re-opened beta by heading here.
You can check out the full press release on page two.
[Source: Splash Damage, via Joystiq]
Our Take
I think Splash Damage is making the right choice here. It's a little odd to change names back and forth like this, but Dirty Bomb is a much more memorable name than the previous name, which I have already forgotten.
Upcoming F2P Shooter Gets a New Name
LOS ANGELES and LONDON – May 22, 2014 – Nexon America and Splash Damage have changed the name of their upcoming online shooter from Extraction to Dirty Bomb, to better fit the game’s unique personality. The company promises this will “almost definitely” be the last name change before launch. Nexon also has announced it will run dedicated servers for Dirty Bomb in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Developed by UK-based Splash Damage, Dirty Bomb is a competitive multiplayer online first-person shooter, and the first in a new generation of games published by Nexon America. Free-to-play, and more importantly, free-to-win, Dirty Bomb is a unique team-based game in which players will select from a diverse group of mercenaries, each with their own very different personalities, talents and weapons, to create specialized squads to take into the fray on a quest for riches and bragging rights.
Through Splash Damage’s founder’s program, player feedback has shaped the game from day one, and will continue to do so through open beta later this year.
Dirty Bomb is currently in a limited closed beta and will be ramping up in the coming months. Visit www.dirtybombgame.com to sign up for the chance to join the closed beta or for more information on Dirty Bomb.
About Dirty Bomb
It is 2020 and the once great city of London stands abandoned after a mysterious disaster, a dilapidated shell of its former self. After the initial evacuation, the International Crisis and Disaster Agency stepped in to clean up the mess and decontaminate the city. They failed… badly.
Now the streets of London are the playground of Private Military Companies (PMCs) who battle to control the city’s abandoned riches. After all, what’s a little radiation sickness when there’s money to be made?
Say goodbye to London, say hello to the Merc Capital of the World. Say hello to Dirty Bomb
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