There have been a number of changes to all 3 versions of the game.

* There will now be a total of 8 human players when matchmaking for campaign and most freeplay modes to improve reliability.
* 8v8 will still be supported by a 'Big Teams' configuration in freeplay and custom matches.
* There have also been a number of changes for the PC version (quite a few of which are also going to the 360 and psn versions) regarding AI tweakings and GPU fixes amongst other things.

There's definitely some good changes there. Hopefully the first of many.

Also the first DLC released is going to be free!

Check out the full story at:
http://bethblog.com/index.php/2011/05/13/brink-updates-now-live-free-dlc/



EDIT: I've changed this post at the advise of another Giantbomb member so it's not quite so verbatim to the original article.

That is really cool of them. Im actually having a better time with the game than I expected when the reviews started coming out.

Nice! I've been having issues with the PC version of not connecting to any servers, so hopefully that gets implemented in an update ASAP.

may actually try this if they fix the lag issue.

Looks like they are gonna support their game. Wonder if this will bring more people. 

Thats great, fixing their game for the people who brought it and giving it free DLC. Your doing fine by me so far Splash damage.

Free maps and a promise to fix the crippling lag? Restoring lost faith seems to be the order over at Splash Damage and it's working; for me anyway.

Free maps and a promise to fix the crippling lag? Restoring lost faith seems to be the order over at Splash Damage and it's working; for me anyway.

Also, to the OP: posting a link to a story and then just copy-pasting the entire article does not a thread make. Try contributing something next time, alright bruv?

If they solve the lag in the game that would be awesome.... I already enjoy this game despite the annoying lag I sometimes run in to.

@Getz said:

Free maps and a promise to fix the crippling lag? Restoring lost faith seems to be the order over at Splash Damage and it's working; for me anyway.

Also, to the OP: posting a link to a story and then just copy-pasting the entire article does not a thread make. Try contributing something next time, alright bruv?

I could of posted nothing at all and over 100 people wouldn't of found this news till later. Why am i going to rewrite something that already says exactly what the news is? I gave a reference and that's perfectly adequate. I'm not getting paid for this, i posted it purely because i thought people would find it interesting and i like this community.

If they solve the lag in the game that would be awesome.... I already enjoy this game despite the annoying lag I sometimes run in to.

reading between the lines. all they did was scale back back the main game to 4v4 with bots and if you want to try your luck you can go back into 8v8 but your mileage may vary. I hope they are working on a proper patch that fixes the lag issues. good on them for free DLC sure, But. i have a feeling they would have done this even if there were no lag issues on the 360. the game is sitting at a 69 (360) on metacritic. now before you tell me scores dont matter. to publishers they do, and my guess is the game has not been selling well so this is an effort to keep the community they have from selling the game off. Look i really do like Brink i wouldn't be writting this if i didn't. it's just they did a piss poor job with the console versions of the game. 

So is the AI fix part of the multiplayer update or is that another update? Because those bots are driving me mad

So if they release and fix stuff that reviewers sought missing, then their reviews are just nullified dust in space.
Been interested in this game since it first was announced, and I'm still in for it. Seeing that Splash Damage will support the game (not suprised at all btw) is a nice plus.

Just saw this on Joystiq.  Fantastic news, as this game is starting to grow on me.

I'm excited for this new DLC. My fingers are crossed for a new range of moustaches.

Really nice to see that they are going to keep supporting it, if they can fix some of the issues with the game I could see it doing really well at a lower price point.  Seems like one of those games taht will improve greatly with dlc/etc.