Splash Damage’s free to play, team-based shooter Dirty Bomb has entered into the open beta stage on Steam. The beta will offer five different maps and two modes for players to try out, along with two free Mercs at the beginning. You can choose medic Aura or fire-support Skyhammer, though there will be three other Mercs in free circulation during the beta stage.

CEO and founder of Splash Damage Paul Wedgwood stated that, “Today marks a huge achievement in our studio’s history. Dirty Bomb is our first fully owned IP on PC, and that has allowed us to make exactly the game we wanted.

“As a studio, we are dedicated to creating the most entertaining, competitive and collaborative experiences. Dirty Bomb is a showcase of this and of our partnership and collaboration with Nexon. With more than two years of testing by thousands of our fans through closed Alpha and Beta, Dirty Bomb is a game of firsts for us and the industry.”

Head over to Steam now to download Dirty Bomb and take it for a spin yourself.

Splash Damage’s free to play team-based shooter Dirty Bomb will be going into open beta on June 2nd, allowing any and all Steam users to experience the game for seven days. Just head to Steam and download it when the open beta goes live.

You may remember Splash Damage for their work on Batman: Arkham Origins but the British developer is most renowned for its work on team-based multiplayer shooters like Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. Dirty Bomb feels like Team Fortress in the characterization of its mercenaries but there’s an element of difficulty and emphasis on skill above all else.

Dirty Bomb’s premise involves a post-apocalyptic London where mercenaries go to get rich quick. Teams of mercenaries will face off against each other and a wide roster of skilled killers – including heavy weapons, demolitions, medics and more – is available for play.

Will you be taking part in the open beta for Dirty Bomb? Let us know in the comments.

Splash Damage, the creators of Brink, have revealed a new game called Dirty Bomb. It runs on Unreal Engine 3 and is being published by Warchest Games.

The trailer which was released accompanying the announcement contains explosions and shooting, and the game will be exclusive to PC.

There is a no campaign mode in the game, at least, based on the trailer, and it is said to be a multiplayer only game. I am not sure making it a multiplayer only game will work, because their previous game Brink bombed spectacularly and was designed with multiplayer in mind.

However, the trailer looks nice, nothing groundbreaking, but nice. It will be released next year for the PC, although, there’s no specific launch window mentioned.

There is no new information on the game on their official website but they should announce all that soon.

Meanwhile, check out the trailer below.