So apparently we’re not cool enough to receive one of Bethesda’s lovely-looking Brink goodie parcels, mailed out to certain lucky journos this morning. The package includes a couple of tasty concept art posters and brand new character customisation footage in USB credit card form.

Oh well, turn the other cheek. Here’s the footage spoken of, ripped from the sycophantic frontpage of those brown-nosing bastards at VG247. Try not to trip over your popularity ratings, Pat.

Edit: check with me next time, eh Ed? They DID send us the promotional tat in question – and rather nice it was too… (-Adam)

1. New Brink gameplay footage is boss Pushes our expectations right to the... well, you can probably guess....
2. Spock lends voice to Star Trek Online Who's this Leonard Nimoy fellah then?...
3. Half-Life 2 up and running on Project Natal? Leaked footage suggests as much....

Star Trek’s officially “back”. Last year’s film remake was fantastic, despite Simon Pegg’s best efforts as Scotty, and this year’s trip to MMO-land is looking sexier than a brig-full of Seven of Nines. Having Spock in the VO studio probably helps. That man could sweet-talk a Jem’Hadar officer. After a good dose of Ketracel White, of course.

Excuse me whilst I go brood over my Federation tech manuals. The game’s out in early February.

1. New Brink character pimping vid proves Bethesda hates us Also shows off tats, car-tyre armor, face paint, binbags....
2. APB vid doc: seven minutes of trashtalk, paintjobs and headshots Realtime Worlds staff get their teeth into the features. Non-violent problem-solving: notable by absence....