Dirty Bomb takes place in an abandoned London, after a "dirty" radioactive bomb wipes out the people.
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Dirty Bomb turns war into an e-sport (hands-on video)

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Dirty Bomb is a free-to-play modern combat game that marries e-sports and classic shooter action. Set in a bombed-out London of the future, it makes a sport out of war. Mercenaries fight for riches and bragging rights in this first-person shooter title.

I checked out the game at a Nexon event this week, and you can see a video excerpt of the live action below. It’s pretty intense, but it’s also got a good sense of humor. It’s as light-hearted as mercenary combat in a radioactive killing zone can be.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.