id Software have just announced their tournament plans for this year's QuakeCon and we're delighted to see confirmation that this year's 'Con will see the first ever Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars tournament. Sponsored by NVIDIA, 32 teams will get to battle it out in a 6 on 6 double elimination tournament in order to find the world's very first ETQW champions. QuakeCon is to be held in Dallas from August 2-5 2007. Take a look at the official QuakeCon website for more information and the official press release.

The Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Public Beta is beginning and we've teamed up with the folks at FilePlanet to deliver the beta client to some 60,000 people. You can sign up for the beta today at 1900 British Summer Time by way of FilePlanet's ETQW Public Beta website. Don't forget to visit the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Official Community Site for the very latest on the Public Beta!

The chaps over at Next-Generation have put together a list of the top 50 executives and creative leaders in Europe's game publishing and development industry, with Splash Damage owner Paul "Locki" Wedgwood being recognised as one of them. Click here to read the full feature!