Splash Damage

In a vain attempt to quench our merciless thirst for multiplayer competition, we’ve entered the upcoming Games 5s 5-a-side football tournament sponsored by Microsoft & MCV. The whole affair is in good fun, though we still intend to ruthlessly crush everyone else. This is not as wild a hope as it might seem: the tournament is only open to game industry folk who may well prove to be as wheezingly unfit as we, thus allowing our natural winningness/lack of moral qualm to prevail :) The best part is that the winning team will get a £1500 donation for a charity of their choosing, which in our case may or may not involve snortling and endangered perissodactyl animals.

To kick it all off (Hooyah!), we’ve decided to run a little competition of our own: what should our inevitably victorious team name be? Our heroic imminently-all-conquering foot-to-ball squad currently toil and flex without label, monicker or title - will you be the namegiver? More details on this unique title-bestowing opportunity near the end of this blog entry, so keep reading!

We are currently seeking a talented AI Programmer for our unannounced title with Bethesda Softworks. As our AI Programmer, you'll be responsible for creating the artificial intelligence driving characters in both the single and multiplayer components of the game, and you may also be asked to aid in the creation of our robot army which may or may not take over the world at some point in the future. If that sounds like your cup of tea, you can find the full job description, including desired skills, required experience, and benefits offered here in the Jobs section.

The final round of voting for the Golden Joysticks 2008 has begun and we're extremely happy to see that Splash Damage and Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars are up for no less than six of the 'sticks! Since the Golden Joysticks are decided purely by public voting, we'll need your help to win. Simply head over to this page and cast your vote. Better yet, every 10,000th vote gets one of many cool prizes, including Xbox 360s, Sony tellies, games, and more!

Splash Damage and Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars are up for the following:

• Nuts All Nighter - Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars
• PC Game of the Year - Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars
• PlayStation Game of the Year - Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars
• UK Developer of the Year - Splash Damage
• Ultimate Game of the Year - Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars
• Xbox Game of the Year - Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars

Now go vote and make our tapir smile!

Grand Theft Auto 4 has come and gone, and so the eyes and hands here at Splash Damage turn to a new crop of games. With games like Lego Indiana Jones, GRID, Rock Band, and Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars hitting consoles last week and with stuff like Metal Gear Solid 4, Battlefield: Bad Company, and Sins of a Solar Empire all set to assault our wallets before month's end, the impending advent of Summer doesn't appear to be affecting release schedules very much at all so far.

Let's take a look at what we've been playing recently and what we're looking forward to in the coming weeks:

The long list nominees for the 2008 Golden Joystick awards have been announced and Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars scored an amazing seven of them! Long list voting takes place until June 16th and is completely open to the public. The top games in each category will then move on to the next round.

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars and its PC developer Splash Damage are in the running for the following:

• Nuts All Nighter
• Online Game of the Year
• PC Game of The Year
• PlayStation Game of The Year
• The Ultimate Game of The Year
• Xbox Game of The Year
• UK Developer of The Year

Go vote and help Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars make the cut!

We're currently looking for a Character Artist as we continue to expand our team for our new project. Should you accept this assignment, you'll be working closely with the Art Director and our Lead Character Artist to create high quality characters for the game. A full breakdown of responsibilities, desired skills and experience, and benefits can be found here in the Jobs section. We also have a number of other positions available across all development disciplines.

For those planning to pick up the Xbox 360 version of Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars and wondering what magical achievements they can look forward to, look no further! We've compiled the complete achievement list right here, sporting some 50 achievements in total. The goods are fairly evenly spread out across ETQW's instant action, campaign, and Xbox Live multiplayer modes, so there's something for everyone. Click the 'Read more...' link for the full list.