Welcome to a new (and possibly even recurring) blog feature where we shamelessly plug stuff featuring Those That Work Here, even if it's not directly related to Splash Damage or our games.

We start our journey in the corner of the internet casually referred to as Rock, Paper, Shotgun, which has been celebrating the 10th anniversary of Deus Ex with a series of articles. Titled "Deus Ex Made Me", each of them features designers and writers from all over the games industry sharing what impact Deus Ex had on them and their careers. Among the folks reminiscing are Ed 'Bongoboy' Stern, Lead Writer, and Aubrey 'Bezzy' Hesselgren, our Technical Game Designer, both of whom have very fond memories of JC Denton's exploits.

Elsewhere, PC Gamer's recently-relaunched site offers up a series of interviews aptly titled Community Heroes, spotlighting influential modders and mappers from over the years. Among them is our very Dave 'dust ducks' Johnston, the man and machine behind the hugely popular de_dust level for Counter-Strike. The piece is a great read, and on top of that has that New Website Smell all over it, so you really can't lose.

In a conspicuously well-timed move, zee Germans at PC Games magazine asked their readers to vote on what they think is the best multiplayer map ever made. Mr Johnston's de_dust2 took the crown with a respectable 21%. Congrats Dave!

Have you seen any other Splash Damage-induced shenanigans around the web? Post it up in the comments!

This year's GDC Europe is fast approaching and Brink's Lead Designer Neil 'Exedore' Alphonso has taken it upon himself to represent Splash Damage there as part of a panel about level design. Titled The Tao of Level Design: A Study of 3 AAA Games, the session will strive to find out just what makes an effective level designer. Neil's panel-partners in crime will be EA DICE's Elisabetta Silli and Remedy's Mikael Kasurinen, and the three of them will be using Alan Wake, Mirror's Edge and Brink as practical examples to share their advice with the audience.

The panel is currently scheduled for 17 August at 9 AM - visit its details page for the full description and details. More about GDC Europe can be found on the official website.

Are you good at breaking games and love first person shooters? We're currently looking for additional Production Testers to join our on-site team here at the Splash Damage World Headquarters. You'll need to know your shooters and have a singular talent for making them do things they're not supposed to. If this is starting to sound like you, check out the full job description for everything you need to know.

Looking for more information about us? Have a look at our Culture section to find out more about what it's like to work here and don't forget to browse our extensive Living in London guide for everything you need to know about moving to London and living here.

On a side note, we're still looking to fill a number of other open positions, including artists and programmers. Go on, have a look. If there's nothing there for you at the moment, why not sign up for our Jobs RSS feed or subscribe to email updates?

E3 kicked off exactly one month ago, and new coverage from the event is still appearing on the internet. That said, things seem to have slowed down quite a bit, so this may well be our last E3 coverage round-up. *sniff* I know I'll miss them. Now then, here are the links:

Preview

• Eurogamer
• Official Xbox Magazine UK
• Just Push Start
• Xugo Gaming
• Associated Content
• PS Nation Podcast
• Gamesurf Tiscali

Interviews

• Paul Wedgwood on 411 Mania
• Paul Wedgwood on GameReactor
• Richard Ham on Xbox The Evolution
• Steve Hessel on i am gamer

Finally, if you missed the rest of our E3 coverage, you can relive all of it in our E3 vault.

Welcome to a new feature here on the site, spotlighting recent happenings in and around the Brink community. If you've got something cool to contribute, please send it our way and we'll be sure to include it in the next installment. Let's get underway:

We're delighted to welcome an all-new Brink fan site - Czech-speaking BrinkTheGame.cz. There's tons of information about all aspects of the game, including classes, weapons, environments, and big features like SMART, all rounded out with a comprehensive assortment of media.

Our next stop is English-speaking fan site inBrink where Richard Ham recently answered 10 questions from the community. Topics covered include playing the campaign in multiplayer, mod support, competitive play, and weapon customisation.

Finally, German site GamingPalace has been running a Brink wallpaper competition. The three winning entries will each get a Brink character poster, with the overall winner also getting a Brink t-shirt on top of that. The contest is open to anyone including folks outside Germany and you've got until 19 July to post your entries in this forum thread.

After a brief and largely unsuccessful stint as a corner flag at the World Cup in South Africa, our series of staff interviews is back to tackle FX Artist Farhan 'middlecat' Qureshi. Not literally, obviously. Farhan previously worked in the movie industry and had a hand in the special effects for films like Batman Begins, several Harry Potters, and Kingdom of Heaven. After sliding into our offices in slow motion with explosions going off behind him, he's now hard at work creating effects for our games (including Brink!). Whenever something is shot at, on fire, blows up, or otherwise required to produce effects, that's when we call Farhan.

To find out all there is to know about Farhan, plus that little bit extra, drive up to the full interview in his profile and engage your screen reader of choice.

It may be three weeks in the past, but at least in terms of resulting coverage, E3 2010 isn't history just yet. Brink write-ups and interviews continue to appear throughout the labyrinthine contraption that is the internet - read on for a list of our latest favourites:

Previews

• GamesRadar
• AusGamers
• Videogamer.com
• 360 Sync
• PAL Gaming Network
• This Is My Joystick

Interviews

• Paul Wedgwood on GameSpot AU's Crosshairs (09:47)
• Paul Wedgwood on BattleStrats
• Paul Wedgwood on AusGamers
• Paul Wedgwood on GameSpot AU
• Ed Stern on G4TV

Finally, if you missed them earlier, check out our previous coverage round-ups. If you've driven across any other Brink coverage from E3 while on the information superhighway, post it up in the comments and we'll include it in our next round-up.

Do you know things about computers? If so, we would like to make your acquaintance, as we're currently on the hunt for a Senior IT Analyst to join our on-site team of smart IT professionals. Among other things, you'll be providing hands-on support and be involved in fun activities such as lab testing, procurement, deployment, and auditing. You'll also be getting your hands on copious amounts of cool technology and gadgetry in the process. For a full breakdown of desired experience and skills, head over to the full job description. We look forward to hearing from you.

Splash Damage offers a comprehensive benefits package to all successful applicants. Check out our Culture section to find out more about what it's like to work here and don't forget to browse our extensive Living in London guide for everything you need to know about moving to London and living here.

On a side note, we're still looking to fill a number of other open positions, including artists and programmers. Go on, have a look. If there's nothing there for you at the moment, why not sign up for our Jobs RSS feed or subscribe to email updates?

QuakeCon 2010 is almost here and we're delighted to announce that Brink will be playable at the event. It'll be the first time the general public gets to play the game and we couldn't be more excited. We'll have a few guys out there as well, so expect to bump into us here and there.

Incidentally, this year's QuakeCon registration will be handled on-site at the event - the Bethesda Blog has more details on this. QuakeCon 2010 will kicks off on 12 August at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. For more information about the four day event, visit the QuakeCon website.