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'{{Infobox company | company_name = Splash Damage, Ltd | company_logo = [[File:Splash logo.png]] | company_type = [[Limited company|Limited]] | foundation = 2001 | founder = Paul Wedgwood,<br/> Richard Jolly,<br/> Arnout van Meer | location = {{flagicon|UK}} [[Bromley, London, England]] | key_people = Paul Wedgwood,<br/>Richard Jolly,<br/> Arnout van Meer,<br/>Stephen Gaffney | industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | products = ''[[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]]''<br />''[[Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars]]''<br />[[Brink (video game)|Brink]] | num_employees = 72<ref>{{cite web | title = Official Splash Damage Studio Profile | publisher = Splash Damage | date = 2010-03-15 | url = http://www.splashdamage.com/people | accessdate = 2010-03-15 }}</ref> | homepage = [http://www.splashdamage.com/ www.splashdamage.com] }} {{For|the in-game concept|Splash damage}} '''Splash Damage''' is an independently-owned [[United Kingdom|British]] game development company that specializes in [[multiplayer]] [[first-person shooter]] [[computer game|game]]s. The studio is best known as the creator of the ''[[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory|Enemy Territory]]'' franchise for id Software. ==History== Splash Damage was formed in May 2001 by the creators of high profile free [[mod (computer gaming)|mods]], such as ''[[Quake 3 Fortress]]''. The studio began life working with [[Now TV]] and [[Gamer.tv]], providing both custom maps and an in-game television production solution. Splash Damage staff also worked to produce and present over 150 TV shows based on Quake III Arena Capture the Flag. In March 2002, Splash Damage partnered with [[Games Domain]] to produce a number of multiplayer maps for their online gaming service. One of these was a map for id Software's ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]'' based on [[Operation Market Garden]]; this map was hugely successful online and instantly became the most played third-party map for the game. Following Market Garden's success, Activision and id Software asked Splash Damage to produce three additional multiplayer maps for the ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]] Game of the Year Edition''. The same year, Splash Damage partnered with the two companies to develop ''[[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]]'', a stand-alone expansion based on ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein''. The Windows version of ''Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'' was released online for free on 29 May 2003, with Linux and Mac versions following later. ''Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'' won several Game of the Year and Editor's Choice awards<ref>{{cite web | title = Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory awards | publisher = Splash Damage | date = 2008-08-04 | url = http://www.splashdamage.com/awards#wet | accessdate = 2008-08-04 }}</ref> and remains one of the most popular online first-person shooter titles.<ref>{{cite web | title = GameSpy Statistics | publisher = GameSpy | date = 2008-08-07 | url = http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/ | accessdate = 2008-08-07 }}</ref> In June 2003 and once again working with id Software, Splash Damage created all the maps for ''[[Doom 3]]'''s multiplayer mode and at the same time began pre-production on ''[[Enemy Territory: Quake Wars]]'', a follow-up to ''Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'' using a heavily modified version of the [[id Tech 4]] engine and set in the ''[[Quake (series)|QUAKE]]'' universe. ''Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars'' shipped on 28 September 2007, and has won dozens of awards to date, including several Game of the Year awards and over 25 Editor's Choice awards.<ref>{{cite web | title = Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars awards | publisher = Splash Damage | date = 2008-08-04 | url = http://www.splashdamage.com/awards#etqw | accessdate = 2008-08-04 }}</ref> ==Future== In 22 May 2008, [[Bethesda Softworks]], best known for ''[[The Elder Scrolls series]]'', announced a long-term development partnership with Splash Damage.<ref name="Beth_PR1">{{cite press release | title = Bethesda Softworks Announces Development Partnership with Splash Damage | publisher = Bethesda Softworks | date = 2008-05-22 | url = http://www.bethsoft.com/eng/news/pressrelease_052208.html | accessdate = 2008-06-11}} </ref> On 11 May 2009, Bethesda's Managing Director Sean Brennan made a statement regarding a new game in the works:<ref name="Beth_PR9">{{cite web | title = Bethesda's Sean Brennan Part One | publisher = gamesindustry.biz | date = 2009-05-11 | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/bethesdas-sean-brennan-part-one | accessdate = 2009-05-12}} </ref> :We've signed the Splash Damage deal, and its first title with us is going to be shown at E3. We're not announcing the name yet, but it's a first-person shooter. That's a product that we believe is a genre-breaker, it's a real killer app. From a quality perspective we're pitching that along the same lines as Fallout 3. We've kept it under lock and key, there are so many innovative features in there we don't want to reveal them too soon. We've spent significant resources developing the title. And that's a great example of our European work. It has since been announced that the [[first-person shooter]] in question is ''[[Brink (video game)|Brink]]''. The game is now due for release on May 10th, 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1160928p1.html |title=Brink`s Release Date Bumped Up |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=2011-04-11}}</ref> ==Release history== {|class="wikitable" !Game Title !! Year !! Platform !! Metacritic !! Notes |- |''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]] Game of the Year Edition'' || {{vgy|2002}} || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]] || - || Multiplayer content |- |''[[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]]'' || {{vgy|2003}} || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]] || 90%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/wolfensteinenemyterritory |title=Metacritic Reviews: Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory PC |publisher=Metacritic}}</ref> || |- |''[[DOOM 3]]'' || {{vgy|2004}} || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]] || 87%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/doom-3 |title=Metacritic Reviews: Doom 3 PC |publisher=Metacritic}}</ref> || Multiplayer content |- |''[[Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars]]'' || {{vgy|2007}} || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]] || 84%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/enemyterritoryquakewars |title=Metacritic Reviews: Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars PC |publisher=Metacritic}}</ref> || |- |''[[Brink (video game)|Brink]]'' || {{vgy|2011}} || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]] || TBD |- |} ==Awards== * 2008: winner of the Develop Industry Excellence Award for Best Independent Studio<ref>{{cite web | title = Develop Awards 08 crown best UK development talent | publisher = Intent Media | date = 2008-07-31 | url = http://www.developmag.com/news/30259/Develop-Awards-08-champion-best-UK-development-talent }}</ref> * 2008: winner of the Ultraweb Level 4 Award<ref>{{cite web | title = Ultraweb Level 4 Award 2008 | publisher = Ultraweb | date = 2008-08-25 | url = http://www.ultrawebaward.com/winners.asp | accessdate = 2008-08-25}}</ref> * 2008: nominated for a Golden Joystick award for UK Developer of the Year<ref>{{cite web | title = Golden Joystick Awards 2008 Short List Voting Page | publisher = Future Publishing Ltd | date = 2008-08-04 | url = http://www.computerandvideogames.com/joystick/shortlist.php }}</ref> * 2009: winner of the Guardian Top 100 UK Tech & Media Companies<ref>{{cite web | title = The top 100 tech media companies | publisher = The Guardian | date = 2009-10-08 | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/tech-media-invest-100/top-100 }}</ref> The full list of awards can be found on their web site.<ref>[http://www.splashdamage.com/awards Splash Damage Awards]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official|http://www.splashdamage.com}} *[http://wiki.splashdamage.com Official Splash Damage wiki] *[http://www.mobygames.com/company/splash-damage-ltd Splash Damage] entry at [[MobyGames]] [[Category:Companies based in London]] [[Category:Companies established in 2001]] [[Category:Video game companies of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Video game developers]] [[de:Splash Damage]] [[fi:Splash Damage]] [[fr:Splash Damage]] [[it:Splash Damage]] [[nl:Splash Damage]] [[pl:Splash Damage]] [[ru:Splash Damage]] [[zh:Splash Damage]]'