- Splash Damage
Infobox_Company
company_name = Splash Damage, Ltd
company_
company_type = Limited
foundation =2001
location = flagicon|UKLondon, England
key_people = Paul Wedgwood, Owner/Creative Director Richard Jolly, Founder/Media Director, Arnout van Meer, Founder/Technical Director
industry = Computer and video games
products = '
'
num_employees = 45 [cite web | title = Official Splash Damage Studio Profile | publisher = Splash Damage | | date =2008-08-25 | url = http://www.splashdamage.com/studio | accessdate = 2008-09-09 ]
homepage = [http://www.splashdamage.com/ www.splashdamage.com] :"For the in-game concept, seeSplash damage ."Splash Damage is an independently-owned British game development company that specializes in
multiplayer first-person shooter games. Based inLondon ,England , the studio is best known as the creator of the "Enemy Territory " franchise for id Software.History
Splash Damage was formed in May 2001 by the creators of high profile free mods such as "
Quake 3 Fortress ".The studio began life working with
Now TV andGamer.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 onOperation 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 "", a stand-alone expansion based on "Return to Castle Wolfenstein". The Windows version of "Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory" was released online for free on May 29, 2003, with Linux and Mac versions following later. "Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory" won several Game of the Year and Editor's Choice awards [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 ] and remains one of the most popular online first-person shooter titles [cite web | title = GameSpy Statistics | publisher = GameSpy | | date =2008-08-07 | url = http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/ | accessdate = 2008-08-07 ] .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 ', a follow-up to "Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory" using a heavily modified "Doom 3 engine" and set in the "QUAKE" universe. "Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars" shipped on September 28, 2007 and has won dozens of awards to date, including several Game of the Year awards and over 25 Editor's Choice awards [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 ] .Future
In May 22, 2008
Bethesda Softworks , best known for its 2006 game "", announced a long-term development partnership with Splash Damage. No further details about this new project have been provided as yet.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 ]Release History
*"
Return to Castle Wolfenstein Game of the Year Edition (multiplayer content) (2002)"
*"Doom 3 (multiplayer content) (2004)"
*" (2003)"
*" (2007)"Awards
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2008 : winner of the Develop Industry Excellence Award for Best Independent Studio [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 ]
*2008 : winner of the Ultraweb Level 4 Award [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]
*2008 : nominated for a Golden Joystick award for UK Developer of the Year [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 ]References
External links
* [http://www.splashdamage.com Official Website of Splash Damage]
* [http://wiki.splashdamage.com Official Splash Damage wiki]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/splash-damage-ltd Splash Damage] entry atMobyGames
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