Category Archives: Quake Wars

Paul Wedgwood Appears on Games for Windows Radio

Still out at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Splash Damage owner Paul Wedgwood made an appearance on Monday’s episode of the Games for Windows Radio podcast alongside Warren Spector. The two of them discuss a variety of topics related to game development and gaming for nearly 90 minutes and share a few interesting insights that may shock and surprise you all at the same time. It’s definitely worth a listen, so go check it out!

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Splash Damage Relaunches Company Website

We’re excited to announce that Splash Damage has relaunched its company website with a brand-spanking-new design! It’s filled with dynamic bits and pieces and comes with lots of new content, a company blog we’ll use to clog up the intertubes with even more of our catastrophic ramblings, and upgraded forums. You can find a more comprehensive overview of the New Stuff right here.

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Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Among US Top 10 Best-Sellers

We’re excited to see that some four months after its #1 debut in the United States, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is still falling up and down the NPD PC Top 10 sales charts. Most recently, ETQW claimed the #7 spot for the week of January 26, besting several competitors that hit the market more recently, including Crysis, Unreal Tournament 3, and The Orange Box. You can check out the full Top 10 here on VoodooExtreme. Thanks Jelster.

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ESL 6on6 Weekend Cup #3 Announced

The ESL Electronic Sports League presents another installment of its Cup Series for Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars. The third edition is set to take place this Sunday from 13:00 CET onwards. Sixteen teams will be able join the single-elimination 6on6 fun, and once again the check-in system from previous cups will be used.

The rule and format changes that were applied prior to the second Weekend Cup remain intact. Matches consist of one map only, the cup starts at 07:00 CST, and that you’ll be required to check-in before starting to participate. Sign ups are open as we speak. Read more for further details.

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ETQW Picks Up Two More Game of the Year Awards

Not wanting to be left out of the Game of the Year fuss, HardGame2, one of the largest Spanish gaming sites out there, has published a list of what they thought were the most outstanding PC titles of 2007. Some 25 categories were there to be won and we’re very happy to see that Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars managed to pick up top honors twice: Best Multiplayer Experience and Most Addicting Game! Rumor has it the Makron is having a few extra Strogg today to celebrate…

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ClanBase ETQW OpenCup Finals Tonight

The first ClanBase OpenCup for Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars draws to a close tonight with Team Dignitas taking on Four Kings. The winner will walk away with ?2000, while the second place team will go home with ?1250. Kompaniet previously managed to grab the ?500 that were offered up for third place, while Team Pelit received ?250 for coming in fourth.

Tonight’s match will be shoutcasted by QuadV|Splodge and you can also follow the action as it happens via ETQW:TV. In anticipation of the match, there’s a brief interview with both finalists. Head over to ClanBase for the full low-down on the finals!

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Activision Nordic Championship Finals This Weekend

The final match of Activision’s Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Nordic Championship is set to take place this weekend. Kompaniet and Team BUBU are the two teams that managed to blast their way to this last game and both are looking to take home 7000 SEK in prize money and a set of plane tickets for QuakeCon 2008. The event itself will be taking place at Playz Hall of Game in Stockholm and is open to the public. In addition, TGBF.tv will be providing match coverage, so those not living the area can follow the proceedings.

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Live2Win Opens Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars League

European eSports site Live2Win has just launched a 6 on 6 league for Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars. Teams can sign up for the inaugural season through January 31st. The whole thing is scheduled to go on for some 8 weeks, at the end of which they’re giving away about ?1200 worth of prizes. You can read more about the league on Live2Win’s ETQW page.

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New Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Demo Available

Here it is, the new Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars demo! It’s based on the 1.4 update and features all of the new features and improvements from it, including the new training mode. If you’re intending to run Windows servers for the new demo, you should also grab the server hotfix as it resolves a critical issue related to server queries.

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Final ETQW Software Development Kit Released

Hot on the heels of the 1.4 game update comes the final version of the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Software Development Kit! There are a number of improvements and fixes in this version that you can find neatly documented and formatted after clicking the “read more” link below. In addition to the SDK itself, there’s also the MegaTexture Media Pack, which anyone looking to create custom MegaTextures will find incredibly useful.

You can download both the SDK and the MegaTexture Media Pack from the locations listed below – don’t forget to hit the Splash Damage Editing Wiki for our reference documentation and tutorials, as well as the ETQW Editing Forum to ask any remaining questions and to share tips, tricks, and your creations with the community.

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ETQW 1.4 Update Released!

The wait is over! The Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars 1.4 update is now available via the in-game updater and the download sites below. You can read the full changelog by clicking the “read more” link.

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Vote for ETQW in GAME’s People’s Choice Awards

Appropriately named game retail chain GAME is currently holding its People’s Choice Awards, an online poll where players can vote for their favorite title of 2007. Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars made the (rather lengthly) shortlist, so head on over there and make yourselves heard. It’s a quick and simple affair that literally only takes a few seconds. The winner will be announced this Friday.

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