Splash Damage project revealed as ‘Brink’

If you have been speculating on what developer Splash Damage has been working on for Bethesda, you need not imagine anymore: the company is working on a first-person shooter called Brink. Earlier this month Bethesda’s European managing director Sean Brennan hinted that Splash Damage’s current project was a shorter, which makes sense considering the company’s pedigree with the genre (the company did the heavy lifting on both Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars) . Details are still razor thin but a video recently released promo hints at a science fiction themed storyline.

Given Splash Damage’s particular expertise with multiplayer first-person shooters, one could guess that this game will put a heavy emphasis on some interesting multiplayer modes that are different from what is currently out there now.

Brink will be released in Spring 2010 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. No doubt /Bethesda will be showing off the game later this week at E3.

Splash Damage Hires Heavyweights

UK-based developer Splash Damage has hired four industry heavyweights and has announced that it is planning to double the size of its development team to more than 60 staff as it moves into multi-platform development on an as-yet unannounced title.

Olivier Leonardi (Rainbow Six: Vegas, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones) has been hired as Art Director; Chris Sweetman (Black, Burnout: Paradise) has been hired as Audio Director; Tim Appleby (Mass Effect) has signed on as Lead Character Artist; and Chris Dawson (Driver, Test Drive, Evil Genius) has joined the company as Producer.

On a related note, Splash Damage will also be present at Develop 2008 in Brighton from 29 - 31 July 2008, where both Creative Director, Paul Wedgwood and Audio Director, Chris Sweetman will be taking the stage on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. In addition, the studio will have a recruitment booth in the main hall at C14 near the Develop Bar & Networking Lounge.

Splash Damage Head Hunting

Splash Damage announced plans to double the size of its London-based studio. The company is currently seeking to fill key positions across all development disciplines, according to a press release issued today. The studio is best known for its work on Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and the upcoming Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

More information on all current open positions can be found at www.splashdamage.com/jobs. Splash Damage will also be present at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on Feb. 18-22. Paul Wedgwood will also be giving a one-hour talk at GDC titled From Amateur to Triple-A in Five Years, detailing the lessons Splash Damage learned during its first five years in business. The talk is scheduled to take place on Wednesday (Feb. 20) at 4 p.m. in West Hall room 2018.