Enemy Territory: Quake Wars developer Splash Damage now has a new development deal with another publisher . . . and it may surprise you. The UK based company will now be working with Bethesda Softworks, the publishers and developers behind the Elder Scrolls titles and the upcoming Fallout 3.

Details on exactly what Splash Damage will be doing for Bethesda Softworks have yet to be revealed but it's certainly a departure for the developer having worked for nearly their entire existence with id Software. The team originally started as a Quake 3 mod team who linked up with id and Activision to make the free multiplayer shooter Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Splash Damage also created some multiplayer levels for Doom 3 before moving forward on Enemy Territory: Quake Wars which was released for the PC back in October to solid reviews but somewhat dissapointing sales. We hope to get more info on the new Splash Damage-Bethsoft collaboration in the months ahead.