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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.

As we reported earlier, the Enemy Territory patch 1.5 is coming, even though it required personal funding in order to be completed. Well, it's no longer coming, because it's here! Featuring a slew of changes such as improved UI, more customization, better rank and statistics functionality, and many, many bugfixes, it's an excellent patch for an excellent game. While one may complain that the patch doesn't have new weapons, classes, maps, vehicles, or other major content additions, it's always the littlest Quality of Life changes that seem to have the biggest impact. You can get the full patch and the incremental patch through our downloads section or on the official community website.

Download Enemy Territory: Quake Wars patch 1.5 on Big Download!

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is one of those multiplayer shooters that you really have to play to understand the charm. At first glance, it's a lot like Battlefield 2 (or 2142), but when you start to reach the delicious crunchy center, you realize that it's really a game that can be compared to no other. It's also quite good.

The lovely developers at Splash Damage have revealed their planned improvements for the 1.5 patch, which is currently being funded out of their own pocket. They've added some much needed UI and customization improvements, as well as cleaning up the AI functionality and removing several exploits and bugs. Check out the full changelog at the community site.

[Via Blue's News]