We've just brought =GzR=D-i-c-e-R onto the ET.TV staff. D-i-c-e-R is the creator of the Game Stats Analyzer Pro (The Data Brain).

This utility is extremely useful for those of us who like to see the breakdown of frags, deaths, kills/deaths, etc. To make ET.TV even more of a one-stop shop, we've added that stats functionality to our own match listing. If you head to the Match History page, you'll see a new "Stats" button for each match. Clicking on that button will show you the stats for the specified match.

Also, as a bonus, I'm currently tweaking a few things and getting ready to make it possible for anyone to run D-i-c-e-R's tool and then copy/paste the info into a web form right here on ET.TV and get an HTML-ized output that you can save straight to your hard drive or upload to your own web server. That should be ready in a few days, so keep your eyes peeled!

Also, the ASDF 4v4 Cup FINALS are this Sunday, March 8 at 10pm EST and ET.TV will be there to shoutcast the action!

Our STA Week 5 coverage schedule has been sorted out, and here's the skinny:

Fresh off of a win against GzR, we're going to continue to follow crossbreed as they face off against FI on Wednesday night at 9:30 EST on Sewer.

On Thursday, we're heading back to the Sewer to cover hubris versus (the new) mainLine gaming at 10:30 EST.

Be sure to tune in both nights!

Pappy-R over at PlanetQuake managed to distract Intel's Daniel Pohl long enough to get him to answer a few questions about his latest and much-publicized project QUAKE Wars: Ray Traced, which, somewhat unsurprisingly, is a modified version of Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars employing ray-tracing. What good is ray-tracing, you ask? Well, it basically allows for pixel-perfect shadows and reflection at the expense of a significant CPU power. To find out more about the project, how it was conceived, how it works, and what it all means for the future of gaming, check out the full interview with Daniel.

We have 3 new VODs available at EnemyTerritory.tv, showcasing our Stronger Than All Week 3 Coverage:

pak9Wildcardz vs WCK

Frag Inc. vs JerkyBoys

mainLine vs Team l1t

My plan for the future is to announce the VODs individually on the ET.TV site as they are made, but here on the community forums, I'm going to only post an announcement once the VODs for that week are complete. Even though I'm sure SD wouldn't mind, I'd like to not spam the heck out of their community front page with all of these updates. ;)

GGs to all the teams!

Haven't had one of these in a while, so I suppose this one's overdue. Here's a round-up of the latest happenings over at the eHome of Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars PC developer Splash Damage. This one's slightly longer than usual, but don't let that put you off!

• Paul Wedgwood interviewed on GamesIndustry.biz
  Splash Damage owner Paul 'Locki' Wedgwood talks breaking into the industry by modding, Splash Damage's relationship with Bethesda, and the future of multiplayer-only games, and more.
• Ed Stern Talks Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory on BoingBoing Offworld
  Senior Game Designer Edward 'BongoBoy' Stern discusses Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, originality in games, and e-sports among many other things in this lengthy Q&A.
• Things You Were Afraid to Ask: Matt 'Anti' Lowe
  Matt is a Production Coordinator here at Splash Damage and snuck into our otherwise tight operation by being a Production Tester on Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars.
• Arnout van Meer Named One of Develop's 30 Under 30
  Develop Magazine has published a list of 30 European up-and-coming game development stars, and lo and behold, Splash Damage's Technical Director, Arnout 'RR2DO2' Van Meer is among them!
• Things You Were Too Afraid to Ask: Rav 'ioli' Channa
  Rav is Splash Damage's newly appointed HR Manager, handling recruitment and making sure Splash Damage remains as fun as it is now despite our rather explosive growth in recent month. She also plays Tekken. Lots of it. Don't mess with her.
• Currently Hurling Controllers / Mice At... Demos and Things
  To round thins out today, we've got another look at what it is we're playing here at Splash Damage at the moment. In this installment, Richard Ham hobbits his way through Lord of the Rings: Conquest, Ed plays with Men of War, and Jamie totally na-na-na-na-na's everyone in Rock Band 2.