Bethesda announced a long-term development partnership with U.K. studio, Splash Damage, known for such titles as Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and most recently Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars. More details about the new title will be released at a later date.

Earlier this week, Activision Blizzard revealed it would not be attending the E3 Media & Business Summit 2008 (nor renewing its ESA membership), and subsequently NCSoft and Foundation 9 confirmed they would not be participating either. While id Software's attendance is still up in the air, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment issued a statement that it will be present, and in spite of not being on the exhibitors list, Bethesda confirmed it will be showing off Fallout 3 at the event.

Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media Inc. announced it has begun direct publishing operations in Asia through its Tokyo-based subsidiary, through which it will publish titles under the Bethesda brand, starting with Star Trek: Conquest, Star Trek: Legacy, and Fallout 3, as well as 3rd party games, including Bully (PS2), Bully SE (X360), and MLB 2K8.

Bethesda Softworks' parent company ZeniMax Media announced it has begun direct publishing operations in Europe with the establishment of its London-based subsidiary, ZeniMax Europe Ltd.

Simutronics announced today that ZeniMax Online Studios has licensed the Simutronics HeroEngine. ZeniMax Online will use HeroEngine in connection with their massively multiplayer game (MMO) project currently getting underway.

Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media Inc. announced the closing of a $300 million investment by Providence Equity Partners Inc, in order to fund future growth, increase game development and publishing, facilitate acquisitions, and finance MMOGs.

Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media announced the creation of ZeniMax Online Studios. The division will be headed by Matt Firor, a well-known expert in the field of online gaming, and will focus on the MMO market segment.

Since Bethesda acquired the Star Trek license from CBS early 2006, it has released two titles, Star Trek: Legacy for PC & X360, and Star Trek: Tactical Assaults for PSP/NDS. Apparently that wasn't enough as a product listing at online game rental outlet GameFly revealed the Wii is getting its share with Star Trek Conquest. Scheduled for November 2007, no further details were revealed and a Bethesda representative refused to comment, but now that the cat's out of the bag, a formal announcement will probably be coming soon ...

Ubisoft announced it has signed a publishing agreement with Bethesda to publish Star Trek: Legacy (X360/PC), Star Trek: Tactical Assault (NDS/PSP), and Star Trek: Encounters (PS2), all three titles are scheduled for a European launch in December.

While we already revealed Star Trek Encounters going gold a few days ago, Bethesda also announced the ship dates for Star Trek: Tactical Assault (October 24th, PSP and NDS), while Star Trek: Legacy is scheduled to be released on November 7th for the X360 and PC.

Bethesday, currenrly working on various Star Trek titles, is looking for new recruits and has updated its job listings to include openings for a Sales Director, Project Manager, Associate Producer, and PR & Marketing Manager. In addition, it is also still hiring artists, programmers, and designers.

Bethesda announced today that Star Trek writer Dorothy "D.C." Fontana, with her partner, Derek Chester, have collaborated to write the scripts for its upcoming titles, Star Trek: Legacy and Star Trek: Tactical Assault. Fontana, a prominent creative force behind the Star Trek franchise since its inception in the 1960s, continues to contribute to its broad-based appeal with vibrant and innovative story lines.

Check out the following new screens from Bethesda's E3 2006 lineup:

• Star Trek: Tactical Assault (NDS/PSP) - Features & Screens
• Star Trek: Legacy (X360/PC) - Features & Screens
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (PS2/PC) - Features & Screens

Last week Take 2's financial results revealed a substantial delay for Bethesda's RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Over the weekend PR Manager Pete Hines posted a community update giving more insight into the reason why: "In short, the game is coming out in early 2006 because it isn't done yet. We still have things that need to be done before the game is released. So we continue to optimize, test, balance, etc. We've already gone way beyond what we did in any game previously in playtesting and balancing this game. Way beyond. But there is work that needs to be done and so development continues to go on pretty much around the clock. We will not put out a more specific date until we are certain we will be ready then. "

Check out the following new screens from Bethesda's 2005 E3 lineup:

• 'Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth' (Xbox/PC) - Screens
• 'The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion' (X360/PC) - Screens & Trailer
• 'IHRA Drag Racing Sportsman Edition' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens
• 'NTRA Breeder's Cup' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens
  

Bethesda Softworks is looking for a Level Designer to join their team that is pushing the bleeding-edge of RPG development for the PC and future-generation consoles. Bethesda is looking for someone to design, create, build, and script levels for future Elder Scrolls and Fallout products. Includes working in our proprietary toolset to design, build, light, and script game areas. Interested parties should check the Jobs section of the Bethesda Softworks web site.

Bethesda Softworks announced today that it will develop and publish Fallout 3 -- a sequel to the highly popular Fallout role-playing game franchise.

Bethesda Softworks is looking for talented world artists and programmers to join their team that is pushing the bleeding-edge of RPG development for the PC and future-generation consoles. Interested parties should check the Jobs section of the Bethesda Softworks web site.

Bethesda Softworks is proud to announce the 10th anniversary of its award-winning RPG series, The Elder Scrolls, and will be celebrating the event over the next month on the official Elder Scrolls web site: www.elderscrolls.com. The series, which began in 1994, helped usher in the resurgence of computer role-playing games and the series as a whole has been played by millions of gamers around the world and won hundred of awards.

Bethesda Softworks today announced that it will publish Call of Cthulhu - Dark Corners of the Earth, a first-person horror game for PC and Xbox. Developed by Headfirst Productions, Call of Cthulhu is a mix of horror, investigation, puzzle solving, exploration, and combat as you are faced with the seemingly impossible task of battling evil incarnate.

Bethesda Softworks and Disney Interactive today announced that Bethesda Softworks will publish a Pirates of the Caribbean video game for the Xbox, PlayStation2, and PC. Inspired by one of this summer's most anticipated blockbusters, the game will bring swashbuckling adventures and rich worlds to Xbox and PC this June, and to PS2 at a later date. Read more for details and screens

Fans of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind now have much more to explore and do with The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal, an expansion pack for Morrowind PC that is in stores just in time for the holidays. Both Morrowind and Tribunal were developed by Bethesda Softworks using NDL's 3D graphics engine and development toolkit, known for providing game developers with the tremendous flexibility they need to create environments unique to their games.