Apologies for the delay to the newsletter; a few sore heads from celebrating the release of Gears 5...

But it's finally here! We couldn't be more proud of the work that we've achieved alongside our brilliant partners at The Coalition and Microsoft.

There's so much to take in, and the reaction from the press, influencers and players has been phenomenal and humbling.

Thank you to everyone for your support and we'll see you online!

Away from Gears 5, it's been a hectic month or so in the studio! 

First was our annual Summer Party, the aptly named Splash Bash. Anyone who has ever worked at Splash Damage is welcome to join; it was a beautiful, sunny day full of friends, families and free food!

Next up, our friend SightlessKombat joined us in the studio to check out various builds of our titles and give us invaluable feedback on our accessibility work. Check out his social channels to learn more about his work.

In another studio visit, Leon Killin of Balance Patch joined us to scour the studio and help us think about how we can make our studio more welcoming to different members of the LGBTQ+ community. Splash takes that commitment incredibly seriously, so look forward to hearing more about that in the future!

Last, but certainly not least, two of our own, Misters Ed Stern and AJ Fry are giving talks at The University of Westminster on Thursday 19th September. 

Expect them to be educational, but also full of terrible puns and outdated media references. Hopefully we can convince both of them to film the talks so we can put them online. Watch this space.

It's been a busy few weeks at Splash!

We've welcomed two amazing partners to the office; firstly Pierre Hintze, Head of Publishing at 343, visited our teams to talk about Halo: MCC!

While he was here he was kind enough to sit down with our BAME Group to talk about his experiences in the industry, and the brilliant work he and his team do to promote diversity in their studio.

A little later in the month Rod Fergusson, Mr Gears Viking himself, visited us on his way back from Gamescom. We chatted about all things Gears and are very excited for the future of the franchise!

Now, onto some open roles!