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The biggest leaks in PC gaming history

GTA 6, Half-Life 2, The Witcher 3, and tons of other games sprung huge leaks before they launched.

PC Gamer

'The last time I liked everything about a game was probably Baldur's Gate 3': Raphael Colantonio, co-founder of Arkane Studios, talks us through the games installed on his PC

Lovecraftian misadventures, cat-breeding tactics games and, of course, Thief.

PC Gamer

Summary: what's happening at Xbox?

Everything we know about the "Xbox Reset," from Compulsion and Double Fine going independent to Bethesda layoffs and what it means for future Xbox games

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'Regarding Arkane… how much?' — Xbox is falling apart and as thousands more are hit with layoffs, I think it's time for someone to save the Dishonored and Marvel's Blade developer before it's too late

As Xbox hits thousands more workers with layoffs, I'm desperately hoping that Arkane Studios will be saved.

TechRadar

Arkane founder asks Xbox CEO "how much" Microsoft wants for the studio: "I'm asking for a friend"

Raphael Colantonio is now head of WolfEye Studios

GamesRadar

Change is afoot at Xbox's Arkane Studios and MachineGames — with Machine's co-founder taking over Arkane's operations (UPDATE)

MachineGames Studio Director and co-founder Jerk Gustafsson is seemingly taking over leadership of Arkane from the latter's president, Leonard Bendel, who has resigned.

Windows Central

Movies And Video Games Keep Getting One Thing Wrong About Blade

The news of the potential closing of Arkane Studios and the cancellation of their Blade game is another obstacle in the character's quest to regain relevance.

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Xbox Layoffs to Shut Down Arkane, Cancel 'Marvel's Blade' Development, Says Report

Xbox's massive layoffs include the shutdown of Arkane, and with it comes the cancelation of Marvel's Blade, as per reports.

Player One

Dishonored review (2012)

Playing a magic assassin in Dishonored’s rusty city of Dunwall is as brilliant as it looks.

PC Gamer

'Marvel's Blade': Arkane Studios Shares Response on Game's Cancellation Rumors

Arkane Studios has finally spoken up about their development of "Marvel's Blade." Here's what the studio has to say.

Player One

Arkane devs say the studio almost made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game before it made Dishonored — 'We were both so excited. Blade Runner and Thief, two of our favourite things of all time'

According to two former Arkane Studios developers, the studio almost made a Blade Runner game and Thief 4 before it made Dishonored.

TechRadar

Dishonored co-creators were working on Thief 4 and a Bladerunner game before Bethesda let them make an imsim classic

Arkane Studios "had an amazing pitch for Thief"

GamesRadar

Best space horror games, ranked: Cosmic spooks and interstellar terror await this Halloween

Outer space is pretty scary on its own, but the best space horror games excel at taking scares further with alien monsters, rogue AIs, and psychological horror.

Space

Dishonored 'sounded a little bit ridiculous' in the beginning, but came together with the help of the Sweeney Todd musical

Looking Glass legend Austin Grossman describes the sometimes absurd process of conjuring Dunwall.

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Marvel's Blade reportedly might have a budget of at least $109 million, but that's still a fraction of the $300 million it allegedly took to make Marvel's Spider-Man 2

How will the two compare when Marvel's Blade is released?

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An Arkane Studios AAA game entered production at the end of 2024, meaning Marvel's Blade might not be as far along as we all hoped

Stand down, Dishonored fans

PC Gamer

Arkane Studios founder slams Microsoft for its Game Pass focus: 'At some point reality has to hit'

Former Dishonored and Prey developer Raphael Colantonio has a warning about Game Pass

GamesRadar

"That was not going to work for Valve": Canceled Half-Life spinoff game Ravenholm was "great, frankly," says Arkane founder, but it couldn’t survive under Valve's "very clear business plan"

Ravenholm didn't stand a chance

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Microsoft closes Bethesda's Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Games, and Tango Gameworks, kills off one of its best new franchises in years in the process

Microsoft Gaming is shutting down three Bethesda studios, including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks.

Inverse

'Marvel’s Blade' Proves the MCU’s Biggest Problem Is Coming to Games

The announcement of 'Marvel's Blade' leaves a bad taste in my mouth in the wake of MCU fatigue and Arkane Studios' troubled history of chasing trends.

Tom’s Guide

Deathloop is free on Amazon Prime — here’s how to claim it

Amazon Prime Gaming's December lineup includes Deathloop, a "murder puzzle" shooter from the developer of Dishonored.

Windows Central

Some of the best games of all time have reached a dirt-cheap price on Steam that you CAN'T miss

Some legendary games from Arkane Studios, including Dishonored 2 and Prey, are now available at super-cheap prices that shouldn't be missed.

PC Gamer

Dark Messiah was 'horny, generic, linear, unbalanced' and may have been forgotten by Arkane, but it's inspiring a new generation of developers

Sorceress is the latest game to resurrect the “tavern-brawl” approach to the immersive sim.

Inverse

Xbox Leak Reveals a Welcome Return to Bethesda's Most Underrated Franchise

Xbox's leaked game list includes 'Dishonored 3', signaling a welcome course correction for Arkane.

Windows Central

New report reveals more from inside Redfall's troubled development

Jason Schreier does it again, releasing an interesting report today from inside the development woes of Redfall, a game that suffered from unclear direction, frequent attrition and alleged pressure from Zenimax.

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