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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.

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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"

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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.

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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

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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

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"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.

Windows Central

'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.

Inverse

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.

Tom’s Guide

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.

Windows Central

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.

PC Gamer

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.

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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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Disappointed by Redfall? So is Xbox head Phil Spencer

Xbox head Phil Spencer was asked about the state of Redfall, and his response was interesting.

Windows Central

You can improve Redfall and Diablo 4 performance via NVIDIA DLSS 3 and Reflex

Both Redfall and Diablo 4 include NVIDIA-related technologies to enable DLSS 3 for better performance. If you care about latency and frame rates, this is the way to play these games.

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Redfall review-in-progress: It's not great, folks

40 hours with Redfall has me wishing the vampires would win.

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Redfall's Xbox Series X|S and PC global release dates just got announced

The global release dates for Arkane's upcoming co-op, open-world FPS, Redfall have been officially announced and we have all the details on the dates right here.

Windows Central

Redfall developer Arkane is working to remove the always online requirement

Redfall is an always online game, but according to Arkane Studios, the team is looking into disabling that requirement.

Inverse

'Redfall' release date, trailer, story and gameplay for Bethesda's co-op shooter

'Redfall' is an open-world co-op FPS about vampires and their invasion of Redfall, Massachusetts. Here's everything we know about the supernatural shooter.

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Redfall is reportedly coming out this spring

The next big FPS from Arkane Studios could launch sometime in May.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Deathloop will seemingly release on Xbox soon

New evidence suggests that Deathloop's PlayStation exclusivity might end in the near future.

GamesRadar

The 10 best Arkane games of all time

Lock onto the best Arkane games ever while we wait for Marvel's Blade

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Redfall’s latest trailer showcases open world vampire mayhem

Arkane Studios is back with a fresh look at the wonderfully bizarre co-op FPS.

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