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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.

TechRadar

Before Dishonored, Arkane was tapped to make Thief 4, and my heart weeps for what might have been: 'We had an amazing pitch for Thief'

A Blade Runner game was also a possibility, which would have been fine too, I guess.

PC Gamer

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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Dishonored co-creator says it was 'a shock' when Microsoft closed Arkane Austin after Redfall's release: 'We were working on something really cool'

"It was not a decision I agreed with."

PC Gamer

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.

PC Gamer

Dishonored and Prey studio founder thinks Xbox Game Pass "is an unsustainable model" that's been "damaging the industry for a decade"

Arkane's founder reckons the service will "either kill everyone else, or give up"

GamesRadar

Dishonored and Prey's director says 'I could see myself working on Dishonored 3 right now' but the chances of that happening is in the realms of 'science fiction'

"I had a document about Dishonored 3."

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Arkane Studios founder says he could see himself "working on Dishonored 3 right now," though creating a sequel was "the last thing I wanted to do" after making the first game

Please Arkane, give me Dishonored 3

GamesRadar

Viktor Antonov, the visionary artist who defined Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, has died

Antonov also consulted on Doom 2016 and Fallout 4.

PC Gamer

"We're brothers": Dishonored and Prey director reflects on 20 years at Arkane as he unveils his new RPG-infused immersive sim

Raphael Colantonio understands the importance of Arkane DNA

GamesRadar

Arkane founder says Skyrim is an immersive sim, and Baldur's Gate 3 is 'immersive sim-adjacent'

The creative director of Prey and Dishonored should know.

PC Gamer

2025's Most Mysterious Sci-Fi RPG Just Got a Major Update

Wolfeye Studios just announced its next game is a first-person immersive sim from the co-creator of 'Dishonored' and 'Prey.' Here's what we know so far.

Inverse

Ex Dishonored devs' new action RPG is "like Fallout meets Dishonored," and its creative director says it hits something that "games from Obsidian are pretty good at"

We've now been shown our first look at the upcoming RPG

GamesRadar

Developers pay tribute to immersive sim titans Arkane Austin and the career-shaping Dishonored series: "One of those games that changed my world view on game design"

Arkane Austin helped lead development on the first game

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Arkane Austin wanted to make a new immersive sim before Microsoft closed the studio down, reports suggests

A new report suggests that Arkane Austin wanted to make a new Dishonored game before studio closure.

Windows Central

These are the franchises being affected by the latest studio closures at Microsoft

Microsoft has closed four studios, folding some of these employees into others. As a result, fan-favorite franchises are potentially never to be seen again. What games are affected by these layoffs, and who's exactly safe?

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After 25 years, the beloved stealth classic that inspired Dishonored just got a huge unofficial expansion

Thief's sneaky modded expansion gets a sneakier release

Windows Central

I didn't understand DEATHLOOP's success at launch — Now that I've finally played on Xbox, I get it

When DEATHLOOP launched, nothing I saw or heard really hooked me on it. Now that I've finally played it on Xbox, though, I get it.

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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.

PC Gamer

Redfall is the first Arkane game we don't like—what happened?

Arkane changed, but we changed too.

PC Gamer

Deathloop exists because Dishonored 3 ain't happening

Oh for a time travel device…

Inverse

10 years later, Bethesda's best stealth game still stands strong

Dishonored passes its tenth anniversary on October 9. Here's a lookback on how it toyed with the rules of the genre and why it's still so remembered today.

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