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Raf Colantonio can’t stop making first-person immersive sims: 'Weird West was a sidestep'

"My people are always going to try to do 10,000 polys for a face."

PC Gamer

Arkane's founder left because Bethesda 'did not want to do the kind of games that we wanted to make', and that's how it ended up with Redfall

Redfall was a significant departure for Arkane, and culminated in the closure of the Arkane Austin studio.

PC Gamer

Microsoft's decision to close Arkane Austin was "stupid," says founder: "Recreating a very special group like that is, I would dare to say, impossible"

Raphael Colantonio reckons team green will regret that decision soon enough

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Microsoft closing Arkane Austin was a 'dumb move', says founder and former president

"It's obvious that Arkane Austin was a very special group of people that have made some cool things and that could pull it off again."

PC Gamer

After Redfall and Suicide Squad, Concord's failure must be the nail in the coffin for the industry's failed live-service gold rush

Too many games are living short, embarrassing lives

GamesRadar

'Hi-Fi Rush' Dev Tango Gameworks Acquired by PUBG Publisher Krafton

PUBG publisher Krafton has acquired Tango Gameworks and is planning to revive the critically acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush IP.

Player One

15-year Mass Effect and Dragon Age veteran says people join BioWare "to build a story-focused, single-player RPG" - so we probably won't see a repeat of Anthem

"Don't try to do a bunch of different things you don't have the expertize to do"

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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

Microsoft has begun sending out refunds for both the Xbox and Steam versions of the Redfall 'Bite Back' Edition

Xbox is refunding owners of Redfall's doomed "Bite Back Edition," which contained DLC that has been cancelled in the wake of the developer's closure. Here's what you need to know.

Windows Central

Redfall is getting its final update with an offline mode after all, even after Microsoft closed Arkane Austin

Redfall is also revamping its Neighborhood and Nest systems

GamesRadar

Hi-Fi Rush is getting positively review bombed on Steam after Microsoft killed its studio: "At least they went out with a bang"

Fans of Tango Gameworks' Hi-Fi Rush are using positive Steam reviews to show support for the studio after Microsoft shut it down this week.

Windows Central

What is Zenless Zone Zero, the spiritual successor to Genshin Impact, and why have 15 million people wishlisted it?

Shown off for a handful of seconds at Apple’s latest event, Zenless Zone Zero is a brand new RPG setup for a huge launch. Here’s why you should keep your eye on it.

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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

GamesRadar

Tango Gameworks pitched a Hi-Fi Rush sequel before shut down, but Xbox felt its studios were 'spread too thin'

Tango Gameworks reportedly pitched a Hi-Fi Rush sequel before its shutdown.

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Someone's nuked Phil Spencer in Fallout 76

I do want to set the world on fire.

The Guardian - UK

Pushing Buttons: With creative developers shutting everywhere, the future of games looks bleaker and more boring

UK indie outfit Roll7 is reportedly facing closure, along with Bethesda’s Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin – but if making award-running, profitable games doesn’t guarantee safety, what will?

TechRadar

Microsoft killed Redfall right before the release of a major update according to new report

A new report suggests that a big patch was in the works before Microsoft suddenly closed Redfall's developer.

GamesRadar

After a year of Xbox execs celebrating Hi-Fi Rush as a "break out hit" and saying "we don't quit" on games like Redfall, everyone wants to know what changed

"We couldn’t be happier with what the team at Tango Gameworks delivered"

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Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush leads respond to Xbox's sudden closure of their studios: "I don’t quite have the words"

"Today's news is terrible, for all of us"

Windows Central

Forget exclusivity concerns, Microsoft's latest Xbox studio closures hurt me more than anything else

In a devastating turn of events, Microsoft has announced the total closure of multiple Bethesda Games Studios, and it has shaken my faith in the platform.

TechRadar

Microsoft is closing multiple studios including Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks and Redfall creator Arkane Austin

Microsoft has announced the closure of multiple studios at Bethesda.

Windows Central

In Los Angeles, I saw a new Xbox emerge

Microsoft's Xbox has been on the back foot for years, but the tide could be changing. At the Xbox Games Showcase 2023 events in Los Angeles in the shadow of E3, Microsoft re-emerged confident, ready, and excited about the future.

GamesRadar

Redfall developers reportedly hoped Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax would kill the project

Entirely, not just the PlayStation version

PC Gamer

Redfall would be better as a two-player game

Arkane's approach to game design is ill-suited to four player co-op.

Daily Mirror

5 problems that Redfall needs fix that would make the game infinitely better

Redfall isn't the kind of AAA exclusive Xbox players deserve, but it could be improved if these issues were ironed out

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