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Arkane was 'devastated' by its cancelled Half-Life 2 Ravenholm game, but the masterclass it got from late visionary artist Viktor Antonov 'was pivotal to what would become Arkane later'

He "trained us in all of their practices".

PC Gamer · Apr 7, 2025

Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio gave up on the System Shock remake because the cyberspace sequences were 'too hard,' and I can't tell you how disappointed I am right now

I kid, of course. Mostly, anyway.

PC Gamer · Apr 4, 2025

"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

GamesRadar · Apr 4, 2025

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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 · Apr 4, 2025

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 · Feb 16, 2025

No one's making a big-budget immersive sim any time soon, but you can catch up on the best ones ever made for less than the price of a single new game in the Steam Autumn Sale

You can pick up a load of games where a bomb's a bad choice for close-range combat.

PC Gamer · Nov 28, 2024

Warren Spector found working on his cancelled Half-Life episode 'a little frustrating', but he'll be 'forever grateful' to Valve for keeping his studio alive

Junction Point's project was the first of two attempts to set an episode in Ravenholm.

PC Gamer · Nov 9, 2024

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One of the biggest names in immersive sims reckons they're easier to sell if you call them something else, but one day they'll be 'invading every genre'

To be fair, they're pretty hard to explain.

PC Gamer · Nov 3, 2024

Arkane lead says Marvel's Blade will "explore uncharted dimensions of our art" building on Dishonored, Prey, Deathloop, and yes, even Redfall

Art and co-creative director Sébastien Mitton reflects on 25 years of Arkane

GamesRadar · Oct 10, 2024

Dishonored 2's best level took inspiration from BioShock 2's time-traveling story moment: "We wanted to push that idea a bit more"

Past, present, and future

GamesRadar · Sep 3, 2024

Dishonored creator's Fallout: New Vegas-inspired immersive sim prefers stylized art to ultra-realism that ages fast – "Back then it was probably stunning, now you can't even look at it"

"You look at some old Zelda, and it's still cute"

GamesRadar · Aug 26, 2024

Fallout: New Vegas helped inspire Dishonored creator's new RPG hybrid: "We like the structure, the size, the humor, the possibilities"

"It's simply one of my favorite Fallouts"

GamesRadar · Aug 19, 2024

"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 · Aug 17, 2024

Skyrim is "very, very immersive sim" and Baldur's Gate 3 is "at least immersive sim-adjacent," declares imsim expert behind Dishonored and Prey

Bethesda games "totally rely on simulation"

GamesRadar · Aug 12, 2024

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PC Gamer · Aug 11, 2024

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 · Aug 8, 2024

Arkane founder was saddened by the closure of Arkane Austin, but says immersive sims aren't going anywhere: The studio is gone, but 'the people survive'

Raphael Colantonio left Arkane in 2017, and is now working on something new at WolfEye Studios.

GamesRadar · Aug 8, 2024

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

PC Gamer · Aug 8, 2024

The next game from Dishonored co-creator Raphael Colantonio is a first-person immersive sim with a structure between Prey and Fallout: New Vegas—'We favour density over size'

They won't tell you the name, though.

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PC Gamer · Aug 6, 2024

Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio will reveal more about his next game in a few days, says fans of Dishonored and Prey 'will be happy'

Following its success with Weird West, WolfEye Studios is working on something "more ambitious" for its next game.

PC Gamer · Jun 12, 2024

Obsidian CEO responds to worries Xbox could shut them down, too: 'I'm not worried about tomorrow'

The beloved RPG maker isn't watching its back after the sudden closures of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin.

PC Gamer · May 17, 2024

Redfall is getting one final update before Arkane Austin is gone forever, and it will include an offline mode

The Hero Pass content may be off the table, but developers are doing what they can to ensure Redfall remains.

PC Gamer · May 10, 2024

President of Xbox asked about the closure of Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, spends close to a minute saying almost nothing

Something something, long-term commitment.

Tom’s Hardware · May 8, 2024

Microsoft guts four studios to focus on priority games aka Bethesda games

Microsoft makes ruthless cuts to development staff despite successful releases.

PC Gamer · May 8, 2024

Redfall's devs were reportedly building out its massively delayed Hero Pass content 'very recently'—before Microsoft closed Arkane Austin for good

Don't (in fact, can't) call it a comeback.

Evening Standard · May 8, 2024

Microsoft’s Bethesda shake-up explained: studio shutdowns, scrapped games, refunds and more

Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks is also closing down as part of the franchise-focused reorganisation

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