Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

UNBELIEVABLE: Harvey smith | History Defined

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"

GamesRadar

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

You can blame some of Deus Ex: Invisible War's console limitations on the publisher's 'weird theories that FPS games don't sell or RPGs don't sell'

Two theories that have definitely stood the test of time. No one plays RPGs anymore.

PC Gamer

Deus Ex: Invisible War wasn't what it should have been because the studio moved to an engine that was really built for Thief: 'A super-boneheaded call, very bad decision… it really tanked development'

"I wish we could redo that project and just stitch the maps together."

PC Gamer

The devs on Deus Ex: Invisible War knew its most-hated part was a 'terrible idea,' and they give the director 'sh*t about it all the time'

Some choices need a reload.

PC Gamer

Arkane Austin’s closure still casts a long shadow, with Dishonored’s director lamenting the projects and potential left on the cutting‑room floor — "We were making something very cool."

Arkane Austin director Harvey Smith reflects on Microsoft and Xbox's closure of the studio after Redfall's failure at launch.

Windows Central

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

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

You can thank John Romero's hard-partying ways for the suits giving Deus Ex the extra dev time it needed: 'These British guys would just get hammered with the Dallas team for three days straight'

"John lived up to every promise he made."

PC Gamer

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."

PC Gamer

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

Dishonored, Deus Ex, and Redfall dev Harvey Smith "often" waits 5-10 years to play his games after they release

"Usually I play our games nonstop as we are finishing them. But then I am *done* for a long while"

GamesRadar

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

GamesRadar

After Microsoft closed Arkane Austin, Redfall dev says the response to "the cleaned-up, final version" of the doomed FPS gave him "a burst of energy"

"I'm looking forward to talking about what I'll be doing next"

PC Gamer

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.

GamesRadar

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"

GamesRadar

Gears of War and Dishonored devs help lead Doom's "incredible" 30th birthday celebrations

"My memories of 1993 are vivid"

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

PC Gamer

Email reveals PlayStation boss wasn't actually worried about Call of Duty becoming Xbox exclusive: 'We'll be OK, more than OK'

Shortly after the proposed acquisition was announced, Jim Ryan said he expects to see Call of Duty games on PlayStation consoles "for many years to come."

PC Gamer

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

Arkane changed, but we changed too.

GamesRadar

Xbox head reassures Starfield fans after Redfall's disappointing launch

Starfield will be better because its team was integrated into Xbox earlier in development, Phil Spencer says

Daily Mirror

Redfall PS5 treatment shows the grizzly truth behind Microsoft’s studio buying strategy

Despite claims that it would not "take games away from another player base", Redfall's director has revealed a Microsoft canned a PS5 version.

GamesRadar

Arkane boss on being in Bethesda's shadow: "We release a great game like Dishonored, they release f**king Skyrim"

Harvey Smith isn't worried about releasing Redfall in Starfield's orbit

GamesRadar

Redfall PS5 version was in development, but cancelled after the Xbox buyout

"We were acquired by Microsoft and it was change with a capital C"

GamesRadar

Redfall might not be always-online, after all

"We're looking into it"

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.