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Redfall | Critical Consensus
Polished world-building doesn't save Arkane's latest title from a very lukewarm reception
Arkane Studios
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PS5 version of Redfall dropped after Xbox acquisition of ZeniMax
Update: Microsoft claims it has not pulled any titles from PlayStation platforms
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Deathloop has hit 5m players | News-in-brief
Arkane Studios' time loop FPS has reached the user count in five months after also launching on Xbox Series S|X consoles
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Arkane Studios adds accessibility options to Deathloop
Developer update makes the title more accessible to disabled players eight months after its launch
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Starfield and Redfall delayed to 2023
Both Bethesda titles are now due in the first half of next year
Academy
Clear goals and organic paths: The Arkane guide to player agency
Arkane Lyon's campaign director Dana Nightingale discusses how to empower players and earn their trust
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Deathloop director Dinga Bakaba now head of Arkane Lyon
Promotion follows Romuald Capron's departure last month, Bakaba will continue as co-creative director
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Deathloop | Critical Consensus
Arkane Lyon's newest game is a critical triumph, a masterful puzzle of deadly pieces supported by an engaging story and cast
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Deathloop delayed again to September
Arkane Studios pushes its first-person shooter back four more months, citing desire to make game better while ensuring health and safety of developers
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Deathloop delayed into Summer 2021
Remote working due to COVID-19 making it harder for Arkane Lyon to achieve planned game quality
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Arkane Studios: "Lots of people have done elves and dwarves. F*** that"
Dishonored creative director Harvey Smith offers advice on how to create a distinct and memorable fictional universe
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Leaving Arkane: The pressure of "making impossible things"
Raphael Colantonio on leaving the studio he founded, and an industry "at odds with vacations, with time off, with just creatively recharging"
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Raphael Colantonio leaving Arkane
Founder of Dishonored studio departing "to spend some time with my son and reflect on what is important to me and my future"
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"It's not the Michael Bay of games"
Arkane's Ricardo Bare explains why immersive sims are here to stay, and why Prey took its name from a franchise it has essentially no connection to
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Arkane working on Prey 2 reboot - report
Arkane's Austin studio developing "spiritual successor to System Shock 2"
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Dishonored director: These kinds of games have always been hard to sell
Raphael Colantonio on the success of Arkane's first title
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Demise of single-player games overstated, says Dishonored dev
Harvey Smith thinks concerns are a side effect of market expansion, hopes studios specialize more due to higher dev costs
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Bethesda: Dishonored clearly a new franchise
Marketing boss says sales are far exceeding expectations
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Hitman dev: It's difficult to educate players about choices
IO Interactive had trouble teaching players to think outside the box
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Critical Consensus: Dishonored
Arkane's original IP delivers depth and innovation, but it slightly fumbles in story and execution
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Dishonored playable for first time in UK at Eurogamer Expo
Arkane Studios presenting two developer sessions on forthcoming new IP
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Dishonored dev: Gamers starving for something new
Executive producer says people will take chances on original IP late in console lifecycle if the reviews and marketing are good
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Dishonored: No Marines, No Elves, No Bank Heists
Arkane's Harvey Smith on launching new IP, the rejection of cinematic action, and why Minecraft is just like The Beatles
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Arkane's Harvey Smith on Dishonored and Empowering Players
The Deus Ex lead designer talks about interactive narrative and differences in game design approaches