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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.

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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

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

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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

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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"

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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"

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"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

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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"

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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.

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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.

PC Gamer

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

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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.

PC Gamer

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

Microsoft makes ruthless cuts to development staff despite successful releases.

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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.

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Evening Standard

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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As Arkane Austin falls to the shareholders, its masterpiece Prey, which 'elevated immersive sims to a god-tier level', is slashed in price by 80%

I won't let Arkane Austin go gentle into that good night

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"A f***ing gut stab": Arkane Lyon director, other devs react to Microsoft shuttering Xbox studios in yet another layoff wave

In the aftermath of the announcement that Microsoft is closing three Xbox studios, developers around the industry are sharing their shock, sadness, anger, and concern for the future.

PC Gamer

Microsoft announces 4 studio closures—including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, creators of Prey and Hi-Fi Rush respectively

"Great teams are sunsetting before our eyes again, and it's a f*cking gut stab."

GamesRadar

A year after Redfall's disappointing launch, players are still waiting for a $100 special edition bonus

The Bite Back Edition is yet to deliver its exclusive Hero Pass

PC Gamer

World of Warcraft boss says Microsoft is happy to 'let Blizzard be Blizzard,' but I'm not sure that's entirely true

Microsoft has already made some pretty high-profile changes since acquiring Blizzard in 2023.

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If Dishonored and Deathloop's immersive sim and stealth action makes your head spin, let me introduce you to this indie stealth platformer

Indie Spotlight | If immersive sims throw you for a (Death)loop, you might get on better with Ereban: Shadow Legacy

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