Dishonored Director Is Betting on Single-Player Games at Exactly the Right Time
The director of Dishonored has just announced his own studio with a single-player title in the works, and it's perfect timing.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal. Pursue your enemies under the cover of darkness or ruthlessly attack them head on with weapons drawn. The outcome of each mission plays out based on the choices you make.
The director of Dishonored has just announced his own studio with a single-player title in the works, and it's perfect timing.
"We were farming out people left and right."
Harvey Smith, a lead designer on the original Deus Ex, as well as a co-director on Dishonored, the creative director on its sequel, a quality assurance developer on Prey, and the studio director for Redfall, has officially formed a new studio. Smith isn't moving far from his form…
Harvey Smith, a multi-award winning games industry leader with over 30 years of experience in …
As Xbox hits thousands more workers with layoffs, I'm desperately hoping that Arkane Studios will be saved.
The rumors regarding Xbox's studio divestitures were spot on: Compulsion Games and Double Fine are returning to management, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs are being sold, and Arkane Lyon is still evaluating its strategic options with the Work Council. While the four aforementioned…
Arkane, the studio behind Dishonored and more, has its future in question as Xbox cuts 4 other studios and lays off 3,200.