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Arkane Studios SASU is a French video game developer based in Lyon.It was founded in 1999, and released its first game, Arx Fatalis, in 2002.The studio has created the popular Dishonored series as well as developing Prey (2017), Deathloop (2021) and Redfall (2023).
Prey is a 2017 first-person shooter immersive sim video game developed by Arkane Austin and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on May 5, 2017. Prey takes place in an alternate timeline in which an accelerated Space Race resulted in mankind taking to orbital stations far earlier.
Redfall is a first-person shooter video game developed by Arkane Austin and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released for Windows and Xbox Series X/S on May 2, 2023. [2] [3] The game received mixed reviews, with criticism for its gameplay design, story, and technical problems.
Dishonored is the first game developed by Arkane Studios after it was acquired by ZeniMax Media and the first game released by Harvey Smith, the co-creator of the Deus Ex franchise, after he joined Arkane in 2008. Arkane's offices in Lyon (led by studio founder Raphaël Colantonio) and Austin (led by Smith) were involved in the game's ...
Smith is co-director on Arkane Austin's Redfall, an open-world first person shooter, which released on May 2, 2023. [11] [16] Smith's semi-autobiographical novel, Big Jack is Dead, was released on April 2, 2013, by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. [17] That same year it was on Kirkus Review's list of "Best Indie General Fiction". [18]
During this time, Colantonio moved from France to Austin, Texas, leaving the main studio in the hands of his colleagues while he set up Arkane Austin in June 2006. [10] Colantonio left the studio in 2017 to concentrate on smaller projects. To celebrate Arkane Studios' 20th anniversary, the game was made available for free on PC from 28–31 May ...
Arkane Studios Austin in Austin, Texas, US; acquired in August 2010, closed in 2024. e-Nexus Studios (later renamed ZeniMax Productions) in Los Angeles , US; founded in August 1999, headed by former The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon .
Raphaël Colantonio (born 1971) is a French video game designer, and was the founder and for 18 years president of Arkane Studios. He has served as creative director on several of Arkane's titles, including co-creator with Harvey Smith for the Dishonored series.