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The games industry reacts to Xbox layoffs: 'We are clearly at a turning point'

3,200 employees are being put out of work, and people have thoughts.

PC Gamer · Jul 6

Arkane founder asks Xbox CEO "how much" Microsoft wants for the studio: "I'm asking for a friend"

Raphael Colantonio is now head of WolfEye Studios

GamesRadar · Jul 6

Arkane temporarily spared in Xbox bloodbath thanks to French law, but its future is up in the air

Putting all my hopes and dreams on an independent Arkane.

PC Gamer · Jul 6

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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 · May 26

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 · May 25

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 · May 24

Former Bethesda marketing VP says he fought against reusing the Prey name for Arkane's 2017 immersive sim: 'I definitely pissed some people off internally over that'

Pete Hines was not happy about the choice because "we spend more time explaining why it's called Prey than we do talking about the game."

PC Gamer · Sep 5, 2025

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Subscription services like Xbox Game Pass turn developers into 'wage slaves', says former PlayStation boss

Not only is its profitability uncertain, but it's bad for creativity, says Shawn Layden.

PC Gamer · Aug 15, 2025

Xbox Game Pass Has A Dangerous Dark Side, Game Makers Say

Developers are increasingly questioning whether Xbox Game Pass is a bad deal for the entire industry after a huge wave of layoffs at Microsoft.

Inverse · Jul 7, 2025

Arkane Studios founder slams Microsoft for its Game Pass focus: 'At some point reality has to hit'

Former Dishonored and Prey developer Raphael Colantonio has a warning about Game Pass

PC Gamer · Jul 6, 2025

Dishonored and Prey studio founder thinks Xbox Game Pass "is an unsustainable model" that's been "damaging the industry for a decade"

Arkane's founder reckons the service will "either kill everyone else, or give up"

GamesRadar · Jul 6, 2025

Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio gave up on the System Shock remake because the cyberspace sequences were 'too hard,' and I can't tell you how disappointed I am right now

I kid, of course. Mostly, anyway.

PC Gamer · Apr 4, 2025

Dishonored 2 cost more to make than Skyrim and sold worse, but ex-dev says it was so good that it gave Arkane "seal-of-quality protection" within Bethesda

Hard to argue with that

GamesRadar · Jan 23, 2025

As bugs weigh down review scores for Stalker 2, Dishonored and Prey creative director says the "Metacritic ecosystem encourages devs to make safe boring games"

"A fantastic buggy game can get patched, a boring game will stay boring"

GamesRadar · Nov 25, 2024

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PC Gamer · Nov 3, 2024

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 · Oct 31, 2024

Arkane's founder left because Bethesda 'did not want to do the kind of games that we wanted to make', and that's how it ended up with Redfall

Redfall was a significant departure for Arkane, and culminated in the closure of the Arkane Austin studio.

GamesRadar · Oct 31, 2024

Microsoft's decision to close Arkane Austin was "stupid," says founder: "Recreating a very special group like that is, I would dare to say, impossible"

Raphael Colantonio reckons team green will regret that decision soon enough

PC Gamer · Oct 30, 2024

Microsoft closing Arkane Austin was a 'dumb move', says founder and former president

"It's obvious that Arkane Austin was a very special group of people that have made some cool things and that could pull it off again."

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GamesRadar · Aug 26, 2024

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"

GamesRadar · Aug 19, 2024

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"

GamesRadar · Aug 17, 2024

"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

GamesRadar · Aug 12, 2024

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"

PC Gamer · Aug 11, 2024

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.

Inverse · Aug 9, 2024

2025's Most Mysterious Sci-Fi RPG Just Got a Major Update

Wolfeye Studios just announced its next game is a first-person immersive sim from the co-creator of 'Dishonored' and 'Prey.' Here's what we know so far.

PC Gamer · Aug 8, 2024

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.

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