Tag Archives: Arkane Studios

Thu, Oct 25, 2012 | 15:15 BST

Dishonored: Dunwall City Trials DLC releasing in December, more coming in 2013

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Dishonored: Dunwall City Trials is new DLC content for the game which will be released in December.

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Fri, Oct 19, 2012 | 12:32 BST

Dishonored originally set in London 1666, art director talks early concepts

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Dishonored is an stylised game, and Arkane’s art director Sebastien Mitton has revealed some of his earliest concept art when depicting the city of Dunwall. Mitton has also revealed that the game was originally set in London during the year 1666.

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Thu, Oct 18, 2012 | 16:27 BST

Dishonored concept art accompanied by developer commentary released

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Dishonored concept art has been released by Bethesda, alongside developer commentary from Arkane Studios’ art director Sebastien Mitton.

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Fri, Oct 12, 2012 | 16:22 BST

Dishonored designer ambivalent regarding a sequel

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Dishonored designer Harvey Smith has said part of him would like the game to be a one-off; yet at the same time, he’s also interested in exploring the game’s universe further.

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Thu, Oct 11, 2012 | 23:53 BST

Dishonored vs EA’s Gibeau: a win for new IP

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Dishonored has received rave reviews from the majority, despite claims that launching new IP late in the cycle is a mistake. The comments of some execs are defeatist at best and actively damaging at worst, says Dave Cook.

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Thu, Oct 11, 2012 | 07:39 BST

Dishonored tips: three quick tactics for early success

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Dishonored is already totting up Game of the Year awards, but it’s not everybody’s Chai soy latte with pumpkin spice. Let our simple advice boost you onto the bandwagon before you lose your hipster cred.

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Tue, Oct 09, 2012 | 23:33 BST

Dishonored writer champions Corvo over “creepy” Gordon Freeman

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Dishonored’s lead writer has tempted the wrath of the Internet by daring to criticise Gordon Freeman, one of gaming’s best-loved silent protagonists.

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Tue, Oct 09, 2012 | 13:34 BST

Dishonored: too short? You’re doing it wrong

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Dishonored has achieved a remarkable critical consensus, but nobody seems able to agree on how long it is. Is nine missions too few to justify a triple-A price tag? Not at all, says Brenna Hillier.

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Tue, Oct 09, 2012 | 02:28 BST

Dishonored trailers show off advanced powers

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By now you’ve no doubt seen plenty of footage of the start of Dishonored, but have you seen some of the more expensive talents in action? Devouring Swarm lets you summon rats to eat people up, and Wind Blast – well, Wind Blast has a heck of a lot of uses dependent only on how clever you are.

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Mon, Oct 08, 2012 | 17:11 BST

Dishonored: the return of true stealth

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Dishonored goes back to a time where stealth games were awesome. VG247′s Dave Cook looks at why sneaking brings out the best in us.

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Mon, Oct 08, 2012 | 11:52 BST

Dishonored video: watch full first mission now

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It’s Dishonored Day. Head in to watch the full first mission of Arkane’s critical smash being played live by Sam Clay.

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Mon, Oct 08, 2012 | 09:55 BST

Dishonored: where to buy it cheapest – UK edition

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Dishonored is out this week and as you can see here, the reviews have been mega. Xmas is fast approaching – no it really is, think about it – so we’ve decided to investigate the cheapest retail boutiques from which to purchase its lovely brand of assassination goodness.

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Mon, Oct 08, 2012 | 05:41 BST

Dishonored gameplay: Corvo’s opening moments

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With Dishonored review scores hitting the interwebs, VG247 thought you’d probably want to see some of the game in action. Here’s the opening moments to feast your eyes on.

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Thu, Dec 20, 2012 | 13:57 GMT

Dishonored reviews begin, get all the scores here

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Dishonored reviews have broken out of embargo bringing with them a chain of impressively high scores for Arkane’s stealth-’em-up.

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Fri, Oct 05, 2012 | 16:18 BST

Dishonored devs wanted to avoid “dogmatic tropes” such as large boss battles

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Dishonored won’t have any large boss battles, according to designer Harvey Smith, because the team wanted to avoid “dogmatic tropes that video games are built on.”

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Fri, Oct 05, 2012 | 11:25 BST

Dishonored achievements & trophies emerge, full list here

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Dishonored launches on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 October 12th, but achievements and trophies have already surfaced online. Get the full list below, and as always beware of spoilers.

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Thu, Oct 04, 2012 | 15:11 BST

Dishonored – choose your own adventure in latest interactive video

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Dishonored has a new interactive video for you to play with. It’s posted below.

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Mon, Oct 01, 2012 | 08:42 BST

Dishonored development complete, celebrating with a giveaway

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Arkane’s highly anticipated assassin game, Dishonored, is compete and ready to ship on 9 October in North America and 12 October in Europe on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows.
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Thu, Sep 27, 2012 | 15:13 BST

Dishonored – The Tales from Dunwall Episode 3: In the Mind of Madness

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Dishonored’s third and final webisode, The Tales from Dunwall, is posted below the break.

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Wed, Sep 26, 2012 | 15:11 BST

Dishonored – The Tales from Dunwall Episode 2: The Hand that Feeds

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Dishonored’s webseries, The Tales from Dunwall, has a new episode available.

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