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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
By Fraser Brown published
News Redfall was a significant departure for Arkane, and culminated in the closure of the Arkane Austin studio.

Microsoft closing Arkane Austin was a 'dumb move', says founder and former president
By Fraser Brown published
News "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."

'We love you. We miss you. We hate money': Ultrakill and Gloomwood publisher New Blood Interactive turns a billboard into a grave marker for fallen studios including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin
By Harvey Randall published
News "Gone but not forgotten."

Portrait of King Charles as rizzed-up final boss instantly modded into Dishonored
By Rich Stanton published
news Never complain, never explain.

Redfall's devs were reportedly building out its massively delayed Hero Pass content 'very recently'—before Microsoft closed Arkane Austin for good
By Harvey Randall published
News Don't (in fact, can't) call it a comeback.

Microsoft announces 4 studio closures—including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, creators of Prey and Hi-Fi Rush respectively
By Harvey Randall published
News "Great teams are sunsetting before our eyes again, and it's a f*cking gut stab."

2023 showed us the cost of pushing singleplayer developers to make multiplayer games
By Tyler Colp published
Drained Games like Redfall are a symptom of an industry that cares more about live service games than the developers making them.

I should know better this early on, but Arkane's teaser and first concept art for Blade already have me unreasonably excited
By Ted Litchfield published
news I'm picking up what they're putting down.
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