Dishonored Director Announces New Studio, And Fans Should Be Very Excited

The useful part

The fate of Arkane Studios is in limbo and the Dishonored franchise may be permanently on ice, but franchise co-creator Harvey Smith isn't giving up on immersive sims. The veteran game director has founded a new studio focused on games that sound a whole lot like Dishonored. Smith served as co-creative director and creative director, respectively, on Dishonored and Dishonored 2, while Horne had most recently worked at Arkane as production director on Redfall.

How it works

• "This group has worked together for years, decades in some cases, and is purpose-built to make the ambitious games we love--immersive sims," said Horne, who will serve as COO and executive producer at the...
• Arkane Lyon--the studio branch responsible for Deathloop--is still in operation.
• "We share a vision for crafting games that push the limits of player immersion.
• We can't wait to reveal more soon." Immersive sims like Dishonored, Deathloop, and their progenitors, Thief, the System Shock games, and Deus Ex, haven't been particularly prevalent over the last several...

Details worth keeping

As with Arkane Austin, the studio will be based in Austin, Texas.