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Dishonored now available in stores, online for consoles and PC
After crawling, stabbing, and immolating its way out of pressing, Arkane Studios’ Dishonored is now on store shelves. The first-person supernatural shooter features betrayed assassin Corvo seeking revenge against those who double-crossed him. Players are able to mix sword fighting with gunplay and magic as they make their way across a dystopian world, where every decision has a consequence that affects their ending. Personally, I let the future worry about itself and enjoy present by sicking plague-infected rats on people. But to each their own.
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Bethesda continues Texas invasion with Battlecry Studios
Bethesda Softworks has announced that their development empire is expanding today with the launch of Battlecry Studios. Battlecry is being helmed by ex-Bioware’ian Rich Vogel and is located in Austin, Texas, the same city that hosts fellow ZeniMax-owned developer Arkane Studios. Vogel has been in the industry over 20 years and has had a hand in the creation and production of several MMOs, including Star Wars: The Old Republic and Ultima Online: The Second Age.
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Dishonored design process detailed in new End Game video
Arkane Studios has released another entry in their video series detailing the development of their upcoming first-person shooter Dishonored. The latest video, End Game, details what it was like to see the development process progress from the early stages of concept art and ideas to a later, more fully realized state as the world and characters take shape.
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Dishonored shows its sneaky side in The Study of Stealth trailer
Bethesda has already showcased Dishonored’s supernatural side and strange arsenal, and now they are focusing on the tools and powers available to those who prefer the shadows in the new The Study of Stealth trailer.
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Dishonored goes for the jugular in new Creative Kills trailer
Bethesda has released another video for Arkane Studios’ upcoming first-person action title Dishonored. This trailer, titled Creative Kills, focuses on the intertwining of the supernatural and technological as the assassin takes out his enemies using otherworldly powers and good old-fashioned guns and gadgets.
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New trailer shows off some of Dishonored’s daring escapes
Bethesda has released some new footage from Arkane Studios’ upcoming first-person shooter, Dishonored. Titled ‘Daring Escapes,’ the clip covers three of the more supernatural methods that players have to escape pursuing enemies: Blink, Bend Time, and Possession.
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Tango Gameworks developing new survival horror title, ‘Zwei’
Bethesda has announced that Tango Gameworks is working on a new title codenamed Zwei (not of the Panzer Dragoon variety). The upcoming survival horror title is under the direction of Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, whose Tango Gameworks company ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda, acquired in 2010.
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ZeniMax Media reaches settlement with Mojang over ‘Scrolls’
ZeniMax Media, parent company of Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda Softwarks, has reached an agreement with Mojang over ownership of the ‘Scrolls’ trademark. The suit, filed by ZeniMax, was in response to Mojang submitting trademark applications of ‘Scrolls’ for use in an …
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Bethesda and Interplay reach settlement in Fallout IP lawsuit
Former industry powerhouse Interplay was given one more reason to pine for the old days as Bethesda has come out on top of an ongoing court battle involving the Fallout brand. A new settlement in the lawsuit (Bethesda Softworks LLC v Interplay Entertainment Corp.) finds Interplay’s license to develop a Fallout MMO “null and void,” with all former rights immediately reverting back to Bethesda, and that the company “has no ongoing right to use the Fallout brand or any Fallout intellectual property for any game development.” ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda, has agreed to pay $2 million in the settlement, with each side covering their own litigation expenses.
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Bethesda announces Arkane Studios’ Dishonored
Bethesda Softworks has announced that Arkane Studios is currently working on a new first-person action title, Dishonored. Raphael Colantonio, lead designer on Arx Fatalis, and Harvey Smith, lead designer on Deus Ex and most recently on BlackSite: Area 51, are serving as co-creative directors in what will be the studio’s first release since its acquisition by ZeniMax. Dishonored is currently scheduled to ship in 2012 for the 360, PC, and PS3.
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