Arkane Studios
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| Type | Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media |
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| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Lyon, France |
| Key people | Raphaël Colantonio (CEO and creative director) |
| Products | Video games |
| Parent | ZeniMax Media |
| Website | www.arkane-studios.com |
Arkane Studios is a video game developer based in Lyon, France. It was founded in 1999, and released its first game, Arx Fatalis, in 2002. Arkane Studios opened an Austin, Texas-based office in July 2006.[1]
In December 2006, the company announced its new first-person shooter title, The Crossing, which was later put on hold. In July 2009, 2K Marin announced that Arkane was signed up to help with BioShock 2 development, more specifically "design, animation, and art".[2]
Between 2006 and 2007, the company was working in conjunction with Valve Software to develop a game in the Half-Life series called "Return to Ravenholm."[3] The project has since been cancelled and its existence has been confirmed by Valve employee Marc Laidlaw.[4]
In August 2010, the company was acquired by ZeniMax.[5]
[edit] Games
- Arx Fatalis (2002)
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (2006)
- Arx Fatalis: Collector's Edition (2007)
- BioShock 2 (2010) - design assistance
- Dishonored (2012)[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Arkane Studios Opens Austin Office". Austin Chapter. International Game Developers Association. 2006-07-07. http://www.igda.org/austin/archives/2006/07/arkane_studios.html. Retrieved 2009-09-05.[dead link]
- ^ "BioShock 2 zaps fourth dev house". GameSpot. 2009-07-10. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6213219.html. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "“Return To Ravenholm” – A Cancelled 2007 Half-Life Project By Valve Software And Arkane Studios, Developers of Dark Messiah, Dishonored And The Crossing/". Lambda Generation. 2012-01-12. http://lambdageneration.com/posts/return-to-ravenholm-a-cancelled-2007-half-life-project-by-valve-software-and-arkane-studios-developers-of-dark-messiah-dishonored-and-the-crossing. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Marc Laidlaw On The Cancelled Half-Life Spin-offs: Return To Ravenholm And “Episode Four”". Lambda Generation. 2012-01-13. http://lambdageneration.com/posts/marc-laidlaw-on-the-cancelled-half-life-spin-offs-return-to-ravenholm-and-episode-four. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ Matas, Jeff (2010-08-12). "Zenimax Acquires Arkane Studios". Shacknews. GameFly Media. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65102. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Bethesda Announces Dishonored". IGN. 2011-07-07. http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1181077p1.html. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Arkane Studios' entry at MobyGames
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