Arcane Studios
Arcane Studios
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legal form | Holding company |
founding | 1999 |
Seat | Lyon , France |
management | Raphaël Colantonio |
Branch | Software development |
Website | www.arkane-studios.com |
Arkane Studios is a French video game development team founded in 1999 in Lyon by Raphaël Colantonio . Since 2006 there has also been a branch in Austin (Texas) .
history
The studio's first published game was the 3D role-playing game Arx Fatalis , which was released in 2002 for the PC and later also for Xbox . It was published by the Austrian publisher JoWooD .
The next game from Arkane Studios was Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and was released via Ubisoft in late 2006 . More than a year later, the game was released for the Xbox 360 under the title Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements . The studio then tried an innovative game concept that should bring together single and multiplayer aspects. The game, announced under the name The Crossing , had to be discontinued due to financial difficulties.
In July 2009 it was announced that the Arkane Studios for 2K Games were involved in the development of BioShock 2 . In August 2010 the company was taken over by ZeniMax Media . In July 2011, Arkane Studios announced Dishonored, an action title with an RPG aspect.
Published games
Surname | Year of publication | platform | Publisher | Engine | USK | annotation |
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Arx Fatalis | 2002, 2003 (Xbox) | PC , Xbox |
JoWooD Entertainment DreamCatcher Interactive |
from 16 years | Xbox version of Wizarbox developed | |
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic | 2006 | Pc | Ubisoft | Source Engine | from 18 years | German version censored |
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements | 2008 | Xbox 360 | Ubisoft | Source Engine | from 18 years | Xbox 360 offshoot of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic . German version censored |
BioShock 2 | 2010 | PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | 2K Games | Unreal Engine 2.5 | from 18 years | Co-developer |
Dishonored: The Mask of Wrath | 2012 | PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | Bethesda Softworks | Unreal Engine 3 | from 18 years | |
Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall | 2013 | PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | Bethesda Softworks | Unreal Engine 3 | from 18 years | Download content for Dishonored |
Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches | 2013 | PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | Bethesda Softworks | Unreal Engine 3 | from 18 years | Download content for Dishonored |
Dishonored: Definitive Edition | 2015 | Xbox One , PlayStation 4 | Bethesda Softworks | Unreal Engine 3 | from 18 years | New edition of Dishonored for the current generation of consoles |
Dishonored 2: Legacy of the Mask | 2016 | PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | Bethesda Softworks | Void engine | from 18 years | Released November 11, 2016 |
Prey | 2017 | PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | Bethesda Softworks | CryEngine | from 16 years | Developed by Arkane Studios Austin |
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider | 2017 | PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | Bethesda Softworks | Void engine | from 18 years | |
Wolfenstein: Youngblood | 2019 | PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch | Bethesda Softworks | id Tech 6 | from 18 years | Developed together with MachineGames |
literature
- Arcane Studios. In: Winnie Forster : Lexicon of computer and video game makers. First edition, p. 26. ISBN 978-3-00-021584-1 .
Web links
- Official website
- Arkane Studios at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sebastian Thöing: The Crossing: Ego-Shooter put on hold for financial reasons . In: PC Games . Computec Media Group . May 25, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ↑ Frank Moers: Bioshock 2: Arkane works with the first person shooter: Will The Crossing be discontinued? . In: PC Games . Computec Media Group . July 11, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ↑ Julian Dasgupta: Zenimax: Arcane swallowed . In: 4Players . freenet AG . August 13, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ↑ Andy Robinson: Bethesda's Dishonored is official - huge talent on board ( English ) CVG. July 7, 2011. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved on July 10, 2011.
- ↑ Prey: First gameplay trailer with Cryengine power. Retrieved August 11, 2016 .