The last 18 years have been an amazing adventure - from starting Arkane in 1999, to making our first game, Arx Fatalis, to joining ZeniMax Media in 2010 and releasing the Dishonored series and Prey to critical acclaim - it is time for me to step out to spend some time with my son and reflect on what is important to me and my future.
I’ve had the opportunity to work with some of the best and brightest people in the industry, and I feel extremely lucky to have been part of this journey with everyone at Arkane.
I’ve lived many magical moments. I’ve also been through the hard times. But, I can say that joining ZeniMax took things to the next level and gave Arkane the opportunity to emerge as a world-class studio. ZeniMax enabled us to make the best games that we’ve ever made. And I know there is even more to come.
ZeniMax strongly believes in Arkane’s ability to make great games, and is committed to supporting the studio. My long-time friend and colleague, Harvey Smith, will oversee the team in Austin and I will be around for as long as necessary to ensure a smooth transition to the new management team in Lyon.
I wish the best to everyone at Arkane, Bethesda, and ZeniMax. Without a doubt I will miss everyone.
As I close, I’d like to thank the Arkane fans for their passion and support. I proudly join them as Arkane Studios' biggest champion, and I look forward to playing the extraordinary new games the studio is working on.
-Raf Colantonio
He and Harvey looked very bright and inspired before and after the release of Dishonored.
Now they both look like they were enslaved by a sexual maniac, and put in a state of constant rape and abuse for years.
And it's kinda true story. Vault Boy knows.
And we weren't getting them before either.I worry we won't get games with good level design any time soon.
Could be that Prey got the short end of the stick development wise, especially after Dishonored 2 poor sales became obvious and Bethesda wanted to pull the plug?
What do the Codex's resident conspiracy theorists make of his many mentions of ZeniMax and how wonderful they are? Any takers?
Those dedicated immersive sim "fans" from the Prey thread who kept nitpicking the game and happily anticipating its poor sales are not doubt satisfied. Those who kept digging for any slightest reason not to buy it, from Denuvo to Bethesda being the publisher, can go fuck themselves.Wonder if this has something to do with the bad sales performance of Prey....
Those dedicated immersive sim "fans" from the Prey thread who kept nitpicking the game and happily anticipating its poor sales are not doubt satisfied. Those who kept digging for any slightest reason not to buy it, from Denuvo to Bethesda being the publisher, can go fuck themselves.Wonder if this has something to do with the bad sales performance of Prey....
Don't be a dopey cunt. Bethesda's marketing failed to convince console players to pick up the game. End of story. While Beth did a great job promoting the first Dishonored, they've been complacent assholes with Arkane's recent games. With Prey, P.R.'s first and final thought was "you can turn into a mug." Not only did they fail to capitalize on why people should be excited by the game, they shoe-horned an unrelated title with a toxic past on the game, and made Arkane deal with all that history in every single interview because they were cowardly, proud, and greedy fools. They wholly own Prey's failure.Those dedicated immersive sim "fans" from the Prey thread who kept nitpicking the game and happily anticipating its poor sales are not doubt satisfied. Those who kept digging for any slightest reason not to buy it, from Denuvo to Bethesda being the publisher, can go fuck themselves.Wonder if this has something to do with the bad sales performance of Prey....
Arkane are ludicrously overrated on cuckdex. I think it's because they appeal to people who like to think they're smarter than everyone else.
Isn't this the site for people who think they're smarter than everyone else?Arkane are ludicrously overrated on cuckdex. I think it's because they appeal to people who like to think they're smarter than everyone else.
Arkane are ludicrously overrated on cuckdex. I think it's because they appeal to people who like to think they're smarter than everyone else.
2/5 projection there, you need to make this a little harder.
So, if even Arkane games aren't selling well enough, despite that they are already dumbed down to the point that it actually hurts the genre, what else the future has in store? Even more decline?