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New Redfall Trailer Introduces Arkane's Twisted Vampire World

There's a new Redfall trailer in town to get you hyped for this vampiric shooter, which is due to arrive in May. The trailer introduces the twisted and warped world Arkane has created for the game,…

February 20, 2023 | 10:24 EST

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Redfall Release Date Revealed During Xbox Developer Direct

During today's Xbox Developer Direct livestream, we finally got a Redfall release date. Arkane's open-world co-op vampire shooter is launching on May 2nd, and we also got to see a whole bunch of new…

January 25, 2023 | 03:49 EST

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Redfall and Starfield Release Dates Delayed To 2023

Bethesda has announced that the Redfall and Starfield release dates will be delayed until 2023. The studio says Arkane and Bethesda Game Studios, respectively, need additional time to ensure that…

May 12, 2022 | 08:20 EDT

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Gameplay for Canceled Half-Life Ravenholm Game Revealed by Noclip

New gameplay footage of the canceled Half-Life Ravenholm game has been revealed by Noclip, giving us insight into a Half-Life game we never got to play. Back in 2020, documentary company NoClip…

May 4, 2022 | 03:43 EDT

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Dishonored: The RPG Review

I am always suspicious of RPGs based on official licenses; Dishonored: The RPG was no different. Usually with licensed RPGs they go in two directions, either adding numbers to everything the source…

April 28, 2020 | 12:00 EDT

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Official Dishonored Tabletop RPG Announced

Developer Arkane Studios and Bethesda Softworks’ Dishonored franchise received its sequel back in 2016, and it was met with praise on its developing story, innovative gameplay mechanics, and how the…

January 23, 2020 | 11:30 EST

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Ricardo Bare Talks About Dishonored "Resting" and Future of Arkane

At this year's QuakeCon, Kirk McKeand from VG24/7 had the chance to talk to veteran designer and writer Ricardo Bare, who boasts game design credits such as Deus Ex, Dishonored and the 2017 reboot …

August 15, 2018 | 04:30 EDT

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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

A stand-alone expansion to the Dishonored series that picks up right where Dishonored 2 ends, following the story of Billie Lurk as she tries to kill the Outsider for his role in enabling all the…

September 18, 2017 | 09:23 EDT

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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Review - Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

With the release of the original Dishonored in 2012, Arkane Studios more or less revitalized popular interest in stealth games. Until that point, most entries in the genre were either action games…

September 18, 2017 | 09:00 EDT

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Bethesda E3 2017 - Dishonored 2 DLC Rises From The Void

Bethesda has announced that Arkane Studio's Dishonored 2 will be receiving a standalone expansion called Death of the Outsider. Staring Billie Lurk as the protagonist, she is shown freeing Daud from…

June 12, 2017 | 01:28 EDT

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Dishonored 2 is Getting a Free Trial

Arkane's stealth-action game Dishonored 2 is getting a free trial on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. This trial will let you sample a portion of the game if you want to give it a go before drawing…

April 4, 2017 | 12:00 EDT

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Dishonored 2 Review - An Honorable Stumble

I don't think I'll ruffle any feathers by saying Dishonored was a great game. Using elements taken from of the likes of Bioshock, Thief, and Deus Ex, the game told a personal story about one man's…

January 5, 2017 | 01:00 EST

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Dishonored 2 and the Stealth Genre's Split Personality Between Violence and Silence

One of the most fascinating genres in gaming is perhaps the stealth game; unlike the more easily marketable and widely accessible action games that basically revolve around you killing as many things…

November 16, 2016 | 09:00 EST

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Dishonored 2 Fails To Enter UK Retail Top Three - Infinite Warfare Reigns On

In what seems to be becoming a trend for any first-person based game not called "Call of Duty" or "Battlefield", Dishonored 2 has failed to enter the top three in UK retail charts, dropping 38% on…

November 15, 2016 | 03:32 EST

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Dishonored 2 Has a Lot Performance Issues on PC

Arkane Studios' new entry into the Dishonored franchise released today for people who preordered their copy, but there's a growing number of players that are reporting significant performance issues…

November 11, 2016 | 03:11 EST

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Dishonored 2 Impressions - Long Live the Empress

I'm going to level with you all - I adore Dishonored. It was no Thief (The original, of course), but Arkane managed to perfectly channel the spirit of the stealth classic while giving it a distinctly…

November 11, 2016 | 09:00 EST

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Dishonored 2 System Requirements and Settings Revealed

With the release of the highly anticipated Dishonored 2 releasing in a little over a week, Bethesda has revealed the official minimum and recommended specs via a blog post. This blog post also…

November 2, 2016 | 09:20 EDT

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Bethesda: No Early Review Copies For Skyrim: SE And Dishonored 2

You may be wondering why you haven't seen any reviews for Skyrim: Special Edition yet, including here on TechRaptor. With its release date of the 28th of October only two days away, perhaps you're…

October 26, 2016 | 10:05 EDT

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Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2 is a stealth ARPG that has the player either taking the role of the royal protector, Corvo Altano, or Empress Emily Kaldwin in a storyline set fifteen years after the events of…

September 18, 2016 | 05:00 EDT

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Dishonored 2 Makes Its Debut at EGX 2016

If you've been on the fence about attending this year's EGX conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham then Bethesda and Arkane Studios might just sweeten the deal for you. The…

September 5, 2016 | 11:48 EDT

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Bethesda E3 2016 - Dishonored 2

Bethesda brought Dishonored 2 to their conference this year, after announcing it in E3 2015. We got our first look at Dishonored 2's world this time around. The game takes place in a new city…

June 13, 2016 | 12:16 EDT

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E3 2016: Dishonored 2 Leaked TV Teaser

Earlier today, a thirty-second teaser video for Dishonored 2, the next title in the Dishonored franchise from Bethesda Softworks, was leaked onto the internet via a Twitch stream.  Currently, the…

June 12, 2016 | 04:02 EDT

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Bethesda E3 2015 - Dishonored 2

Arkane Studios has announced Dishonored 2, the sequel to the critical and commercial hit Dishonored. Set in a new costal city called Karnaca fifteen years after the events of the original Dishonored…

June 14, 2015 | 11:53 EDT