"Arkane was about to go under" before it committed to Dishonored, former lead says: "We had 4 months of…
Former Arkane Studios lead designer Harvey Smith revealed that the studio was close to closure before committing to the development of Dishonored. The studio was working on multiple projects with dwindling funds before refocusing on the immersive sim, which became a critical and commercial success. Smith has since co-founded a new studio, Black Pony Immersive, to continue making single-player immersive sim games.
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- Entities
- Electronic Arts
- Harvey Smith
- Microsoft
- Boom Blox
- Deathloop
- Dishonored
- Arkane Studios
- Black Pony Immersive
- Immersive Sim
- Game Development
- Dishonored 2
- Ubisoft
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