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'Dishonored and Prey Arkane Collection' and 'Wolfenstein Alt History Collection'
Read More »Microsoft looks to be planning Xbox exclusive bundles of Bethesda titles – with Arkane and Wolfenstein collections
Arkane Studios Raphael Colantonio leaves company
The Dishonored and Prey director departs after 18 years at the helm
Read More »Prey dethrones Mario Kart in UK charts on its second week
Bethesda’s Prey has grabbed itself a UK No.1 at the second time of asking. Having failed to dislodge Nintendo’s Mario Kart Deluxe 8 from the top of the charts last week, Prey has risen to the top in its second week of release. It’s the first Bethesda No.1 since Fallout …
Read More »Prey: is Bethesda’s review policy really to blame?
Prey launched to mixed success in the UK last Friday. Despite making it to No.2 in the UK charts, it was still pipped to the post by Nintendo’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which enjoyed its second week at No.1 after its Switch release on April 28th. It’s not a great …
Read More »No Prey for No Matter Studios after ZeniMax trademark claim
Indie studio renamed Praey for the Gods to avoid clashes with new Arkane Studios title.
Read More »Arkane is determined to get Prey right on PC
The performance problems that hit some PC players of Dishonored 2 have left developer Arkane more determined than ever to make sure that this week’s release of Prey goes smoothly. I keep on hearing ‘oh they’re going to screw up the PC port’ [but] there is no PC port. We …
Read More »Prey release date confirmed for May 5th 2017
Bethesda has announced that its upcoming first-person sci-fi action game Prey will be released on May 5th 2017 on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Those who pre-order the game will also receive a special bonus in the form of the Cosmonaut Shotgun Pack. This exclusive pre-order bonus contains a special …
Read More »Bethesda’s Hines on Dishonored 2, Prey and the publisher’s massive growth
We thought the games industry had moved past the sort of opulent, decadent E3 events like the one Bethesda put on this year. The publisher – one year on from its 2015 press conference held in the same venue as the Oscars – threw a massive event in Los Angeles …
Read More »So why is Prey called Prey?
The only connection between Bethesda’s new Prey and the 2006 original appears to be the name. So why use the name at all? That was the question put to Raphael Colantonio, the creative director at developer Arkane, by GameSpot. Well it was a matter of, first of all it’s hard …
Read More »E3 2016: Arkane Austin and Chris Avellone collaborating on Prey sequel
Dishonored studio and Fallout 2 co-director partnering on long-anticipated game that began life at Human Head and was first revealed in 2011
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