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People are revisiting Arkane Studios’ long history around Dishonored to discuss how the studio was originally tapped to make Thief 4 and a potential Blade Runner game. Commentary focuses on how these pitches sounded creatively exciting, but may have disrupted Arkane’s internal direction, possibly prompting scrapping at the creative-director level.

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Key Takeaway Arkane’s Dishonored-era stories include near-misses for Thief 4 and Blade Runner—exciting pitches that may also have shaken creative leadership plans.
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Arkane’s Dishonored-era stories include near-misses for Thief 4 and Blade Runner—exciting pitches that may also have shaken creative leadership plans.

People are revisiting Arkane Studios’ long history around Dishonored to discuss how the studio was originally tapped to make Thief 4 and a potential Blade Runner game. Commentary focuses on how these pitches sounded creatively exciting, but may have disrupted Arkane’s internal direction, possibly prompting scrapping at the creative-director level.

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Top 3 signals · Arkane’s Dishonored-era stories include near-misses
Eurogamer · 2d ago
Dishonored dev Arkane Studios nearly made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game
Rock Paper Shotgun · 23h ago
"It felt like we had needed couples therapy": Dishonored devs Arkane making Thief or Blade Runner games sounds ace, but might have sparked a creative director scrap
PC Gamer · 2d ago
Before Dishonored, Arkane was tapped to make Thief 4, and my heart weeps for what might have been: 'We had an amazing pitch for Thief'

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near-made projects Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game
story framing Before Dishonored, Arkane was tapped for Thief 4

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  • Revisit Eurogamer/PC Gamer/RPS coverage for any further quotes about Arkane’s Thief 4 and Blade Runner pitch details. Eurogamer

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  • "It felt like we had needed couples therapy": Dishonored devs Arkane making Thief or Blade Runner games sounds ace, but might have sparked a creative director scrap Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Before Dishonored, Arkane was tapped to make Thief 4, and my heart weeps for what might have been: 'We had an amazing pitch for Thief' PC Gamer
  • Dishonored dev Arkane Studios nearly made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game Eurogamer
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"It felt like we had needed couples therapy": Dishonored devs Arkane making Thief or Blade Runner games sounds ace, but might have sparked a creative director scrap

Dishonored co-directors Raphael Colantonio and Harvey Smith have discussed their work on Thief and Blade Runner games at Arkane prior to Dishonored.

23h ago News by Mark Warren Senior Staff Writer
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Developers Mosferatium have released a 2-4 hour alpha demo for their impressive hardboiled sleuth sim, in which you are a vigilante with supernatural abilities.

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The Night can steal your face in Victorian mansion horror Cordura, aka Phasmophobia meets Dishonored

In Cordura, you sneak into procedurally generated Victorian houses, searching for enchanted flowers while the darkness itself tries to drive you nuts.

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