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People are revisiting Arkane Studios’ development history around Dishonored, highlighting that the studio was close to making Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game. Commentators also speculate that these projects’ influence may have contributed to a creative shake-up and scrap at the creative-director level.

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Also known as dishonored 2·dishonored: death of the outsider·dishonored definitive edition·dishonored series·dishonored franchise

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Key Takeaway Arkane nearly made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game, and that near-miss is tied to wider creative-direction changes.
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Arkane nearly made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game, and that near-miss is tied to wider creative-direction changes.

People are revisiting Arkane Studios’ development history around Dishonored, highlighting that the studio was close to making Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game. Commentators also speculate that these projects’ influence may have contributed to a creative shake-up and scrap at the creative-director level.

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Top 2 signals · Arkane nearly made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game, and

Briefing Findings · Arkane nearly made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game, and

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studio Arkane Studios
nearly-made project Thief 4
nearly-made project a Blade Runner game
discussion angle creative director scrap possibly triggered

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  • Follow Eurogamer/Arkane coverage for any quoted development details about Thief 4 or Blade Runner. Eurogamer
  • Watch for follow-up reporting from Rock Paper Shotgun on how these near-projects affected Arkane’s internal creative decisions. Rock Paper Shotgun

What Changed

  • "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
  • Dishonored dev Arkane Studios nearly made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game Eurogamer
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