But soon, EA began to shift its focus away from the games he enjoyed. He’d previously worked at EA’s French quality assurance office, tracking bugs in Origin Systems games like System Shock. The studio was born from Colantonio’s disinterest in the games his former employer, EA, had begun to focus on. And with Deathloop and Redfall signalling the company’s next evolutionary change, it’s the perfect time to reflect on two decades of creation.Īrkane Studios was founded in 1999 in France - the city of Lyon, to be specific - by Raphaël Colantonio. Each successive Arkane game introduces new ideas while reinforcing and refining the studio’s established formula, which has resulted in a library of memorable genre hybrids. But Arkane takes that one step further, crafting intricate, freeform levels that offer thrilling and impactful choices at every turn. The studio is best known for creating “immersive sims,” a genre characterised by its combination of RPG elements, first-person action, and interlocking gameplay systems. Though each has the potential to be a unique experience, they both fit comfortably in the 20-year history of development studio Arkane, which has evolved and refined a deep, multi-layered approach to game design throughout its history. Arkane Studios is developing two of the most fascinating upcoming video games: the time-looping assassin sim, Deathloop, and the co-op vampire slaying adventure, Redfall.

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