Dishonored Announced

Bethesda Softworks has just announced Dishonored, a new action-heavy title being developed by Arkane Studios of Arx Fatalis (and Deus Ex, in the case of Harvey Smith) fame. I suspect this will have a stealth system of some kind, though it’s difficult to predict how RPG-like it will be at this point:

BETHESDA SOFTWORKS ANNOUNCES DISHONORED

Arkane Studios Reveals New First-Person Action Game

July 7, 2011 (Rockville, MD) Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today confirmed that it will publish Dishonoredâ„¢, an all-new first-person action game under development at Arkane® Studios. Dishonored will be the first project for the studio since being acquired by ZeniMax in 2010.

Under the direction of co-creative directors, Raphael Colantonio, lead designer on Arx Fatalis®, and Harvey Smith, lead designer on Deus Ex®, Dishonored is set for release on the Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows® in 2012.

Details on Dishonored will be revealed in the exclusive cover story in Game Informer®’s August issue, which ships to subscribers in early July 2011 and hits newsstands on July 15th. Coverage of the game will also continue on the magazine’s website, www.gameinformer.com/dishonored, through the beginning of August.

(At Arkane we have a passion for creating deep, immersive game experiences,) said Colantonio. (To be able to finally share details of our project is both extremely exciting and satisfying.)

The game will also be featured in magazine cover stories around the world throughout the month of August. Check the official site for updated details: www.dishonored.com.

Dishonored has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

About Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks, part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies, is a worldwide publisher of premier interactive entertainment software. Titles featured under the Bethesda Softworks label include such blockbuster franchises as DOOM®, QUAKE®, The Elder Scrolls®, Fallout®, Wolfenstein® and RAGE®. Among the world’s top development studios creating titles for ZeniMax are Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, Arkane Studios, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks and ZeniMax Online Studios. For more information on Bethesda Softworks’ products, visit www.bethsoft.com.

About Arkane Studios
Founded in 1999, Arkane, a ZeniMax Media company, has offices located in Lyon, France and Austin, Texas and has attracted diverse and talented developers with a passion for creating detailed, immersive worlds.