Dishonored Sales Exceeded Expectations, to Become a New Franchise for Bethesda

In case you happened to enjoy Arkane’s latest title, Dishonored, which in many ways feels like a love letter to titles such as Thief, you might be happy to know that, according to what Bethesda’s VP of PR and Marketing Pete Hines told Destructoid, the title’s sales have exceeded expectations and that the publisher now considers it a franchise:

“I can tell you that Dishonored is far exceeding our sales expectations, which is especially cool considering it’s new IP facing a host of well-established franchises this quarter,” said PR chief Pete Hines. “We did terrific numbers again this past weekend, both in stores and on Steam, where Dishonored was listed as the #1 selling title over the holiday weekend. And Dishonored has really sold well overseas.

“So, we’re very pleased and appreciate all the fans that have supported Dishonored and Arkane. We clearly have a new franchise.”