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Dishonored
''Dishonored'' is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, ''Dishonored'' follows the story of Corvo Attano, bodyguard to the Empress of the Isles. He is framed for her murder and forced to become an assassin, seeking revenge on those who conspired against him. Corvo is aided in his quest by the Loyalistsa resistance group fighting to reclaim Dunwall, and the Outsidera powerful being who imbues Corvo with magical abilities. Several actors, including Susan Sarandon, Brad Dourif, Carrie Fisher, Michael Madsen, John Slattery, Lena Headey and Chloë Grace Moretz, provided voice work for the game. The game is played from a first-person perspective and allows the player to undertake a series of missions in a variety of ways, with an emphasis on player choice. Missions can be completed through stealth, combat, or a combination of both. Exploring each level opens n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outsider (Dishonored)
The Outsider is a fictional supernatural being in Arkane Studios' ''Dishonored'' franchise, residing in an empty otherworldly dimension called the Void. After appearing in promotional webisodes, the character made his game debut in ''Dishonored'' (2012), where he grants magical powers to the player character. He serves a similar role in the game's sequel, '' Dishonored 2'' (2016), though he may be rejected. The Outsider reappears in '' Dishonored: Death of the Outsider'' (2017), which follows former-assassin Billie Lurk as she attempts to kill him, though his ultimate fate is up to the player. Within the series, the Outsider is one of many representations of the Void that have existed, and was originally a street urchin before being sacrificed by a cult. Voiced by Billy Lush in the first game, the actor was replaced by Robin Lord Taylor from ''Dishonored 2'' onwards. The character has often been viewed as a sort of trickster god, though director Harvey Smith has denied thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dishonored (series)
''Dishonored'' is a series of action-adventure games developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The franchise started in 2012 with ''Dishonored''. A sequel, ''Dishonored 2'' was released in 2016. A standalone expansion to ''Dishonored 2'', ''Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Death of the Outsider'', was released in 2017. A follow-up which takes place in the same universe, ''Deathloop'' was released in 2021. Common elements ''Dishonored'' is a series of action-adventure games played from a first-person perspective. In the games, the player explores vast levels to assassinate different targets or complete quests. The player assumes control of an assassin who has access to various supernatural powers, which can be used to navigate a level and defeat enemies. The player can collect runes to upgrade their superpowers, or equip bone charms to unlock further boosts. ''Dishonored'' is described as a series of immersive sims. The player is given freedom how they app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corvo Attano
Corvo Attano is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Arkane Studios' ''Dishonored'' series. He is the lead protagonist in ''Dishonored'', one of two playable protagonists in ''Dishonored 2'', and has appeared in multiple ''Dishonored'' works, including a comic series, and the first published book of a trilogy of novels announced in 2016. Concept and creation The early development of the character was based on 17th century London attire, and was similar in appearance to that of the character Garrett (character), Garrett from the game series Thief (series), ''Thief''. The original concept was abandoned as the universe developed into its eventual form, described as "whalepunk". Unlike other characters in the first game, Corvo Silent protagonist, remains silent during all conversations. Corvo was left deliberately "blank", allowing the player to decide on his motivations depending on their play style. During alpha, the developers experimented with giving the player some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkane Studios
Arkane Studios SASU is a French video game developer based in Lyon. It was founded in 1999, and released its first game, ''Arx Fatalis'', in 2002. The studio has created the popular Dishonored (series), ''Dishonored'' series as well as developing Prey (2017 video game), ''Prey'' (2017), ''Deathloop'' (2021) and ''Redfall'' (2023). ''Blade (upcoming video game), Marvel's Blade'' is under development. Besides Arkane Lyon, Arkane Studios also operated Arkane Studios LLC (trade name, traded as Arkane Austin) in Austin, Texas, from July 2006 until its closure in May 2024. History Founding Raphaël Colantonio had been part of the French offices of Electronic Arts (EA) during the 1990s, as part of the quality assurance and localisation team for some of Origin Systems' titles including ''System Shock''. In the late 1990s, Colantonio noted there had been a change in EA as with the release of the PlayStation (console), PlayStation, the company had shown more interest in sports titles an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Smith (game Designer)
Harvey Smith (born 1966) is an American video game designer and writer, working at Arkane Studios. Smith has lectured in various places around the world on topics such as level design, emergent gameplay, leadership, game unit differentiation, future trends and interactive narrative. At the Game Developers Conference in 2006, Smith won the Game Designer's Challenge: ''Nobel Peace Prize'', for his design featuring a mobile video game that facilitates political social action. Early life Smith was born and raised on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Texas Gulf Coast. He grew up playing games like ''Pong'' as well as ''Dungeons & Dragons''. He read books by Ursula K. Le Guin, William Faulkner, Vladimir Nabokov and Roger Zelazny, among others. He served six years in the United States Air Force, U.S. Air Force, including tours in Germany and Saudi Arabia. Smith moved to Austin, Texas, Austin at the behest of a friend to try his hand at video game design. Career Early in his career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stealth Game
A stealth game is a type of video game in which the player primarily uses ''stealth'' to avoid or overcome opponents. Games in the video game genre, genre typically allow the player to remain undetected by hiding, sneaking, or using disguises. Some games allow the player to choose between a stealthy approach or directly attacking antagonists, but rewarding the player for greater use of stealth. The genre has employed espionage, counter-terrorism, and Rogue (vagrant), rogue themes, with protagonists that are special forces operatives, special agents, secret agents, thieves, ninjas, or assassins. Some games have also combined stealth elements with other genres, such as first-person shooters and also platformers. Elements of "stealth" gameplay, by way of avoiding confrontation with enemies, can be attributed to a diverse range of games, including ''Pac-Man'' (1980). Early maze games have been credited with spawning the genre, including ''Manbiki Shounen'' (1979), ''List of Lupin III ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Licht
Daniel Licht (March 13, 1957 – August 2, 2017) was an American soundtrack composer and musician, best known for writing the score of Showtime TV drama series ''Dexter''. Life and career Licht grew up in suburban Detroit and attended the Roeper School, as well as summer school at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He started playing music at the age of eight with his first instrument being the clarinet. He took up the guitar four years later. He began his musical career while still in high school playing guitar with a small jazz ensemble at clubs in the area. Following high school graduation, he attended Hampshire College in Massachusetts and graduated in composition, jazz and world music. Licht moved to New York City and established himself as a musical artist in the Lower East Side creative music scene. He would travel to Germany, the Netherlands and Northern Europe to perform and compose music for theatre and dance companies. He created scores for such companies as Mercede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Antonov (art Director)
Viktor Antonov (; 1972 – February 2025) was a Bulgarian artist best known for his work on the video games ''Half-Life 2'' and ''Dishonored''. Life and career Antonov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1972. He immigrated to Paris at the age of 17, and then to the United States where he worked at Valve Corporation in Seattle and became well known for his work on ''Half-Life 2''. Afterwards, he worked at Arkane Studios in Lyon, then became a design supervisor for ZeniMax Media after the release of ''Dishonored''. In 2010, Antonov wrote and designed the graphic novel ''The Colony: A Structure Celebrating the Triumphs of Technology'', a magic realist narrative with his own accompanying visuals. Antonov died in February 2025, at the age of 52, from undisclosed causes. The news emerged from an Instagram post by Half-Life's lead writer, Marc Laidlaw. In his message, Laidlaw described Antonov as a "visionary," calling him "brilliant and original" and saying he "made everything better". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Video Game Awards
The Spike Video Game Awards (in short VGAs, known as the VGX for the final show) was an annual award show hosted by American television network Spike from 2003 that recognized the best computer and video games of the year. Produced by '' GameTrailers TV's'' Geoff Keighley, the show featured preview trailers for upcoming games, live music performances and appearances by popular performers in music, movies, and television. The VGAs was held at various locations in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. Spike's only Video Game Hall of Fame award, given to ''The Legend of Zelda'', was awarded at the 2011 awards show. On November 15, 2013, Spike announced a new format under the name ''VGX'', calling it "The next generation of the VGAs". The last award show, carrying this name, aired on December 7. Changes from the previous format included "in-depth extended demos of the next generation of games and interactive one-on-one interviews and panels in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphaël Colantonio
Raphaël Colantonio (born 1971) is a French video game designer, and was the founder and for 18 years president of Arkane Studios. He has served as creative director on several of Arkane's titles, including co-creator with Harvey Smith (game designer), Harvey Smith for the ''Dishonored (series), Dishonored'' series. Career When Colantonio was about 18 years old, at the verge of having to perform conscription, mandatory military service that France had at the time, he participated in a contest held by Electronic Arts (EA) on knowledge about the Ultima (series), ''Ultima'' series, which he had been a fan of. He was unaware that the contest was meant for EA to find qualified applicants for a new studio they were setting up in France, and through the contest, Colantonio was hired into EA, helping with establishing their customer support services in France. Arkane Studios With the introduction of home video game consoles, Colantonio saw a shift in EA to more sports-oriented games, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks LLC is an American video game publisher based in Rockville, Maryland. The company was founded by Christopher Weaver in 1986 as a Division (business), division of Media Technology Limited. In 1999, it became a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media. In its first 15 years, it was a video game developer and self-published its titles. In 2001, Bethesda spun off its in-house development team into Bethesda Game Studios, leaving Bethesda Softworks to focus on publishing operations. In March 2021, Microsoft acquired Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media, maintaining that the company will continue to operate as a separate business. Part of the Microsoft Gaming division, Bethesda Softworks retains its function as the publisher of games developed by the different studios under ZeniMax Media. History 1980s Before founding Bethesda Softworks, Christopher Weaver was a technology forecaster and a communications engineer in the television and cable industries. After finishing Pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Madsen
Michael Madsen (born September 25, 1957) is an American actor. Alongside his frequent collaborations with Quentin Tarantino—''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992), ''Kill Bill: Volume 2'' (2004), ''The Hateful Eight'' (2015), and ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019)—he is known for his appearances in films such as ''WarGames (film), WarGames'' (1983), ''The Natural (film), The Natural'' (1984), ''The Doors (film), The Doors'' (1991), ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), ''Free Willy'' (1993), ''Species (film), Species'' (1995), ''Donnie Brasco (film), Donnie Brasco'' (1997), ''Die Another Day'' (2002), ''Sin City (film), Sin City'' (2005), and ''Scary Movie 4'' (2006). He has played voice roles in various video games, including ''Grand Theft Auto III'' (2001), ''Narc (video game), Narc'' (2005), the Dishonored (series), ''Dishonored'' series (2012–2017), and ''Crime Boss: Rockay City'' (2023). Madsen has five children, including actor Christian Madsen. Early life Madsen was born on Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
