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Platform Win, 360, PS3 Publisher Bethesda Softworks Developer Arkane Studios Release Date 10/09/2012

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Dishonored review: Crime and punishment

By Arthur Gies on Oct 08, 2012 10.08.12

DISHONORED ISN'T A SHOOTER — IT'S FOCUSED ON STEALTH AND TRAVERSAL Dishonored drops you into a Moby Dick-inspired dystopia of plague and political machinations. It tells the story of Corvo, a royal bodyguard framed for regicide and thrust into the murderous power struggle for the whaling city of Dunwall. I was given just enough time to grasp the comparatively mundane aspects of Dishonored's mad science and political intrigue before supernatural forces came into play. Unlikely allies human and otherwise offer tools and assistance in Corvo's quest for justice — or revenge. It takes place from a first-person perspective, but Dishonored isn't a shooter, as such. Instead, the focus is on stealth and traversal of the multi-tiered, open environments of Dunwall. Arkane...

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Dishonored Void Walker's Arsenal bonus items DLC hits May 14

By Alexa Ray Corriea on May 03, 2013 05.03.13

The Void Walker's Arsenal add-on content, previously accessible only to those who pre-ordered Dishonored, will be available for purchase across at platforms on May 14, publisher Bethesda announced today. The DLC includes four bundles of additional items, bone charm slots, books, coins and other bonuses: the Acrobatic Killer Pack, Arcane Assassin Pack, Backstreet Butcher Pack and the Shadow Rat Pack. Dishonored players can purchase the content through the PlayStation Store and Steam for $3.99 and the Xbox Live Marketplace for 320 Microsoft Points ($4). The Void Walker's Arsenal DLC will be available for PS3 in Europe on May 15. Acrobatic Killer Pack: bone charm bonuses (drop-down assassination health bonus, bolt and arrow dodging, increased swimming speed), in-game hagfish statue...

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Dishonored v1.3 title update fixes bugs, readies the game for Knife of Dunwall DLC

By Samit Sarkar on Apr 10, 2013 04.10.13

Dishonored developer Arkane Studios is updating the game to version 1.3 today to fix bugs and get the title ready for the upcoming Knife of Dunwall DLC, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced today. The v1.3 patch fixes a smattering of bugs in both the game itself and its first piece of DLC, December's Dunwall City Trials. Issues that the update addresses include crashes, achievements unlocking incorrectly and statistics displays. It also adds support for The Knife of Dunwall, the first part of an add-on campaign featuring the assassin Daud; the DLC will be released April 16 for $10. You can see the full list of bug fixes below. For more on The Knife of Dunwall, check out our preview of the DLC from PAX East 2013. Bug Fixes (Dunwall City Trials) Fixes a bug in Back Alley Brawl...

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Dishonored's second DLC, The Knife of Dunwall, launching April 16 for $10

By Samit Sarkar on Mar 13, 2013 03.13.13

Dishonored's second downloadable add-on, The Knife of Dunwall, will be available April 16 worldwide for $9.99 on Windows PC and PlayStation 3, and 800 Microsoft Points ($10) on Xbox 360, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced today. The company teased the DLC yesterday with a screenshot, which is one of three images available below. The add-on was rumored to be called "The Other Side of the Coin," a name based on leaked PS3 Trophies. (Note: Some Dishonored spoilers follow.) In The Knife of Dunwall, you play as Daud, the leader of the clan of supernatural assassins known as The Whalers. Daud is the man who kills Dunwall's Empress — the act that sets Dishonored's story in motion — but he later comes to regret it. Seeking redemption, he is given a directive by The Outsider: Unravel...

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Bethesda teases Dishonored DLC with image showing rival assassins

By Griffin McElroy on Mar 12, 2013 03.12.13

Bethesda will make an announcement regarding new Dishonored content tomorrow, and released an image today featuring the weaponry of one of the game's shadowy antagonists, Daud. The image, posted above, shows a masked figure overlooking the game's opening scene, in which Daud's assassins murder the region's ruling Empress. The figure is holding an Assassin's Blade — one of the collectible weapons Corvo can find later in the game, at Daud's flooded hideout. Last year, Bethesda revealed that the game's second DLC pack would focus on Daud and his band of assassins. "Daud, the leader of a group of supernatural assassins known as 'The Whalers', will be the focus of the second add-on pack, scheduled for release in early Spring 2013," Bethesda wrote. "Make your way through new Dunwall...

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PS4 8 GB memory a 'joy,' says Dishonored lead level designer

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Mar 08, 2013 03.08.13

The 8 GB of memory included in Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 console is "a joy" for Dishonored level designer Christophe Carrier, the developer told Eurogamer. Carrier said that more memory means developers can include more content in their games, allowing them to keep assets that would normally have to be cut to save space. Carrier said that when building Arkane Studios' games, memory has been the most important thing to consider. "As a level designer we are struggling against memory every day," he said. "We cut things, we remove things, we strip things, we split the levels, we remove NPCs from levels because there's not enough memory. "So knowing that memory is something that is going to be improved in the next generation of consoles: to us, it's a joy. It's something that we were...

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Journey sweeps this year's BAFTA Game awards

By Jenna Pitcher on Mar 06, 2013 03.06.13

At tonight's annual British Academy Games Awards, PlayStation exclusive Journey won four of its eight category nominations, including Game Design, Artistic Achievement, Multiplayer and Original Music. Dishonored beat Journey and The Walking Dead for the Best Game in 2013 category. Notably, The Unfinished Swan won the Game Innovation and Debut Game categories. The Walking Dead won two of its seven nominations, including Mobile and Handheld, and Story. Far Cry 3 won one of six nominated categories, which was for the Action category. Valve's Gabe Newell was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship this year. Past BAFTA Fellows include Peter Molyneux, Shigeru Miyamoto, Nolan Bushnell and Will Wright. The nominees in each category are listed below. The winners are in bold. Action Far Cry 3 Dan...

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Dishonored DLC, The Other Side of the Coin, reportedly leaked via PSN Trophies

By Samit Sarkar on Feb 25, 2013 02.25.13

Dishonored's second downloadable add-on could be called The Other Side of the Coin, if a list of PlayStation Network Trophies on PS3 Trophies is anything to go by. In October, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced three planned DLC packs for Dishonored. The first, Dunwall City Trials, was released in December. The second was not named at the time of the announcement, but Bethesda said it would focus on Daud, who leads a crew of supernatural assassins called The Whalers. Bethesda described the player's mission in the second add-on: "Make your way through new Dunwall locales and discover Daud's own set of weapons, powers and gadgets in this story-driven campaign. How you play and the choices you make will impact the final outcome." Here's the purported list of Trophies for The Other...

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Voting open online for the Game Developers Choice Award

By Dave Tach on Feb 19, 2013 02.19.13

The virtual ballet box is open for the Game Developers Choice Audience Award and accepting nominations today through 5 p.m. ET March 1, according to the official website. Voters need to select a game from a list provided and enter an email address, from which you'll be prompted to confirm your vote. The list of nominated games includes: Assassin's Creed 3 Borderlands 2 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Dishonored Dust: An Elysian Tail Far Cry 3 Fez FTL: Faster Than Light Gravity Rush Halo 4 Hero Academy Hotline Miami Journey Kid Icarus: Uprising Mark of the Ninja Mass Effect 3 PlanetSide 2 The Room Sound Shapes Spelunky Spec Ops: The Line Trials Evolution The Unfinished Swan Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward The Walking Dead XCOM: Enemy Unknown ZombiU In late...

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GDC hosting talks about Dishonored, Journey, Wii U development and NASA

By Dave Tach on Feb 12, 2013 02.12.13

GDC 2013 will host talks about Dishonored, Journey, Wii U development and NASA's first game, according to a press release from the show's organizers. In a talk called "Empowering the Player in a Story-Rich World: Co-Directing Dishonored," Arkane Studios' co-creative directors Raphael Colantonio and Harvey Smith will discuss design principles as they relate to story, audio and visuals. In "Designing Journey," representatives from thatgamecompany (our bet is on co-founder Jenova Chen) will discuss the game's three-year development process and the lessons learned along the way. Nintendo will hold two talks, one about adding Miiverse support to games and the other about developing Wii U software with HTML and JavaScript. Representatives from NASA will also be in attendance to speak about...

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Journey and The Walking Dead win big at the 16th annual DICE awards

By Jenna Pitcher on Feb 08, 2013 02.08.13

At tonight's 16th annual DICE Awards, PlayStation exclusive Journey won eight of its eleven category nominations, including Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction and Outstanding Innovation in Gaming. The Walking Dead won four of its eight nominations, including Adventure Game of the Year, Downloadable Game of the Year and Outstanding Character Performance of protagonist Lee Everett (voiced by Dave Fennoy). Halo 4 won two of six nominated categories, including Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity and Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering. The Academy's Peer Panels evaluated more than 100 games, a peer panel for each category, with 63 nominated for awards. Voting for the awards was online and anonymous. "For the past 16 years, the D.I.C.E. Awards have...

Dishonored Releases
North America
  • Windows
    • Released 10/09/2012
    • Publisher Bethesda Softworks
    • Developer Arkane Studios
    • Score 9
  • Xbox 360
    • Released 10/09/2012
    • Publisher Bethesda Softworks
    • Developer Arkane Studios
    • Score 9
  • PlayStation 3
    • Released 10/09/2012
    • Publisher Bethesda Softworks
    • Developer Arkane Studios
    • Score 9
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