ZeniMax acquires Arkane Studios

Thu 12 Aug 2010 9:48pm GMT / 5:48pm EDT / 2:48pm PDT
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Arkane Studios

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ZeniMax Media

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Bethesda parent ZeniMax Media has acquired Arx Fatalis developer Arkane Studios.

The announcement was made today at QuakeCon, with Bethesda's Pete Hines saying the studio was working on a new unannounced project.

"We are extremely pleased to join the family of Bethesda and id Software," said Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio, as reported by Eurogamer.net. "I don't know how it could be better."

Founded in 1999, the French developer has worked on Arx Fatalis, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and most recently, BioShock 2.

4 Comments

Dr. Chee Ming Wong

Opus Artz Ltd

Congratulations!

Posted:2 years ago

#1

Charlie Andre-Barrett
European Digital Sales Manager

Bethesda Softworks

Wow Smart move indeed ! Congratulations !

Posted:2 years ago

#2

Justin Jackson

I personaly enjoyed the system of spell casting in Arx Fatalis. Using Kinect to combine voice and gestural movements, have the player manage spell components... spell casting simulation!

Edited 1 times. Last edit by Justin Jackson on 13th August 2010 9:17am

Posted:2 years ago

#3

Miguel Melo
Software Engineer

I am friends with, and possibly the biggest fan of, Raphael. I worked with some 15 years ago and I can say he's a great guy, with a great work ethic. He, and everyone at Arkane, really deserve this confidence and I think ZeniMax will benefit greatly from bagging this great team.

Posted:2 years ago

#4

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