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Arkane Studios founder says he could see himself "working on Dishonored 3 right now," though creating a sequel was "the last thing I wanted to do" after making the first game

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Dishonored is one of my favorite games of all time. I love it so much I have a tattoo of Corvo's mask. Raphael Colontonio was the director of the fantastic stealth game, and he could actually see himself working on Dishonored 3.

"After Dishonored 1, for example, the last thing I wanted to do for the next four years of my life was Dishonored 2," says Colontonio, creative director at WolfEye studios and the founder of Arkane, in an interview on the Quad Damage podcast. "In general, I like to create new stuff. I wouldn’t want to do sequels – it’s not so much my thing, I mean, there are games where I could, if it’s my own IP, and if the world is that big, and if the time has passed."

Video games take so long to make that I can fully understand why any creative would want to move onto something new after spending years on just one project. Dishonored 2 was directed by Harvey Smith while Colontonio worked on Prey.

If you've already given all your ideas to the game you've just made, doing something new gives your brain a break and allows new ideas to come naturally rather than being forced. Switching things up from steampunk to sci-fi must have been far more appealing to Colontonio. He isn't ruling out another Dishonored game altogether though.

"For example, I’d love to — I mean, we’re talking about totally hypothetical at this point — I could see myself working on Dishonored 3 right now, because it’s been so long that, you know, why not? I would revisit that," he says.

If you're wondering, "don't we already have Dishonored 3?" We do not. There's Death of the Outsider, but it's a standalone expansion for Dishonored 2, not a fully-fledged sequel in its own right, although it does take place after the events of 2 and is worth playing.

"I had a document about Dishonored 3," Colontonio adds. "Harvey has a document about Dishonored 3, I think Dinga [Bakaba] has one too. Dinga is the current boss of Arkane. So yeah, we have ideas. Which of those three versions will ever see the day, now we're talking about science fiction at this point."

Personally, I think they should develop all three just for me to play and then I'll decide which one is best and should be released. It'd be a nice treat for me. For now, Colontonio is working on his second game at WolfEye. Weird West was a cool, supernatural take on cowboys, and this next project is like "Fallout meets Dishonored." I bet it'll still have weird magic in it.

If you're a fan of Dishonored or Prey, you should check out our ranking of the best Arkane games.



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Legend of Zelda shippers are on serious hopium over Tears of the Kingdom's new voice memories, thinking one might possibly solidify ZeLink as canon

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This week's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct news gave fans a first look at what's to come on the new console from Nintendo, including revamped editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom for the Switch 2 – and some changes might just confirm the ship of the century.

If you're wondering what ship that is, it's ZeLink, of course – the pairing between the titular princess herself and Link, the series' primary protagonist. While a romance between the two hasn't explicitly been established, especially on Link's behalf toward Zelda, hints have all but confirmed the princess' feelings for the swordsman via tidbits from her diary and other places in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom – now, though, these might be solidified.

As spotted by a fan in an online post, one of the features dropping with the Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, "voice memories" as they've been dubbed, may point to a new canonical romantic event between Link and Zelda. "EVERYBODY," writes the player, a screenshot of voice memory locations attached. "ZELDA HAS A VOICE MEMORY AT LOVER'S POND. ZELINK WON. I REPEAT. ZELINK WON."

For those who might (understandably) be unfamiliar with Lover's Pond, it's a location in both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom where it's rumored that one can travel to find true love. A side quest titled "A Gift of Nightshade" sees players unite two lovers at the pond, hence fans' reactions regarding the voice memory and potential romantic connotations it may carry with it. As one person comments, "We are getting ZeLink, gosh dang it."

As a longtime Zelda stan (and admittedly ZeLink shipper) myself, I'd be lying if I said I don't have similar hopes of it canonizing the ship – after all, many players have hoped for romance between the two for literal decades now. There's no telling what the voice memory truly is until June 5, when Nintendo's new console drops after Switch 2 pre-orders go live next week (unless you're in the United States, where they've been delayed). I know I'll be waiting very impatiently until then.

Searching for more? Here are some of the most exciting upcoming Switch 2 games to look forward to.



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Marvel Rivals: Everything You Need To Know About The Meta Ahead Of Season 2's Launch

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Marvel Rivals is a constantly evolving game. And with the new season arriving on April 11, 2025, we can expect even more changes. But if you’ve been a little checked out and are planning to return for Season Two and want to know where the meta currently is on this wildly successful hero shooter, especially if you…

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Path of Exile 2’s Dawn of the Hunt goes live on PC and console this afternoon

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It’s patch day for Path of Exile 2 fans as the early access multiplayer OARPG is officially launching Dawn of the Hunt today – a release so powerful it actually caused another game to change its own launch plans. As MOP’s MJ outlined back in March, Dawn of the Hunt adds the Huntress and her […]
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Nintendo Fans Remain Relentlessly Furious About $80 Switch 2 Games

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Nintendo has enraged fans with a pricey Switch 2, but mainly the idea that it can charge a full $80 for its biggest game, and more than that in some regions.

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Insomniac is "actively working on Marvel's Wolverine for PS5" but won't share news just because you ask: "Things take time, resources, and the greenlight to share them"

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It's been nearly four years since Marvel's Wolverine was announced, and outside of the debut teaser trailer developer Insomniac has had very little to say about the game. Some fans are getting a little, er, aggressive in their requests for news, and the devs are responding in no-nonsense terms to say they're only going to share news when they're good and ready.

"We're actively working on Marvel's Wolverine for PS5," Insomniac said in response to one particularly cantankerous request for news. "We'll share news about the game when *we* are ready to share it. That will always be our answer. We can't act on everything requested when things take time, resources, and the greenlight to share them."

That's pretty much all you could reasonably expect Insomniac to say at this point, and it's honestly more surprising that the studio is responding to these requests at all – though, admittedly, the desire for news about Wolverine is starting to get downright frothing. The game was announced back in September 2021, and the it's really only reemerged in the form of an unfortunate leak as part of a massive hack on Insomniac.

Insomniac has said that Wolverine will take place in the same world as its previous Spider-Man games, and that it's planning to make sure the game will take advantage of the advanced capabilities of PS5 Pro. Beyond that, we're just going to have to wait until Insomniac is ready to show us more.

Insomniac still isn't ready to talk about Marvel's Wolverine or its release date, as the studio has to "be like Logan" and "remain very stoic until it's time to pop the claws down the road."



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