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[thelightattheendfanzine]

Happy Release Day to The Light at the End, a memorial fanzine for Arkane Austin!

Download for free on itch.io [HERE]. Enjoy 42 pages of art and writing from members of the community, celebrating Arkane Austin's work on Dishonored (2012), Prey (2017), and Redfall (2023).

A huge thank you from the mod team to everyone involved, we couldn't have done this without you!

[sigilmint]

Announcing The Light at the End, a Fan Zine dedicated to Arkane Austin, in celebration of their amazing works over the years!

A farewell zine for Arkane Austin, celebrating Dishonored (2012), Prey (2017), and Redfall (2023) and their respective DLCs. The Austin team has been making incredible games for so long, and they deserve to be honored. This zine will be digital only, and completely free.

Application form is here, along with the timeline for the project. Check it out, and please pass along to your friends 🐀🐋🛰️🌕🦇🩸

[assassin1513]

🎃🖤🧡Raven Pumpkin🧡🖤🎃

[uncontrol-freak]

like a charcoal

// a Redfall piece I did for @thelightattheendfanzine

take a look at the zine here

[jadensageillustration]

So happy to finally release my piece for The Light at the End! I wanted to honor Redfall for my submission, specifically the location of Dead Catch Records. Former Arkane Austin 2D/UI Artist Sadie Boyd did a lot of work on this location, in particular the album covers. I had a blast trying to recreate some of them for my piece!

[ruvviks]

REDFALL || OFFICIAL GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW

[molonara]

More heartbreaking news this morning.

[multi-muse-transect]

Gaming in 2023 be like:

[demifiendrsa]

Bethesda Softworks will close Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi RUSH and The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks, as well as Alpha Dog Games and Roundhouse Studios, according to a companywide email sent out by Microsoft Gaming president of game content and studios Matt Booty this morning.

Full email

Today I’m sharing changes we are making to our Bethesda and ZeniMax teams. These changes are grounded in prioritizing high-impact titles and further investing in Bethesda’s portfolio of blockbuster games and beloved worlds which you have nurtured over many decades.

To double down on these franchises and invest to build new ones requires us to look across the business to identify the opportunities that are best positioned for success. This reprioritization of titles and resources means a few teams will be realigned to others and that some of our colleagues will be leaving us.

Here are the changes going into effect:

Arkane Austin – This studio will close with some members of the team joining other studios to work on projects across Bethesda. Arkane Austin has a history of making impactful and innovative games and it is a pedigree that everyone should be proud of. Redfall‘s previous update will be its last as we end all development on the game. The game and its servers will remain online for players to enjoy and we will provide make-good offers to players who purchased the “Hero” downloadable content.

Alpha Dog Studios – This studio will also close. We appreciate the team’s creativity in bringing DOOM to new players. Mighty DOOM will be sunset on August 7 and we will be turning off the ability for players to make any purchases in the game.

Tango Gameworks – Tango Gameworks will also close. We are thankful for their contributions to Bethesda and players around the world. Hi-Fi RUSH will continue to be available to players on the platforms it is today.

Roundhouse Games – The team at Roundhouse Games will be joining ZeniMax Online Studios (ZOS). Roundhouse has played a key role in many of our recent game launches and bringing them into ZOS to work on The Elder Scrolls Online will mean we can do even more to grow the world that millions of players call home.

With this consolidation of our Bethesda studio teams, so that we can invest more deeply in our portfolio of games and new IP, a small number of roles across select Bethesda publishing and corporate teams will also be eliminated.

Those whose roles will be impacted will be notified today, and we ask that you please treat your departing colleagues with respect and compassion. We will provide our full support to those who are impacted in today’s notifications and through their transitions, including severance benefits informed by local laws.

These changes are not a reflection of the creativity and skill of the talented individuals at these teams or the risks they took to try new things. I acknowledge that these changes are also disruptive to the various support teams across ZeniMax and Bethesda that bring our games to market. We are making these tough decisions to create capacity to increase investment in other parts of our portfolio and focus on our priority games.

Bethesda remains one of the key pillars of Xbox with a strong portfolio of amazing games and thriving communities. As we look to the future, there is an impressive line-up of games on the horizon. In 2024 alone we have Starfield “Shattered Space,” Fallout 76 “Skyline Valley,” Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, and The Elder Scrolls Online‘s “Golden Road.” As we align our plans and resources to best set ourselves up for success in this complex and changing industry, our teams across Arkane Lyon, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, MachineGames, ZeniMax Online Studios, and the Bethesda publishing and corporate teams will be well-positioned to build new IP, explore new game concepts, and expand on our existing franchises.

—Matt

Messages from each studio

Arkane Austin

Tango Gameworks

Alpha Dog Games

[sketchedramblings]

Birb

[thelightattheendfanzine]

Announcing: Parting Messages

We’re moving to a new timeline, in order to ensure this zine is the best it can be! We also want to give the community a chance to leave a parting message to the Arkane Austin team. This can be any kind of well wishes that fit the spirit of the zine.

You can fill out the submission form here! Please try to keep your messages to a maximum of 300 characters. The mod team reserves the right to filter out messages that are not on topic or in keeping with the spirit of the zine.

October 27th - Parting Messages Open November 3rd - Parting Messages Due November 17th - Final Cut-off for Art/Writing November 30th - Release Day!

Thank you for your patience and participation.

[sigilmint]

Hello hello, to all interested participants in The Light at the End! This will be a Fan Zine dedicated to Arkane Austin, in celebration of Dishonored, Prey, & Redfall. There's one week left to apply to participate! Link to apply is here.

Our projected timeline is as follows:

June 28th - Applications Close (11:59pm EST) June 29th-July 1st - Participants Chosen, Acceptances Sent July 31st - First Check-In (Sketches, Drafts, relevant progress check) August 31st - Second Check-In (Mostly-completed work so the zine can be arranged) September 30th - Finished Pieces Due October 31st - Release Day!

One question we've gotten a lot is regarding Dishonored, so to clear it up here, this project will focus on the first game in the series only (Dishonored 2012 and its DLC). The Austin and Lyon teams collaborated on the whole series, but the spirit of this zine is more about the Austin team and their foundational work <3

Have any more questions? I'm happy to answer what I can, as are fellow mods @nadaroule @overseermartin and @dykebonny!

[assassin1513]

🍁🧡🍁The Beauty of Redfall🍁🧡🍁

[uncontrol-freak]

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[jadensageillustration]

AHHH I'M FINISHED!! I'M SO HAPPY

[astraeus-moon]

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