Viktor Antonov, art director for Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, has died, according to colleagues

Viktor Antonov, best known for his work as art lead on Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, has reportedly died at age 52. Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw broke the news in an Instagram Story, and other colleagu [...]

Arkane founder calls Game Pass an 'unsustainable model' that's wrecking the industry

Arkane Studios founder Raphael Colantonio had some harsh words for Game Pass in a thread on X, calling it an "unstainable model" that's "damaging the industry." He also said t [...]

Arkane devs say the studio almost made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game before it made Dishonored — 'We were both so excited. Blade Runner and Thief, two of our favourite things of all time'

According to two former Arkane Studios developers, the studio almost made a Blade Runner game and Thief 4 before it made Dishonored. [...]

'Regarding Arkane… how much?' — Xbox is falling apart and as thousands more are hit with layoffs, I think it's time for someone to save the Dishonored and Marvel's Blade developer before it's too late

As Xbox hits thousands more workers with layoffs, I'm desperately hoping that Arkane Studios will be saved. [...]

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 hands-on: New look, new AI and.... new antioxidants?

Do you even antioxidant bruh? Samsung’s latest smartwatch can help answer that question and provide receipts, should you need it. The Galaxy Watch 8 series, which the company unveiled at its Unpacke [...]

Jazzy stealth-action game Thick as Thieves hits PC on May 20

Thick as Thieves, the magical heist game from a crew of stealth legends at OtherSide Entertainment, is coming to Steam on May 20. OtherSide and publisher Megabit Entertainment announced the release da [...]

Galaxy Watch 8 review: Samsung’s best smartwatch in years

I’m too tired to write this review. Last week, I penned a work-in-progress version because I hadn’t yet spent enough time to fully explore the new features Samsung packed into the Galaxy Watch 8. [...]

Video Games Weekly: Summer Game Fest ends when I say so

Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday, broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game trends and related to [...]

Deus Ex and Dishonored designer Harvey Smith has a new studio making immersive sims

New gaming studio Black Pony Immersive has veterans from Arkane, Insomniac and Epic. [...]