A number of details about Arkane Studio's in-development Dishonored 2 have been revealed to NowGamer by a source with knowledge regarding the game's development.
According to our source, Dishonored 2 is being developed at Arkane's Lyon studio, with Harvey Smith - co-creative director alongside Raphael Colontonio on the first Dishonored - heading the project.
Dishonored 2 could be set to star a new protagonist, with our source revealing that Arkane has had discussions about replacing Dishonored's main character, Corvo, with Emily Kaldwin.
Emily Kaldwin is a child in the first Dishonored, suggesting that Dishonored 2 will be set some time after the original.
It is likely that much of Dishonored 2 will take place in new areas outside of Dunwall (the City in which the first game is set), though our source could not give us details on exactly what locations the player will visit in Dishonored 2.
There are four islands that have been established within the fictional world of Dishonored: Gristol (where Dunwall is located), Tyvia, Morley and Serkonos, so it is unsurprising that Arkane is looking at visiting new locations in Dishonored's sequel.
A leaked image suggested that the full title for the sequel would be Dishonored 2: Darkness Of Tyvia.
Be aware that this information relates to discussions that were happening at Arkane around 12 months ago when prototypes and early game frameworks for Dishonored 2 were being developed by Arkane using the idTech engine.
Our source does not know how development of the game has progressed since that point and, as such, it is possible that significant changes could have been made.
As to which platforms Dishonored 2 will appear on, it's worth noting that Arkane Lyon is currently hiring for a number of positions, including an engine programmer to work on the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions of an unnamed game.
There are no mentions of PS3 or Xbox 360 in that particular job listing, though, of course, that does not necessarily preclude Dishonored 2 from making an appearance on those platforms.
The aforementioned leaked image that appeared ahead of E3 suggested that we would see a Dishonored 2 reveal at this years show. Given that Dishonored 2 did not make an apperance, it would now appear that the image was either a fake, or that Bethesda's plans changed.
Regardless, its nice to know that, even if that image was fake, a sequel to the excellent Dishonored is in development.
We're also pleased to discover that the information we've heard about Dishonored 2 matches up with exactly with what we where asking for from the sequel.
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Dishonored 2 will be unveiled at gamescom 2015 and come to PC, PS4 and Xbox One, according to a sudden bevy of whisperers.dishonored_2_darkness_of_tyvia_full
Dishonored 2 is something we’ve ben expecting, as Bethesda has made several noises about the stealth-’em-up becoming a major franchise.
We got quite excited back in March when an alleged E3 slide showed a presentation on a Dishonroed sequel called Darkness of Tyvia. We didn’t think much of it especially when it was joined by a fact sheet, which likewise failed to materialise at E3.
Now, the Dishonored 2 rumour mill has suddenly kicked back into gear. Over the weekend, NowGamer went live with details allegedly leaked by an anonymous insider source.
According to the site’s report Dishonored 2 is in the works at Arkane Lyon, with Harvey Smith as lead. It will star a new protagonist, and although our hero (or anti-hero)’s identity ahs not been confirmed. Arkane reportedly weighed up the possibility of letitng players take the role of empress Emily Kaldwin, suggesting a later time period than the original game.
Unfortunately, the source’s information is at least a year old, so we can’t draw too many conclusions from the information – even assuming we accept its veracity, which you are not obliged to do.
So that’s one set of rumours examined. On to the next: today, we’ve had word via an anonymous email tipster that Dishonored 2: Darkness of Tyvia is coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One, likely in November 2015.
The tipster said a reveal is expected at gamescom in August, and supplied the alleged PS4 pre-order boxart above.
We have not verified the tipster’s identity and have to point out that the cover art would be quite easy to mock-up. Do not get too excited. Dishonored 2 is sure to be a thing sooner or later, and while we’re not willing to hazard money on these tip-offs turning out to be true, we’re more than happy to say that the appetite for rumours like this indicates a strong desire for a follow-up to Arkane’s brilliant effort.
We fired off an email to Bethesda, but nobody was available for comment on this matter.
We don’t know what Arkane’s been up to since Dishonored wrapped, but we do know it has been hiring staff to work on PS4 and Xbox One as well as PC and older formats, in case you had any doubt that a major Bethesda release wouldn’t turn up on newer consoles.
Arkane’s US studio has been said to be working on Prey 2 following trouble with original developer Human Head, though; the rumour has surfaced twice, although Bethesda has denied it.
