Deathloop and Dishonored developers Arkane studios were as surprised as everyone else about the Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda.
In an interview with Press Start, Deathloop’s Game Director, Dinga Bakaba said “It was pretty surprising, I would say. It was unexpected, to an extent… [but] after the surprise, it made a lot of sense.” While Arkane was owned by Bethesda, it’s not surprising that they weren’t privy to all the dealings and goings on around the Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda. It seems that most Bethesda employees only found out about the acquisition when it was publicly announced.
Deathloop is a time-bending FPS from Arkane Lyon, which was the team behind the critically acclaimed Dishonored series. In Deathloop, two rival assassins face off in a Groundhog Day-style battle as one seeks to end the time loop, while the other tries to stop them. It’s entirely playable in single player, but you can also enable multiplayer invasions where your friends can take control of your rival assassin and hunt you down.
While you’re waiting for Deathloop, why not check out the best games on Xbox game pass, which has recently had a bumper stock of Bethesda games added to its library including Dishonored, Prey, and Fallout 76.
