Raphael Colantonio Departing From Arkane Studios
Raphael Colantoni, the president of Arkane Studios who are behind award-winning games Dishonored 2 and Prey, has announced he is stepping down from his position at the studio. He cited his reason for stepping down is “to spend some time with my son and reflect on what is important to me and my future.” Colantonio posted the announcement on Bethesda Softwork’s website. Fans who may express fear about what may happen to future titles produced by Arkane should not be worried as Colantoni wrote, “ZeniMax strongly believes in Arkane’s ability to make great games, and is committed to supporting the studio. My long-time friend and colleague, Harvey Smith, will oversee the team in Austin and I will be around for as long as necessary to ensure a smooth transition to the new management team in Lyon.” For those who may be wondering who Harvey Smith is, he was the director for Dishonored and its sequel. While Harvey Smith will be picking up a lot of the duties, nothing was announced on who shall take over as president of Arkane Studios. Colantoni concluded the post by saying, ” I’d like to thank the Arkane fans for their passion and support. I proudly join them as Arkane Studios’ biggest champion, and I look forward to playing the extraordinary new games the studio is working on.”
Former Playdead CEO Announces New Game: Somerville
From the former CEO and co-founder of developer and publisher Playdead (Inside and Limbo), Dino Patti, comes a new game entitled Somerville. Patti is developing Somerville in collaboration with Chris Olsen, an animator who has worked on films such as Iron Man 2 and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In addition he has some experience in video game animation as he also worked on Heavenly Sword. Somerville is being developed at UK based studio Jumpship and can be described as a “sci-fi action adventure that chronicles the lives of key individuals in the wake of a global catastrophe. No release date information has been given at this time but, check out the teaser below!
Original Doom 2 Floppy Disks Being Auctioned Off
If you are a Doom super-fan then now is your time to try and own a piece of Doom history! Head on over to eBay and you can participate in an auction to potentially obtain one of Doom 2 creator, John Romero’s original floppy disks. There are a total of five floppy disks being sold with the bids starting at $10, only now to be at $505 USD. Romero has said that the disks work perfectly however, the glue from the label is starting to peel off due to its age of 23 years. The original box for the game is not included with the floppy disk but, Romero will sign the the floppy disk if you want him to do so. If you are looking to place a bid do it quickly as the auction ends on Wednesday at 9:13 AM.
Here are your free Games with Gold for July
Next month, all Xbox Live Gold members can enjoy four new free games worth over $59 with 4000 gamerscore for those folks hunting down achievements. Check the full list below: Grow Up (Xbox One) Runbow (Xbox One) Kane & Lynch 2 (Xbox 360) LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Xbox 360) Tell us what do you think of the list in the comments!
