A year after announcing the acquisition of Dark Messiah of Might & Magic and Arx Fatalis developer Arkane Studios, Bethesda has finally revealed the first project the studio will be making under its publishing banner.

Today, Game Informer unveiled the new title, Dishonored, as its upcoming August cover story. Dishonored is a first-person stealth action title, featuring... well, you know what? Let's just go with GI's description of the action.

Dishonored is the antithesis of a edge-of-your-seat roller-coaster ride. It's a game about assassination where you don't have to kill anyone. It's a game about infiltration where you can set up traps and slaughter the entire garrison of an aristocrat's mansion rather than sneak in. It's a game about brutal violence where you can slip in and out of a fortified barracks with nobody ever knowing you were there. It's a game about morality and player choice where the world you create is based on your actions, not navigating conversation trees.

Well then. That sounds rather awesome, doesn't it? Granted, GI is out to sell a magazine or two, but hey, it's an effective description! I can't help but be intrigued.

Even more exciting is the collection of talent surrounding the title. Harvey Smith, who was one of the main creative forces behind Deus Ex, Deus Ex: Invisible War, and the original System Shock, is on board as co-creative director alongside Arkane's studio head, Raf Colantonio. Additionally, Viktor Antonov, the artist who designed the imposing world of City 17 in Half-Life 2, will be lending his artistic talents to Dishonored's game world.

Dishonored will likely be at this year's QuakeCon, but if you aren't planning on making it out to Texas this year, GI's forthcoming August issue will just have to suffice for the time being.

A year after announcing the acquisition of Dark Messiah of Might & Magic and Arx Fatalis developer Arkane Studios, Bethesda has finally revealed the first project the studio will be making under its publishing banner.

Today, Game Informer unveiled the new title, Dishonored, as its upcoming August cover story. Dishonored is a first-person stealth action title, featuring... well, you know what? Let's just go with GI's description of the action.

Dishonored is the antithesis of a edge-of-your-seat roller-coaster ride. It's a game about assassination where you don't have to kill anyone. It's a game about infiltration where you can set up traps and slaughter the entire garrison of an aristocrat's mansion rather than sneak in. It's a game about brutal violence where you can slip in and out of a fortified barracks with nobody ever knowing you were there. It's a game about morality and player choice where the world you create is based on your actions, not navigating conversation trees.

Well then. That sounds rather awesome, doesn't it? Granted, GI is out to sell a magazine or two, but hey, it's an effective description! I can't help but be intrigued.

Even more exciting is the collection of talent surrounding the title. Harvey Smith, who was one of the main creative forces behind Deus Ex, Deus Ex: Invisible War, and the original System Shock, is on board as co-creative director alongside Arkane's studio head, Raf Colantonio. Additionally, Viktor Antonov, the artist who designed the imposing world of City 17 in Half-Life 2, will be lending his artistic talents to Dishonored's game world.

Dishonored will likely be at this year's QuakeCon, but if you aren't planning on making it out to Texas this year, GI's forthcoming August issue will just have to suffice for the time being.

Can't say there is much to be excited about yet. Arkane Studios was pretty underwhelming.

Okay, I'm interested in Dishonored, but I'd definitely like to see gameplay videos of it.

Are you telling me that the guy who designed City 17 made that cover? I don't believe it.

I love Half-Life!

Hmm hmm

I'm interested, but at the same time, wary, we don't want another Deus Ex combined with Bethesda's somewhat clunky-ness to their games (And I say this as a massive fan of Bethesda). Having said that, I really wanna see the world of this game.

Wow, this sounds too good to be true. I love me some stealth action in a look-a-like city-17

I'm interested, but at the same time, wary, we don't want another Deus Ex combined with Bethesda's somewhat clunky-ness to their games (And I say this as a massive fan of Bethesda). Having said that, I really wanna see the world of this game.

Why write this news article without creating a game page for this game and tying it to the article??

This seems interesting as hell anyway.

I can say a bunch of awesome vague things...
 
How about we see something first...

While I can't help but be excited, I would like to point out that Harvey Smith was also the lead designer behind the games Blacksite Area 51 and Deus Ex: Invisible War

This sounds like a game about me screwing up in about 5 minutes and finding myself in an enormous battle against an entire enemy base.

Weren't these the guys who were supposed to be developing The Crossing? I remember that being big news when it was announced.

They stole my idea of a game where you make decisions by actually doing things differently rather than choosing dialogue options...

Hopefully it will actually work out.

As potentially exciting as their description sounds, a great many high-concept games end up remaining only great in concept and not execution.  Given the pedigree of the games team, it deserves keeping an eye on development. But with nothing really revealed yet, its hard to be genuinely excited.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who thought "Oh hey, Half Life!" when I saw the cover.
 
Edit:  Well duh, makes sense, considering it's from the same guy.  I should probably read the entire article first.

I'm all for new IP

sounds promising

Seems pretty cool. And of course a guy from Dues Ex is working on it.

@dancingpolkabear: It said Invisible War in the article...

I are excite.

Morality and player choice? Oh, great, this shit again.

Yay for new IPs.

It sounds good. Can't wait to see more.

Hopefully the mag itself will shed more light on the game,  but from what they've said in the teaser blurb it sounds right up my alley.

well its one new IP, thats something to look forward too

Just realized I'm probably going to have to import the PAL version of this game so that the title spelling does not kill me.

" It's a game about morality and player choice where the world you create is based on your actions, not navigating conversation trees." thems fighting words

It sounds great but... It sounds like Deusx Human Revolution so yeah not very original.

New IP? you got my attention.

Color me intrigued, but skeptical.

You had me at City 17.

Alright, I'm in.

It sounds great but... It sounds like Deusx Human Revolution so yeah not very original.

sounds good to me

They stole my idea of a game where you make decisions by actually doing things differently rather than choosing dialogue options... Hopefully it will actually work out.

Sounds interesting.

Strider, Combine tank, Metro cop mask and HL2 looking trains?
 
Hey now.

@Deusx said:

It sounds great but... It sounds like Deusx Human Revolution so yeah not very original.

That's a joke, right?  Please say either yes or nothing. Please. 

I'm not passing judgement if all I have to work with is ambiguous statements and concept art. I'll wait for something a little more concrete.

It's still too soon too have a proper opinion, but so far it does SOUND great. Plus, I love stealth games, so yeah... I'm interested in knowing more ^^

Stealth game? You've sold me.

It looks interesting, but ambitious.  Let's see if it can actually live up to its promise.  
 
Either way, I'll be keeping an eye on it. 

looks pretty cool!

The description sounds like something I'd love to play.