Arkane Studios

Founded in 1999, Arkane has offices in Lyon, France and Austin, Texas. The company's first passion is making first-person games that are immersive and deep. Arkane released its first PC game, Arx Fatalis, in 2002 (then for the Xbox in 2004). With its innovative magic system and rich, cohesive environments, Arx earned the studio major awards, including a nomination as Rookie Studio of the Year at the GDC awards 2003. After Arx Fatalis, Arkane developed the original PC version of Dark messiah of Might and Magic, garnering the IGN Reader's Choice for the Best PC Action Game of 2006 for its innovation in first-person melee combat. Arkane has also contributed to many AAA games including Bioshock 2 and Call of Duty World at War multiplayer.