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Arkane are giving away Arx Fatalis to celebrate their 20th anniversaryTunnel vision
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Forget dethroned Empresses and deceptive alien hallways - it all started here, with a naked bloke, a minimum-security prison, and miles of sprawling underground deathtraps.
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Doing my own trawl through the RPS catacombs unearthed thispositively ancient interview on Arx Fatalis' developmentfrom Kieron Gillen way back in 2007. 2007! Bloody hell, I don’t even want to think about the actual literal child I was, foolishly not reading the latest in PC videogame criticism.
Since Arx released in relative obscurity, Arkane have found their way into breaking out some absolute bangers. Oh, Prey andDishonoredare fine, sure, and contributor Cian Maher grabbed a hypothetical pint with Arkane’s Harvey Smith for us earlier today to discusshow a lowly pub was the perfect den for Dishonored’s revolutionary antics. But most important of all, Arkane brought us the pure, infallible artistry ofDark Messiah’s perfect kick.
Outside of picking up ancient roleplaying games, Arkane are celebrating their 20th birthday with Reddit AMAs and Twitch streams over the coming weeks - details of which can be found over on theWelcome To Arkane 20 blog.
