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Dishonored

Dishonored is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, Dishonored follows the story of Corvo Attano, bodyguard to the Empress of the Isles. He is framed for her murder and forced to become an assassin, seeking revenge on those who…

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Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Artist
Sébastien Mitton
Composer
Daniel Licht
Designer
Viktor Antonov
Developer
Arkane Studios
Directors
Raphaël Colantonio · Harvey Smith

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related to Accolades · 75
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related to Pre-release · 50
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related to Characters · 39
Dishonored → Admiral Farley Havelock, Al Rodrigo, April Stewart, Billy Lush, Brad Dourif, Callista Curnow, Carrie Fisher, Chloë Grace Moretz, Corvo, Corvo Attano, Corvo's, Daud, Derek Phillips, Described, Devil, Dunwall's Empress Jessamine Kaldwin, Empress's, God, Granny Rags, Gregg Berger
related to Development · 33
Dishonored → Achievements, Antonov, Arkane, Arkane Studios, August, Austin, Bethesda, Bethesda Softworks, City, Colantonio, Deus Ex, France, Half-Life, Harvey Smith, July, Lyon, May, Microsoft Windows, Mitton, PC
related to Gameplay · 26
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related to Critical reception · 24
Dishonored → Aggregating, BioShock, Dale, Deus Ex, Dishonored's, Dunwall, Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead, Giant Bomb's Patrick Klepek, IGN's Cam Shea, In, Joystiq's Alexander Sliwinski, Klepek, Metacritic, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Reviewers, Schreier, Shacknews's John Keefer, The Escapist's Susan Arendt, The Telegraph's Tom Hoggins
related to Sequels and adaptations · 24
Dishonored → Bethesda, Billie Lurk, Corvo, Daud's, Death, Deathloop, Delilah, Developed, Dishonored's, Duke, Dunwall, Emily, Empress, Harvey Smith, Modiphius Entertainment, Nathan Dowdell, November, Outsider, Playing, September
related to Release · 22
Dishonored → Arkane Studios, August, Austin, Australia, Celebrating, Colantonio, DLC, Europe, France, Game, GameStop, North America, North American, October, PlayStation, Smith, Texas, The Definitive Edition, Windows, Xbox
related to Design · 19
Dishonored → Americans, Antonov, Arkane, Canaletto, Describing, Dunwall, Edinburgh, Europeans, Gustave Doré, He, Inspiration, Japan, John Atkinson Grimshaw, Later, London, Mitton, Smith, The, We
related to Marketing · 19
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DishonoredArtistSébastien Mitton1.00infobox
DishonoredComposerDaniel Licht1.00infobox
DishonoredDesignerViktor Antonov1.00infobox
DishonoredDeveloperArkane Studios1.00infobox
DishonoredDirectorsRaphaël Colantonio1.00infobox
DishonoredDirectorsHarvey Smith1.00infobox
DishonoredEngineUnreal Engine 31.00infobox
DishonoredGenresAction-adventure, stealth1.00infobox
DishonoredModeSingle-player1.00infobox
DishonoredPlatformsPlayStation 31.00infobox
DishonoredPlatformsWindows1.00infobox
DishonoredPlatformsXbox 3601.00infobox
DishonoredPlatformsPlayStation 41.00infobox
DishonoredPlatformsXbox One1.00infobox
DishonoredProgrammersHugues Tardif1.00infobox
DishonoredProgrammersStevan Hird1.00infobox
DishonoredPublisherBethesda Softworks1.00infobox
DishonoredReleasePS3, Windows, Xbox 360FRA: 9 October 2012NA: 9 October 2012AU: 11 October 2012EU: 12 October 2012PlayStation 4, Xbox OneNA: 25 August 2015AU: 27 August 2015EU: 28 August 20151.00infobox
DishonoredReleaseFRA: 9 October 20121.00infobox
DishonoredReleaseNA: 9 October 20121.00infobox
DishonoredReleaseAU: 11 October 20121.00infobox
DishonoredReleaseEU: 12 October 20121.00infobox
DishonoredReleaseNA: 25 August 20151.00infobox
DishonoredReleaseAU: 27 August 20151.00infobox
DishonoredReleaseEU: 28 August 20151.00infobox
DishonoredSeriesDishonored1.00infobox
DishonoredWritersHarvey Smith1.00infobox
DishonoredWritersAustin Grossman1.00infobox
DishonoredWritersTerri Brosius1.00infobox
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