Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith launches a new studio and it literally has the word 'Immersive' in the name Just in case there's any confusion, Black Pony Immersive's website also drops a reference to Looking Glass Studios. Former Arkane Austin studio director Harvey Smith, known for his work on games including Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows, and Dishonored, has joined with executive producer Ben Horne to launch a new studio called Black Pony Immersive. The new operation features "an elite development team" built around personnel from Arkane, Insomniac, Epic, Avalanche, and Volition, including Smith's long-time collaborator Ricardo Bare. At our new studio, we're building exactly the kind of singleplayer games we're most passionate about." Black Pony's new website is also very on point: Beneath the polished, corporate mission statement typical of new startups, it says, "Through the looking glass, we’re chasing a dream of mystery, meaning, and creative play." All due respect to Lewis Carroll, that is 100% a reference to Looking Glass Studios, the legendary immersive sim studio that, in various guises over an amazing half-decade run, gave us Ultima Underworld, System Shock, and Thief.
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