--- title: Former Dishonored 2 Creative Director Founds His Own Studio description: Harvey Smith, former creative director on Dishonored 2 and co-creator of Deus Ex, has launched a new independent studio called Black Pony Immersive alongside... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/former-dishonored-2-creative-director-founds-his-own-studio-zxzplu9fq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Former Dishonored 2 Creative Director Founds His Own Studio | daily.dev og:description: Harvey Smith, former creative director on Dishonored 2 and co-creator of Deus Ex, has launched a new independent studio called Black Pony Immersive alongside... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/former-dishonored-2-creative-director-founds-his-own-studio-zxzplu9fq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZxzPLU9fQ.png og:image:alt: Former Dishonored 2 Creative Director Founds His Own Studio og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Former Dishonored 2 Creative Director Founds His Own Studio **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Harvey Smith, former creative director on Dishonored 2 and co-creator of Deus Ex, has launched a new independent studio called Black Pony Immersive alongside Executive Producer Ben Horne. Both previously worked at Arkane Austin, which Xbox shut down in 2024 following Redfall's poor reception. The new studio's 26-person team draws from Arkane, Insomniac, Epic, Avalanche, and Volition, and plans to build single-player, first-person action RPGs emphasizing emergent systems and player creativity. No details on a first project have been revealed yet. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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