Though the two may appear to share certain themes, Dishonored comes
not from BioShock‘s Bostonian Irrational Games but from Arkane Studios
in Lyon, east-central France.
Despite that, Arkane has contributed to BioShock 2, and co-creative
director Harvey Smith cut his teeth on BioShock ancestor System
Shock, so there is a certain connection between the two.
That connection is more than apparent in the latest batch of screenshots,
some of which detail exterior exploration and conflict, others revealing seedy
interior secrets.
Publisher Zenimax has Dishonored and Prey 2 on the slate
for later in 2012; BioShock Infinite is nailed on for mid-October.