Arkane Studios boss resigns after launching Prey

The head of the studio that made Prey and Dishonored is stepping down and leaving parent company ZeniMax Media.

Arkane Studios president Raphael Colantonio is exiting the studio he cofounded in 1999, according to a blog post on the company’s website. The developer, who is responsible for games like Arx Fatalis before working on Dishonored and Prey under ZeniMax’s game publishing division Bethesda, said he plans to reflect and spend time with his son. Harvey Smith, the director of Dishonored 2, will take over the Austin-based Arkane team. Colantonio did not specify who is taking over Arkane Lyon in France.