Back in 2023, Arkane Studios announced it was working on Blade, a new game based on Marvel’s badass vampire hunter of the same name. Since then we have heard almost nothing about the game or its projected release date, leading most to believe it is still years way. And now we know that’s almost certainly true, thanks to Arkane’s latest financial result.
It was an X user by the name of Timur222 that read through the financial reported and noted that “The production phase of the AAA game project was launched at the end of 2024, following prototype validation.”
Now, the financial document in question doesn’t specifically mention Blade, so there is a chance it’s something else. Perhaps Dishonored 3? But the likelihood is that it’s Blade, as that’s currently the only game officially announced by Arkane to be in development. Deathloop 2 could also be a possibility, I suppose.
Whatever it is, if it’s only just entered production, it’s likely at least a few years away. In other words, we’re probably looking at late 2026, early 2027 at the very least, but it’s far more likely to be 2028 onwards.
If it is Blade, then it’s yet another case of a developer/publisher announcing projects too early.
