Raphael Colantonio

Raphael Colantonio is the founder, CEO, and creative director of Arkane Studios. He was co-Creative Director of Dishonored, along with Harvey Smith. He left the team in Lyon, France, and the development of Dishonored 2 to head Arkane's newest studio in Austin, Texas, where he was Creative Director of Prey. He announced stepping down from Arkane Studios on June 27, 2017. Harvey Smith took over the direction of the Austin studio while Colantonio will stay at the Lyon location to help it transition to new management.

After leaving Arkane, Colantonio and a number of Arkane veterans founded Wolfeye Studios. Their upcoming game, Weird West, is planned to be released in January 2022.

Other Work
Colantonio is credited for his work on Arx Fatalis, Dark Messiah: Might and Magic, Call of Duty: World at War, BioShock 2, and other games.