Arkane says launching Redfall on Game Pass is "scary"

"Redfall is our pandemic game, man," Smith shares. "It's easy to forget now, but there were dark days during the pandemic. People on my team were sitting at home alone, losing their minds because we didn't have vaccines yet, and nobody was sure what it meant for their kids and for the economy."

Fortunately, the devs at Arkane pulled through and are almost ready to release the game. "The team carried each other through it all; Zenimax, Bethesda, and Microsoft were very good to us during that difficult time. Now that we're on the other side of it, the last thing I got to do here is ship Redfall," Smith said.

Redfall has piqued the interest of a lot of gamers for its unique spin on the horror shooter genre. Arkane earlier revealed that the game is their take on Left 4 Dead but rather a spin on Far Cry. The open-world setting will make for some pretty interesting exploration.

Redfall will be released sometime in the first half of this year. Arkane has not yet announced a final date for the launch of the game. There were reports that the launch was delayed internally for about six weeks to avoid the crowded release window in the first quarter of 2023.

Redfall is coming to PC and Xbox Series X/S.