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It's been interesting. The more I play of Bioshock Infinite, the more I realise how much more I loved Dishonored. We're getting rather excited over getting the opportunity to step into the boots of the legendary assassin of Empresses.

A new gameplay trailer has emerged for Dishonored's second slice of DLC - 'Knife of Dunwall' - and you can check it out after the jump. The add-on itself is out April 16th for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC for £7.99/ 800 MS Points.

Dishonored co-creator Raphael Colantonio hopes that publishers are being honest when they suggest that it's the end of a generation cycle that's making them nervous about investing in new IPs, and that the start of next-gen will herald a flurry of creative activity.

• What: Dishonored
• Where: GAME
• Current Price: £12.00
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It’s yet another £12 deal for the PC version of Dishonored, this time from courtesy of GAME. It means that a saving of around £6 is available over the next best offer.

While the very idea of being able to possess a fish for murderous purposes should be the only reason to get excited about this one, the fact Arkane Studios have delivered a fantastic assassination sandbox in a beautifully realised steampunk world is probably a more acceptable reason. Thanks to esclad @ HUKD!

• What: Dishonored
• Where: Gamefly
• Current Price: £11.99
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Slowly but surely, the PC version of Dishonored is falling to the £10 mark, with this being one of the lowest prices we’ve seen. Gamefly’s daily deal means that there is a saving of £3 over the next best offer elsewhere.

While the very idea of being able to possess a fish for murderous purposes should be the only reason to get excited about this one, the fact Arkane Studios have delivered a fantastic assassination sandbox in a beautifully realised steampunk world is probably a more acceptable reason. Additionally, this exclusive GAME version comes with a whole bunch of extra goodies, both physical and virtual, making it a recommended purchase. Thanks to gr8h8me @ HUKD!

Bethesda has announced a new story-focused DLC expansion for Dishonored, entitled The Knife Of Dunwall. In an interesting new perspective, players will explore new areas of Dunwall as the villainous assassin Daud, who's armed with "new powers, weapons and gadgets."

The Knife Of Dunwall has been dated for April 16th for all platforms (the European PS3 version will probably arrive a day later in line with the weekly update), costing $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points. We've got all the details after the break.

Dishonored's lead level designer Christophe Carrier has labelled the PlayStation 4's impressive memory specs - 8GB of super speedyt GDDR5 RAM - "a joy".

• What: Dishonored
• Where: GAME
• Current Price: £12.99
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Here we have a rather fantastic deal for Dishonored, with GAME’s offer bringing it down to one of the lowest prices we’ve seen. Overall it beats the next best offer by £4.

While the very idea of being able to possess a fish for murderous purposes should be the only reason to get excited about this one, the fact Arkane Studios have delivered a fantastic assassination sandbox in a beautifully realised steampunk world is probably a more acceptable reason. Additionally, this exclusive GAME version comes with a whole bunch of extra goodies, both physical and virtual, making it a recommended purchase. Thanks to goonertillidie @ HUKD!

Ex-Arkane developer Joe Houston has suggested in a recent editorial that the relationship between real world violence and game violence, and the kneejerk reactions that have arisen in conversation in the aftermath of events such as the recent gun violence in the United States, too often has a stultifying effect on creativity.

As well as highlighting the importance of context and player choice when it comes to providing colour around the issue of violence in video games, Houston suggests that it is a "fear of censorship" that leads developers and players to avoiding engaging in a dialogue about personal responsibility, and using such a  conversation to perhaps deliver games that approach violence in a different fashion.

• What: Dishonored
• Where: PC World ( PS3 | Xbox 360 )
• Current Price: £19.97
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If you’ve been waiting for Dishonored to fall below the £20 mark for your console of choice, now would be the time to get in on the action thanks to PC World. Regardless of which platform you get it for, their offer provides a saving of around £4 over the next best deals.

While the very idea of being able to possess a fish for murderous purposes should be the only reason to get excited about this one, the fact Arkane Studios have delivered a fantastic assassination sandbox in a beautifully realised steampunk world is probably a more acceptable reason. Thanks to Wilsh88 @ HUKD!

Arkane have released a new patch for Dishonored that fixes a number  of bugs, including a few rare crash instances, and have included support for multiple screen play.

Detailing Update 1.2 over on the BethBlog, the list of fixes is as follows, across all platforms unless otherwise specified:

• Support for playing the game on multiple screens.
• Game Settings are now saved and restored properly even when using Steam offline.
• Fixes for some interactions with Granny Rags that invalidated nonlethal playthroughs under certain circumstances. (Note: These fixes work even for savegames AFTER the final Granny Rags encounter.)
• Fix for a crash that could happen during loading/transition between areas – notably near Dr. Galvani’s house.
• Reworked “Choke” interaction to make it more reliable in valid contexts.
• Fixed minor localization issues (PS3/360).
• Fixed global post-process that sometimes worked improperly during some missions.
• Fix for a rare crash that could happen when killing a NPC with a possessed rat and spring razor (PS3/360)

You can find our glowing Dishonored review here.

• What: Dishonored
• Where: Green Man Gaming
• Current Price: £11.25 (With Code)
• Voucher Code: GMG25-G4VDR-0ZL4Q
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Both GMG and Gamersgate have reduced the price of Dishonored to £15, but by using the voucher code above you can drop the price a little further. Ultimately, a saving of around £4 can be had.

While the very idea of being able to possess a fish for murderous purposes should be the only reason to get excited about this one, the fact Arkane have delievered a fantastic assassination sandbox in a beautifully realised steampunk world is probably a more acceptable reason. Thanks to cannibalwombat @ HUKD!

• What: Dishonored
• Where: Simply Games
• Current Price: £16.85
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Falling below the magic £20 mark, this deal from Simply Games provides excellent value for money if you're looking for an entertaining time-sink. It also helps that in comparison to the next best deals, a saving of just over £3 is to be had.

While the very idea of being able to possess a fish for murderous purposes should be the only reason to get excited about this one, the fact Arkane have delievered a fantastic assassination sandbox in a beautifully realised steampunk world is probably a more acceptable reason. Thanks to Unknownguy18 @ HUKD!

• What: Dishonored Pre-Order
• Where: PS3: Amazon | ASDA
• Xbox 360: Amazon | ASDA
• Current Price: £25.00
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Amazon launched an incredibly cheap £10 sale for Dishonored's PC version this morning (thanks, unlockk at HUKD), though the dispatch time currently resides at 2-5 weeks.

However, they've also touting a decent price for the console versions, which match ASDA to provide a £4 saving on everyone else.

Bethesda have announced Dishonored: Dunwall City Trials, the first slice of DLC for Arkane's outstanding stealth-em-up, which will include ten challenge maps designed to test players' skills to the limit.

One of the best things about Dishonored is the way in which the world of the Empire of the Isles, and Dunwall itself in particular, is crafted. Given the opportunity to revisit it, lead designer Harvey Smith is unsure whether he'd grab the opportunity or look o close "the vault door".

Dishonored is, quite frankly one of the best games of this generation, as we suggested in our 9/10 review. It's staggeringly good, stealthy tour-de-force that excels at providing some serious satisfaction  when it comes to shadowy action. And it's now out over here in the UK today! So, to celebrate Arkane proving that you can drop a new IP at the end of a console cycle (take that, Gibeau!), here are ten tips to help you survive Dunwall's streets, sewers, and skyline.

10. You're Not Batman

Batman might be able to step into a tiny shadow and disappear, but you're not him. Guards will pass you over from a distance if you're hiding in a shadowy corner, but otherwise make sure that there's a solid object in between you and their eyes. Shadows are useful at range, but anyone up close will grow pretty suspicious. Still, if they do start getting uncomfortably close, you can always posses a rat and scurry away, or possess the guard himself and make him jump from a high ledge.

9. River Krusts Are Bastards

They might look a little bit like The Addams Family's eater eggs, but these disgusting mollusks have one purpose, and one purpose only: to vomit acid bile all over you until you drop dead. If you spot a cluster of them, check the surrounding area with Dark Vision for other humans. If there's no one around to hear you, blast the Krusts with a grenade. You could try and Blink past them, or even sneak if you have sound reduction on your boots, but otherwise blow them up from behind cover and then steal the pearls that they've been hiding.

In what could be a decidedly contentious statement, Dishonored's lead writer has suggested that their take on the silent protagonist, Corvo, is superior to Half Life's Gordon Freeman. Who's "creepy as hell," apparently.

Dishonored releases this Friday in the UK, and our 9/10 review explains why Arkane's anticpated first person stealther is "nothing short of astonishing."

"It does better than simply revive the stealth genre, it makes us wonder why the hell it went away in the first place," Matt writes. "Arkane have delivered a blank canvas in Corvo Attano, with a commendably mature approach to player freedom that asks much of you, and delivers ultimate gameplay satisfaction in return."

If you want to further excite yourself to the point of aneurysm, here's the official launch trailer.

Platforms: PC | PS3 | Xbox 360 (reviewed)

Developers: Arkane Studios

Publishers: Bethesda Softworks

How will you neutralise this target? This is the question that really forms the heart of the Dishonored experience. Is it best to invest your money in upgrades for your crossbow and optical gadgetry, to clear the rooftops of squealers, and then to send your target to sleep with a drugged dart, teleport in through the window, throw him over your shoulder, and then teleport back out again?But how to  get in to the complex in the first place? Do you go in  all guns blazing, deactivating the watchtower with a well-placed explosive round, before freezing time, possessing a guard, standing him in front of the bullet he just fired in your direction, before escaping into the shadows, and watching as the guard's own shot takes him out.

Maybe you're the sort of gamer who'd prefer to summon swarms of rats to cause a disturbance, before slinking on by silently; or perhaps you're the type of person who'd set about rewiring every piece of enemy hardware in sight, turning the fizzing and spitting Arc Pylons of Dunwall's City Watch against their own men. Are you the harbinger of redemption or retribution?

You step into the shoes, and behind the hideous mask, of Corvo Attano. Once the Royal Protector to the Empress Jessamine and her daughter Emily, you find yourself returning to the city of Dunwall after months away seeking aid from neighbouring countries for a deadly disease - the rat plague. The aid never comes, and Dunwall finds itself blockaded; the news you return with is grim indeed. Whole sections of the city are in lockdown, the plague-stricken forced into quarantine already, and Dunwall is being left to bubble and burn. In such circumstances, strong decisive leadership is surely need, and there are those who do not find that the Empress its the bill. Mid-way through your report, she is murdered by masked fellows who vanish into thin air, leaving you at the scene of the crime, and kidnapping Emily.

The game begins properly, following a scene-setting prologue that sees you approach the city's water lock from the ocean and ascend to Dunwall Tower, with Corvo breaking out of prison, with the aid of a small band of rebels called the Loyalists. The six months following the opening scenes have witnessed much change: Corvo finds himself framed for the Empress' murder, with the old Spymaster Hiram Burrows having carved out a tyrannical dictatorship as Lord Regent. With the help of the Loyalists, it's time for Corvo to find some answers, save Emily, and administer some justice.