Arkane Studios is a video game developer based in Lyon, France. It was founded in 1999, and released its first game, Arx Fatalis, in 2002. Arkane Studios opened an Austin, Texas-based office in July 2006. In 2006, Arkane Studios developed Dark Messiah of Might and Magic in collaboration with Floodgate Entertainment and Kuju Entertainment. Dark Messiah was the second title launched in the Ubisoft continuity. Arkane ported the game on the Xbox 360 in 2008, additionally subtitling it Elements.