enizr.com: "Rumours have emerged on the internet that a major Canadian company is hiring people for a new project which will feature a semi open-world action adventure world that responds to player choice and interaction." Superannuation, which posted the link on Twitter, believes the company to be Eidos and suggests the title possibly could be Deus Ex 4. The project according to the source is based on an existing IP which is a well renowned action-stealth title, with RPG elements and stealth within the gameplay." The planned upcoming title will utilise new platforms which will be available within coming few years to" provide an experience with unparralled realism, depth and consequence for player action and choice". While the project could be Thief 4, given that the game is already confirmed to be in development there is a huge probability that the new project from Eidos is the next Deus Ex game in the series"
Embracer Group AB (”Embracer”) has entered into an agreement to acquire the development studios Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Square Enix Montréal, and a catalogue of IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain and more than 50 back-catalogue games from SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (“Square Enix Holdings”). In total, the acquisition includes ~1,100 employees across three studios and eight global locations.
"These are some of the best PC IPs of all time and SE somehow has no idea how to make them successful according to their ballooned expectations. Please sell." ~ Digital Foundry's comment on the news.
What a steal honestly, wouldve preffered sony or microsoft to be the ones buying but hey atleast its not tencent.
300 million for all that is a great deal for embracer and I mean what are you thinking SE? Those are some valuable IP's
I really thought they were the acquisition Sony would have made but now I am puzzled by this. So many publishers would have paid more than 300 million for all that. I mean Sony paid over 3.5 billion for Bungie(and before someone comes in and says Sony over paid, Bungie can make Sony a FPS that can compete and beat halo and compete in live service market)
In Eavesdropping Garrett journeys to a Mechanist seminary to overhear a meeting between Karras, the Mechanists’ leader, and Gorman Truart, the corrupt sheriff of the City. The level’s very structure displays Thief II’s central theme: the new Mechanist era replacing the older Hammerite era.
With the sad news that Square Enix is shelving DEUS EX to focus on more licensed properties. We wipe a few tears from our eyes and fondly take a moment to recall what made it so special and why we loved it in the first place. In hopes that one day it will be revived again.
A Criminal Past is up for grabs,hopefuly some other publisher is interested enough to invest in this IP.
Sad to see, probably the best series ever go down. But Warren Spector working on System Shock might just another industry changing moment. Also let's not undermine the presence of some developers moving on from AAA development and trying to make something without much shareholder's influence.
So long as they don't have to go to a black screen before using a melee attack, it could be fun.
But I swear, DE:HR should have just been third person.
Deus Ex 4 for next-gen consoles?
I asked for this!
Not really surprising cause i heard they said they will be making 2 more Deus Ex's.
deus ex human revolution is one of the best games this gen. top 5.
de hr was just awesome!