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I think Deus Ex is done. A finish to the Jensen story would rely upon Eidos Montreal being able to produce more than one game every 5 years. Since Mankind Divid

I think Deus Ex is done. A finish to the Jensen story would rely upon Eidos Montreal being able to produce more than one game every 5 years. Since Mankind Divided, they've released only a Guardians of the Galaxy game. MD was a great game, which was according to Eidos Montreal kneecapped by "Square rushing it out". Human Revolution was an even greater game, but still slightly kneecapped by "Square rushing it out".

l30n4da5 4y ago
> I think Deus Ex is done. I mean, it says in the article that Eidos Montreal already confirmed their next game is a Deus Ex title, so....I dont think it is done.
- stewx 4y ago
  No, it was misreported. They didn't say they were making a Deus Ex game.
- Reubachi 4y ago
  I should say, I feel strongly that Eidos Montreal would like to make the game, but will be unable to produce it in >5 years, and this new parent will not like that.
Sakos 4y ago
Why would Embracer buy Deus Ex if they had no intention of doing anything with it? They're not EA.
- 542458 4y ago
  Embracer bought lots of things, not just Deus Ex. Companies acquire IPs in bulk buys all the time that they never do anything with (Gex being a good example). That said the linked article says that Eidos Montreal is working on a Deus Ex game, so you might be in luck.
  - Sakos 4y ago
    Embracer is particularly known for picking up old IP's for reviving them though, especially when there is demand for it.
    - redisman 4y ago
      They released a new expansion to Titan Quest last year. I’ve talked to their leadership and they will 100% release content and new platform support for every IP they buy. It’s their whole MO - buy somewhat stale IP and take care of it to generate easy revenue. For almost every big IP they buy they fund a sequel
henriquecm8 4y ago
They release two games, Guardians of the Galaxy and Shadow of Tomb Raider. And helped with Avengers.
- brendoelfrendo 4y ago
  Yeah, neither of which were small games, for the record; SotTR was a huge effort, if not the high point of the new TR games. And Guardians of the Galaxy was well-received, and even won a Game Award for best narrative (I won't comment on the relevance of awards shows; let's just call it "peer recognition" for their efforts). Guardians also failed to meet Square's sales expectations, though Square is notoriously hard to please. Tomb Raider (2013) moved 3.6 million in its first month, and was considered a disappointment... but not so much of a disappointment that they didn't green-light 2 sequels.
  - telman17 4y ago
    SotTR was a huge effort, but probably the weakest of the reboot trilogy narrative-wise.
Melatonic 4y ago
People say that every time and (thankfully) so far we have kept getting Deus Ex games. For all their flaws I have enjoyed every single one q uite a bit. Mankind Divided I thought was highly underrated. Cyberpunk 2077 was sort of close to what I think some people wanted out of the ultimate Deus Ex game (depending on your playstyle) but obviously had problems as well. Personally I would like to see something massive and not just another boring "open world" focused game - Deus Ex really shines with a strong story driven plot. I have always wanted to see a true co-op functionality in a Deus Ex game and I think that could be hugely popular online especially if they regularly released new missions and content.
ianbutler 4y ago
Perhaps, my understanding is that is all a result of Square's mismanagement so now with that seemingly out of the way maybe they'll course correct.

l30n4da5 4y ago

> I think Deus Ex is done. I mean, it says in the article that Eidos Montreal already confirmed their next game is a Deus Ex title, so....I dont think it is done.

stewx 4y ago
No, it was misreported. They didn't say they were making a Deus Ex game.
Reubachi 4y ago
I should say, I feel strongly that Eidos Montreal would like to make the game, but will be unable to produce it in >5 years, and this new parent will not like that.

Sakos 4y ago

Why would Embracer buy Deus Ex if they had no intention of doing anything with it? They're not EA.

542458 4y ago
Embracer bought lots of things, not just Deus Ex. Companies acquire IPs in bulk buys all the time that they never do anything with (Gex being a good example). That said the linked article says that Eidos Montreal is working on a Deus Ex game, so you might be in luck.
- Sakos 4y ago
  Embracer is particularly known for picking up old IP's for reviving them though, especially when there is demand for it.
  - redisman 4y ago
    They released a new expansion to Titan Quest last year. I’ve talked to their leadership and they will 100% release content and new platform support for every IP they buy. It’s their whole MO - buy somewhat stale IP and take care of it to generate easy revenue. For almost every big IP they buy they fund a sequel

henriquecm8 4y ago

They release two games, Guardians of the Galaxy and Shadow of Tomb Raider. And helped with Avengers.

brendoelfrendo 4y ago
Yeah, neither of which were small games, for the record; SotTR was a huge effort, if not the high point of the new TR games. And Guardians of the Galaxy was well-received, and even won a Game Award for best narrative (I won't comment on the relevance of awards shows; let's just call it "peer recognition" for their efforts). Guardians also failed to meet Square's sales expectations, though Square is notoriously hard to please. Tomb Raider (2013) moved 3.6 million in its first month, and was considered a disappointment... but not so much of a disappointment that they didn't green-light 2 sequels.
- telman17 4y ago
  SotTR was a huge effort, but probably the weakest of the reboot trilogy narrative-wise.

Melatonic 4y ago

People say that every time and (thankfully) so far we have kept getting Deus Ex games. For all their flaws I have enjoyed every single one q uite a bit. Mankind Divided I thought was highly underrated. Cyberpunk 2077 was sort of close to what I think some people wanted out of the ultimate Deus Ex game (depending on your playstyle) but obviously had problems as well. Personally I would like to see something massive and not just another boring "open world" focused game - Deus Ex really shines with a strong story driven plot. I have always wanted to see a true co-op functionality in a Deus Ex game and I think that could be hugely popular online especially if they regularly released new missions and content.

ianbutler 4y ago

Perhaps, my understanding is that is all a result of Square's mismanagement so now with that seemingly out of the way maybe they'll course correct.